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Household of James Tait (born 1833, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wick, Caithness, 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 Tait and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Tait, born in 1833 in Wick, Caithness, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elisabeth Tait, born in 1841 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland. They had 8 children; David (born 1858 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Sinclair (born 1868 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Catherine (born 1870 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Robert (born 1872 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Margaret (born 1874 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland) and Elisabeth (born 1876 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland).


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James Tait's household

Male

James

Tait

Head
Female

Elisabeth

Tait

Wife
Male

David

Tait

Son
Male

George

Tait

Son
Female

Mary

Tait

Daughter
Male

Sinclair

Tait

Son
Female

Catherine

Tait

Daughter
Male

Robert

Tait

Son
Female

Margaret

Tait

Daughter
Female

Elisabeth

Tait

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Tait
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Tait

Head

Married

48

1833

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Elisabeth

Tait

Wife

Married

40

1841

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

David

Tait

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Tait

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Tait

Daughter

-

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sinclair

Tait

Son

-

13

1868

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Catherine

Tait

Daughter

-

11

1870

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Robert

Tait

Son

-

9

1872

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Margaret

Tait

Daughter

-

7

1874

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Elisabeth

Tait

Daughter

-

5

1876

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

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