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Household of Catherine Tait (born 1821, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lerwick & Gulberwick, Shetland, 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.

Catherine Tait and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Catherine Tait, born in 1821 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 9 members. Catherine was the head of the household, widow.
During the period, also present in the household were Catherine's Boarder, Thomas John (born 1862 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Catherine's Boarder, Alex (born 1831 in Buckie, Banffshire, Scotland), Catherine's Boarder, James (born 1860 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Catherine's Boarder, John (born 1861 in Buckie, Banffshire, Scotland), Catherine's Boarder, James (born 1857 in Sutherland, Scotland), Catherine's Boarder, Alex (born 1862 in Portgordon, Banffshire, Scotland), Catherine's Boarder, George (born 1864 in Buckie, Banffshire, Scotland) and Catherine's Boarder, Jane Ann (born 1865 in Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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Catherine Tait's household

Female

Catherine

Tait

Head
Male

Thomas John

Johnston

Boarder
Male

Alex

Cowie

Boarder
Male

James

Murray

Boarder
Male

John

Cowie

Boarder
Male

James

Cowie

Boarder
Male

Alex

Cowie

Boarder
Male

George

Murray

Boarder
Female

Jane Ann

Cowie

Boarder
First name(s) Catherine
Last name Tait
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Catherine

Tait

Head

Widow

60

1821

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Thomas John

Johnston

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Alex

Cowie

Boarder

Married

50

1831

Buckie, Banffshire, Scotland

James

Murray

Boarder

Married

21

1860

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

John

Cowie

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Buckie, Banffshire, Scotland

James

Cowie

Boarder

Married

24

1857

Sutherland, Scotland

Alex

Cowie

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Portgordon, Banffshire, Scotland

George

Murray

Boarder

Unmarried

17

1864

Buckie, Banffshire, Scotland

Jane Ann

Cowie

Boarder

Unmarried

16

1865

Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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