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Household of Alexander Tainsh (born 1842, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, 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.

Alexander Tainsh and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Tainsh, born in 1842 in Blackford, Perthshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Helen Tainsh, born in 1845 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; Helen (born 1867 in Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland), Dinah (born 1872 in Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1874 in Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1878 in Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Agnes (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Alexander Tainsh's household

Male

Alexander

Tainsh

Head
Female

Helen

Tainsh

Wife
Female

Helen

Tainsh

Daughter
Female

Dinah

Tainsh

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Tainsh

Son
Male

Robert

Tainsh

Son
Female

Agnes

Tainsh

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Tainsh
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Tainsh

Head

Married

39

1842

Blackford, Perthshire, Scotland

Helen

Tainsh

Wife

Married

36

1845

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen

Tainsh

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland

Dinah

Tainsh

Daughter

Unmarried

9

1872

Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland

Thomas

Tainsh

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Rothesay, Buteshire, Scotland

Robert

Tainsh

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Arbroath, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Agnes

Tainsh

Daughter

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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