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Household of Alexander Tait (born 1847, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Inverkeilor, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Tait, born in 1847 in Meigle, Perthshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Chrystina Tait, born in 1847 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1873 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1875 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Alexander (born 1877 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Joann (born 1880 in Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Boarder, Hatchar Onan, born in 1836 in Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Tait's household

Male

Alexander

Tait

Head
Female

Chrystina

Tait

Wife
Male

John

Tait

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Tait

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Tait

Son
Female

Joann

Tait

Daughter
Male

Hatchar

Onan

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Tait
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Meigle, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Tait

Head

Married

34

1847

Meigle, Perthshire, Scotland

Chrystina

Tait

Wife

Married

34

1847

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

John

Tait

Son

-

8

1873

Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Tait

Daughter

-

6

1875

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Alexander

Tait

Son

-

4

1877

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Joann

Tait

Daughter

-

1

1880

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Hatchar

Onan

Boarder

Widower

45

1836

Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland

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