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Household of William Aitken (born 1821, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, 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 Aitken and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Aitken, born in 1821 in Denny, Stirlingshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Moir Aitken, born in 1831 in Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; George (born 1856 in Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1865 in Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1867 in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, Samuel Clark, born in 1860 in Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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William Aitken's household

Male

William

Aitken

Head
Female

Margaret Moir

Aitken

Wife
Male

George

Aitken

Son
Female

Agnes

Aitken

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Aitken

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Clark

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Aitken
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Aitken

Head

Married

60

1821

Denny, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Margaret Moir

Aitken

Wife

Married

50

1831

Aboyne, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

George

Aitken

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Agnes

Aitken

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Old Kilpatrick, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Isabella

Aitken

Daughter

-

14

1867

Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Samuel

Clark

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Lanarkshire, Scotland

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