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Household of Walter Aitkin (born 1851, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, 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.

Walter Aitkin and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Aitkin, born in 1851 in Currie, Midlothian, consisted of 8 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Mary Aitkin, born in 1852 in Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; Alexander (born 1872 in Walkerburn, Peeblesshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1874 in Walkerburn, Peeblesshire, Scotland), John (born 1876 in Walkerburn, Peeblesshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1879 in Walkerburn, Peeblesshire, Scotland) and William (born 1881 in Walkerburn, Peeblesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Walter's Boarder, James Blake, born in 1860 in Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland.


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Walter Aitkin's household

Male

Walter

Aitkin

Head
Female

Mary

Aitkin

Wife
Male

Alexander

Aitkin

Son
Female

Helen

Aitkin

Daughter
Male

John

Aitkin

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Aitkin

Daughter
Male

William

Aitkin

Son
Male

James

Blake

Boarder
First name(s) Walter
Last name Aitkin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Currie, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Aitkin

Head

Married

30

1851

Currie, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Aitkin

Wife

Married

29

1852

Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Aitkin

Son

-

9

1872

Walkerburn, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Helen

Aitkin

Daughter

-

7

1874

Walkerburn, Peeblesshire, Scotland

John

Aitkin

Son

-

5

1876

Walkerburn, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Aitkin

Daughter

-

2

1879

Walkerburn, Peeblesshire, Scotland

William

Aitkin

Son

-

0

1881

Walkerburn, Peeblesshire, Scotland

James

Blake

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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