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Household of James Tait (born 1853, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sandsting & Aithsting, 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 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Tait, born in 1853 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 4 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Tait, born in 1856 in Sandness, Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 1 child; Mary Jane, born 1880 in Shetland Islands, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was James's Visitor, Margaret Robertson, born in 1873 in Shetland Islands, Scotland.


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James Tait's household

Male

James

Tait

Head
Female

Mary

Tait

Wife
Female

Mary Jane

Tait

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Robertson

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Tait
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 28
Birth year 1853
Birth place Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Tait

Head

Married

28

1853

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Mary

Tait

Wife

Married

25

1856

Sandness, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Mary Jane

Tait

Daughter

-

1

1880

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Margaret

Robertson

Visitor

-

8

1873

Shetland Islands, Scotland

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