Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of William Aitken (born 1812, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, Lanarkshire, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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.

William Aitken and 6 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of William Aitken, born in 1812 in New Monkland, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jessie M W Aitken, born in 1827 in Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Mary C (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James W (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John B (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Jane (born 1855 in Argyllshire, Scotland) and William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1855 in Not Known).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

William Aitken's household

Male

William

Aitken

Head
Female

Jessie M W

Aitken

Wife
Female

Mary C

Aitken

Daughter
Male

James W

Aitken

Son
Male

John B

Aitken

Son
Female

Jane

Dick

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Dick

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Aitken
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 69
Birth year 1812
Birth place New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Aitken

Head

Married

69

1812

New Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie M W

Aitken

Wife

Married

54

1827

Airth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Mary C

Aitken

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James W

Aitken

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John B

Aitken

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Dick

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Argyllshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Dick

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Not Known

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of William Aitken in Kelvin in 1881, and follow the Aitken family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for William Aitken

We’ve found William Aitken in 54 family trees. Find out more about William Aitken's household and view the Aitken family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census