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Household of James Tait (born 1843, Roxburghshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Peebles, Peeblesshire, 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 1843 in Galashiels, Roxburghshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Tait, born in 1843 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; George (born 1866 in Walkerburn, Peeblesshire, Scotland), James (born 1868 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1871 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland), John (born 1873 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1877 in Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland) and William (born 1881 in Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland).


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James Tait's household

Male

James

Tait

Head
Female

Margaret

Tait

Wife
Male

George

Tait

Son
Male

James

Tait

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Tait

Daughter
Male

John

Tait

Son
Female

Agnes

Tait

Daughter
Male

William

Tait

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Tait
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Tait

Head

Married

38

1843

Galashiels, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Margaret

Tait

Wife

Married

38

1843

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Tait

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Walkerburn, Peeblesshire, Scotland

James

Tait

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Tait

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

John

Tait

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Agnes

Tait

Daughter

Unmarried

4

1877

Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland

William

Tait

Son

Unmarried

0

1881

Peebles, Peeblesshire, Scotland

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