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Household of Alexander Tait (born 1829, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, 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 Tait and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Tait, born in 1829 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane Tait, born in 1835 in Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Jane (born 1857 in Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary Ann (born 1863 in Macduff, Banffshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1865 in Macduff, Banffshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1868 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Amelia (born 1871 in Woodside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and William (born 1878 in Woodside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Granddaughter, Isabella Tait, born in 1871 in Woodside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Tait's household

Male

Alexander

Tait

Head
Female

Jane

Tait

Wife
Female

Jane

Tait

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Tait

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Tait

Daughter
Male

Robert

Tait

Son
Female

Amelia

Tait

Daughter
Male

William

Tait

Son
Female

Isabella

Tait

Granddaughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Tait
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Tait

Head

Married

52

1829

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Tait

Wife

Married

46

1835

Tarves, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Tait

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Fyvie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Tait

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Macduff, Banffshire, Scotland

Jessie

Tait

Daughter

-

16

1865

Macduff, Banffshire, Scotland

Robert

Tait

Son

-

13

1868

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Amelia

Tait

Daughter

-

10

1871

Woodside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Tait

Son

-

3

1878

Woodside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Tait

Granddaughter

-

10

1871

Woodside, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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