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Household of James Tait (born 1829, Orkney & Zetland)

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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Tait, born in 1829 in Orkney & Zetland, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Tait, born in 1833 in Orkney & Zetland, Scotland. They had 9 children; James (born 1856 in Orkney & Zetland, Scotland), Elsboth (born 1861 in Orkney & Zetland, Scotland), Mary (born 1864 in Orkney & Zetland, Scotland), Jane (born 1866 in Orkney & Zetland, Scotland), Barbara (born 1868 in Orkney & Zetland, Scotland), William (born 1870 in Orkney & Zetland, Scotland), Robert (born 1872 in Orkney & Zetland, Scotland), Andrew (born 1875 in Orkney & Zetland, Scotland) and Joan (born 1878 in Orkney & Zetland, Scotland).


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James Tait's household

Male

James

Tait

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Tait

Wife
Male

James

Tait

Son
Female

Elsboth

Tait

Daughter
Female

Mary

Tait

Daughter
Female

Jane

Tait

Daughter
Female

Barbara

Tait

Daughter
Male

William

Tait

Son
Male

Robert

Tait

Son
Male

Andrew

Tait

Son
Female

Joan

Tait

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Tait
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Tait

Head

Married

52

1829

Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Elizabeth

Tait

Wife

Married

48

1833

Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

James

Tait

Son

Unmarried

25

1856

Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Elsboth

Tait

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Mary

Tait

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Jane

Tait

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Barbara

Tait

Daughter

-

13

1868

Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

William

Tait

Son

-

11

1870

Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Robert

Tait

Son

-

9

1872

Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Andrew

Tait

Son

-

6

1875

Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Joan

Tait

Daughter

-

3

1878

Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

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