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Household of James Tainsh (born 1843, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Perth, Perthshire, 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 Tainsh and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Tainsh, born in 1843 in Auchterarder, Perthshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Tainsh, born in 1852 in Perthshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Catherine (born 1873 in Perthshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1875 in Perthshire, Scotland) and Alfred (born 1879 in Perthshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother, Catherine (born 1818 in Comrie), James's Sister, Catherine (born 1851 in Muthill, Perthshire, Scotland) and James's Sister, Mary (born 1853 in Muthill, Perthshire, Scotland).


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James Tainsh's household

Male

James

Tainsh

Head
Female

Mary

Tainsh

Wife
Female

Catherine

Tainsh

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Tainsh

Son
Male

Alfred

Tainsh

Son
Female

Catherine

Tainsh

Mother
Female

Catherine

Tainsh

Sister
Female

Mary

Tainsh

Sister
First name(s) James
Last name Tainsh
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Tainsh

Head

Married

38

1843

Auchterarder, Perthshire, Scotland

Mary

Tainsh

Wife

Married

29

1852

Perthshire, Scotland

Catherine

Tainsh

Daughter

-

8

1873

Perthshire, Scotland

Alexander

Tainsh

Son

-

6

1875

Perthshire, Scotland

Alfred

Tainsh

Son

-

2

1879

Perthshire, Scotland

Catherine

Tainsh

Mother

Widow

63

1818

Comrie

Catherine

Tainsh

Sister

Unmarried

30

1851

Muthill, Perthshire, Scotland

Mary

Tainsh

Sister

Unmarried

28

1853

Muthill, Perthshire, Scotland

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