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Household of James Tait (born 1811, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Tait, born in 1811 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Tait, born in 1830 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Mary, born 1869 in Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Granddaughter, Kate (born 1866 in Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Granddaughter, Williamina (born 1871 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), James's Boarder, William (born 1875 in Kincardineshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, James (born 1842 in Ross & Cromarty, Scotland).


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James Tait's household

Male

James

Tait

Head
Female

Jane

Tait

Wife
Female

Mary

Tait

Daughter
Female

Kate

Hay

Granddaughter
Female

Williamina

Tait

Granddaughter
Male

William

Adam

Boarder
Male

James

Goodbrand

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Tait
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 70
Birth year 1811
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Tait

Head

Married

70

1811

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Tait

Wife

Married

51

1830

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary

Tait

Daughter

-

12

1869

Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Kate

Hay

Granddaughter

-

15

1866

Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Williamina

Tait

Granddaughter

-

10

1871

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

William

Adam

Boarder

-

6

1875

Kincardineshire, Scotland

James

Goodbrand

Servant

Unmarried

39

1842

Ross & Cromarty, Scotland

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