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Household of James Tait (born 1826, Peeblesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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 1826 in Traquair, Peeblesshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Irvine Tait, born in 1831 in Peeblesshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Jane J (born 1859 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert (born 1861 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William J (born 1863 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Agnes Scott (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Jessie Aitken (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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James Tait's household

Male

James

Tait

Head
Female

Margaret Irvine

Tait

Wife
Female

Jane J

Tait

Daughter
Male

Robert

Tait

Son
Male

William J

Tait

Son
Female

Agnes Scott

Tait

Daughter
Female

Jessie Aitken

Tait

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Tait
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Traquair, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Tait

Head

Married

55

1826

Traquair, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Margaret Irvine

Tait

Wife

-

50

1831

Peeblesshire, Scotland

Jane J

Tait

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Tait

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William J

Tait

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes Scott

Tait

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie Aitken

Tait

Daughter

-

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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