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Household of William Aitkin (born 1838, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Eckford, Roxburghshire, 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.

William Aitkin and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Aitkin, born in 1838 in Moffat, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Janet Aitkin, born in 1837 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Robert (born 1856 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and William (born 1871 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Frank Middlemiss, born in 1858 in Morebattle, Roxburghshire, Scotland.


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William Aitkin's household

Male

William

Aitkin

Head
Female

Janet

Aitkin

Wife
Male

Robert

Aitkin

Son
Male

William

Aitkin

Son
Male

Frank

Middlemiss

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Aitkin
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Aitkin

Head

Married

43

1838

Moffat, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Janet

Aitkin

Wife

Married

44

1837

Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Robert

Aitkin

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

William

Aitkin

Son

-

10

1871

Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Frank

Middlemiss

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Morebattle, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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