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Household of Alexander Tait (born 1844, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Athelstaneford, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Tait, born in 1844 in Salton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 10 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Alexandrina Tait, born in 1844 in Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 8 children; Jane (born 1867 in Salton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Janet B (born 1869 in Ormiston, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), John (born 1870 in Ormiston, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Alexander (born 1872 in Ormiston, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), James (born 1874 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Catherine (born 1876 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), George (born 1879 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Alexandrina (born 1881 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).


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Alexander Tait's household

Male

Alexander

Tait

Head
Female

Alexandrina

Tait

Wife
Female

Jane

Tait

Daughter
Female

Janet B

Tait

Daughter
Male

John

Tait

Son
Male

Alexander

Tait

Son
Male

James

Tait

Son
Female

Catherine

Tait

Daughter
Male

George

Tait

Son
Female

Alexandrina

Tait

Daughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Tait
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Salton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Tait

Head

Married

37

1844

Salton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Alexandrina

Tait

Wife

Married

37

1844

Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Jane

Tait

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Salton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Janet B

Tait

Daughter

-

12

1869

Ormiston, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

John

Tait

Son

-

11

1870

Ormiston, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Alexander

Tait

Son

-

9

1872

Ormiston, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

James

Tait

Son

-

7

1874

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Catherine

Tait

Daughter

-

5

1876

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

George

Tait

Son

-

2

1879

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Alexandrina

Tait

Daughter

-

0

1881

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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