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Household of James Tait (born 1824, Shetland Islands)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Mid & South Yell, 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 Tait and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Tait, born in 1824 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 6 members. James was the head of the household, married to Catherine Tait, born in 1824 in Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 1 child; William, born 1866 in Burravoe, Shetland Islands, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Sister-In-Law, Bessie (born 1835 in West Yell, Shetland Islands, Scotland), James's Boarder, James (born 1857 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and James's Boarder, Gilbert (born 1863 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).
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James Tait's household
James
Tait
Head
Catherine
Tait
Wife
William
Tait
Son
Bessie
Williamson
Sister-In-Law
James
Scollay
Boarder
Gilbert
Scollay
Boarder
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Tait |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 57 |
| Birth year | 1824 |
| Birth place | Shetland Islands, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Tait | Head | Married | 57 | 1824 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Catherine | Tait | Wife | Married | 57 | 1824 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
William | Tait | Son | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Burravoe, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Bessie | Williamson | Sister-In-Law | Unmarried | 46 | 1835 | West Yell, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
James | Scollay | Boarder | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Gilbert | Scollay | Boarder | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Shetland Islands, Scotland |
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