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Household of James P Tait (born 1833, 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.

James P Tait and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James P Tait, born in 1833 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, consisted of 9 members. James P was the head of the household, married to Agnes Tait, born in 1852 in Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 6 children; Margaret P (born 1873 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Grace H (born 1875 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Agnes (born 1876 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland), James P (born 1877 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland), William (born 1879 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Elizabeth P (born 1881 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James P's Servant, Tamar Urquhart, born in 1856 in Mid Yell, Shetland Islands, Scotland.


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James P Tait's household

Male

James P

Tait

Head
Female

Agnes

Tait

Wife
Female

Margaret P

Tait

Daughter
Female

Grace H

Tait

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Tait

Daughter
Male

James P

Tait

Son
Male

William

Tait

Son
Female

Elizabeth P

Tait

Daughter
Male

Tamar

Urquhart

Servant
First name(s) James P
Last name Tait
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James P

Tait

Head

Married

48

1833

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Agnes

Tait

Wife

Married

29

1852

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Margaret P

Tait

Daughter

-

8

1873

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Grace H

Tait

Daughter

-

6

1875

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Agnes

Tait

Daughter

-

5

1876

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

James P

Tait

Son

-

4

1877

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

William

Tait

Son

-

2

1879

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Elizabeth P

Tait

Daughter

-

0

1881

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Tamar

Urquhart

Servant

Unmarried

25

1856

Mid Yell, Shetland Islands, Scotland

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