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Household of Thomas Aitken (born 1813, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, 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.

Thomas Aitken and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Aitken, born in 1813 in Musselburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Christina Aitken, born in 1828 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 3 children; Margaret (born 1852 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Frances (born 1863 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Mary (born 1867 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Granddaughter, Isabella (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas's Granddaughter, Wilson (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas's Grandson, Henry (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas's Grandson, Thomas (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Thomas's Granddaughter, Margaret (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Thomas Aitken's household

Male

Thomas

Aitken

Head
Female

Christina

Aitken

Wife
Female

Margaret

Mitchell

Daughter
Female

Frances

Aitken

Daughter
Female

Mary

Aitken

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Aitken

Granddaughter
Female

Wilson

Mitchell

Granddaughter
Male

Henry

Mitchell

Grandson
Male

Thomas

Mitchell

Grandson
Female

Margaret

Mitchell

Granddaughter
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Aitken
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 68
Birth year 1813
Birth place Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Aitken

Head

Married

68

1813

Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Christina

Aitken

Wife

Married

53

1828

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Mitchell

Daughter

Married

29

1852

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Frances

Aitken

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Aitken

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Aitken

Granddaughter

-

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Wilson

Mitchell

Granddaughter

-

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Henry

Mitchell

Grandson

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Mitchell

Grandson

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Mitchell

Granddaughter

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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