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Household of David Tait (born 1827, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Ronaldshay & Burray, Orkney, 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.

David Tait and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Tait, born in 1827 in Dunnet, Caithness, consisted of 10 members. David was the head of the household, married to Jane Tait, born in 1827 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland. They had 7 children; Elizabeth (born 1859 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland), Barbara (born 1861 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland), Jessie (born 1863 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland), Margaret (born 1865 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland), Zoe (born 1867 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland), James (born 1869 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland) and Williamina (born 1871 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Granddaughter, Mary Jane Tait, born in 1880 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland.


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David Tait's household

Male

David

Tait

Head
Female

Jane

Tait

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Tait

Daughter
Female

Barbara

Tait

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Tait

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Tait

Daughter
Female

Zoe

Tait

Daughter
Male

James

Tait

Son
Female

Williamina

Tait

Daughter
Female

Mary Jane

Tait

Granddaughter
First name(s) David
Last name Tait
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Tait

Head

Married

54

1827

Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

Jane

Tait

Wife

Married

54

1827

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Elizabeth

Tait

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Barbara

Tait

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Jessie

Tait

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Margaret

Tait

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Zoe

Tait

Daughter

-

14

1867

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

James

Tait

Son

-

12

1869

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Williamina

Tait

Daughter

-

10

1871

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

Mary Jane

Tait

Granddaughter

-

1

1880

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

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