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Household of Thomas Aitken (born 1859, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tradeston, Lanarkshire, 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.

Thomas Aitken and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Aitken, born in 1859 in Govan, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Catherine Aitken, born in 1859 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Adam (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Boarder, Jane Pettigrew, born in 1864 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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Thomas Aitken's household

Male

Thomas

Aitken

Head
Female

Catherine

Aitken

Wife
Male

Adam

Aitken

Son
Female

Margaret

Aitken

Daughter
Female

Jane

Pettigrew

Boarder
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Aitken
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 22
Birth year 1859
Birth place Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Aitken

Head

Married

22

1859

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Aitken

Wife

Married

22

1859

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Adam

Aitken

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Aitken

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Pettigrew

Boarder

Unmarried

17

1864

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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