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Household of George Tait (born 1832, Selkirkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, Midlothian, 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.
George Tait and 6 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of George Tait, born in 1832 in Selkirkshire, consisted of 7 members. George was the head of the household, married to Helen Stewart Turnbull Tait, born in 1831 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Helen Stewart Watson (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Francis Watson (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and John Adam Turnbull (born 1881 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were George's Nurse, Isabella (born 1856 in Sutherland, Scotland) and George's Cook, Marion (born 1863 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
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George Tait's household
George
Tait
Head
Helen Stewart Turnbull
Tait
Wife
Helen Stewart Watson
Tait
Daughter
Francis Watson
Tait
Daughter
John Adam Turnbull
Tait
Son
Isabella
Skinner
Nurse
Marion
Harvey
Cook
| First name(s) | George |
| Last name | Tait |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 49 |
| Birth year | 1832 |
| Birth place | Selkirkshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
George | Tait | Head | Married | 49 | 1832 | Selkirkshire, Scotland | |
Helen Stewart Turnbull | Tait | Wife | Married | 50 | 1831 | Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Helen Stewart Watson | Tait | Daughter | Unmarried | 5 | 1876 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Francis Watson | Tait | Daughter | Unmarried | 2 | 1879 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
John Adam Turnbull | Tait | Son | Unmarried | 0 | 1881 | Leith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Isabella | Skinner | Nurse | Unmarried | 25 | 1856 | Sutherland, Scotland | |
Marion | Harvey | Cook | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland |
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