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Household of James Tait (born 1837)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Tait, born in 1837 in , consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Helen Tait, born in 1841 in Ireland. They had 2 children; John J (born 1872 in Ireland) and Bernard (born 1876 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, James (born 1860 in Ireland), James's Boarder, Patrick (born 1861 in Ireland), James's Boarder, Peter (born 1861 in Ireland) and James's Boarder, Ned (born 1821 in Ireland).


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James Tait's household

Male

James

Tait

Head
Female

Helen

Tait

Wife
Male

John J

Tait

Son
Male

Bernard

Tait

Son
Male

James

Lannagan

Boarder
Male

Patrick

Lannagan

Boarder
Male

Peter

Reilley

Boarder
Male

Ned

Mullin

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Tait
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Tait

Head

Married

44

1837

Ireland

Helen

Tait

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ireland

John J

Tait

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Ireland

Bernard

Tait

Son

-

5

1876

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Lannagan

Boarder

-

21

1860

Ireland

Patrick

Lannagan

Boarder

-

20

1861

Ireland

Peter

Reilley

Boarder

-

20

1861

Ireland

Ned

Mullin

Boarder

Widower

60

1821

Ireland

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