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Household of Robert Aitken (born 1844, Fife)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St George Landward, Midlothian, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Robert Aitken and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Aitken, born in 1844 in Kinglassie, Fife, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Aitken, born in 1846 in Fife, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1869 in Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland), David (born 1871 in Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland), Robert (born 1874 in Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland), William (born 1876 in Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland) and Janet (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Mother-In-Law, Catherine (born 1813 in Perthshire, Scotland) and Robert's Boarder, Alexander (born 1860 in Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland).


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Robert Aitken's household

Male

Robert

Aitken

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Aitken

Wife
Male

James

Aitken

Son
Male

David

Aitken

Son
Male

Robert

Aitken

Son
Male

William

Aitken

Son
Female

Janet

Aitken

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Hunter

Mother-In-Law
Male

Alexander

Seathe

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Aitken
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Aitken

Head

Married

37

1844

Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

Aitken

Wife

Married

35

1846

Fife, Scotland

James

Aitken

Son

-

12

1869

Kinglassie, Fife, Scotland

David

Aitken

Son

-

10

1871

Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland

Robert

Aitken

Son

-

7

1874

Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland

William

Aitken

Son

-

5

1876

Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland

Janet

Aitken

Daughter

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

Hunter

Mother-In-Law

Widow

68

1813

Perthshire, Scotland

Alexander

Seathe

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland

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