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Household of James Tait (born 1820, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portobello, 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 11 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Tait, born in 1820 in Portobello, Midlothian, consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, married to Annie S Tait, born in 1845 in Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 4 children; Jessie S (born 1874 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland), John S (born 1876 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1878 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland) and Robert (born 1881 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Marion (born 1850 in Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Christina (born 1860 in Argyllshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1855 in Ayrshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Agnes (born 1855 in Roxburghshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Ath?e (born 1853 in Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland) and James's Servant, Isabella (born 1854 in Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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James Tait's household
James
Tait
Head
Annie S
Tait
Wife
Jessie S
Tait
Daughter
John S
Tait
Son
Margaret
Tait
Daughter
Robert
Tait
Son
Marion
Russell
Servant
Christina
Fletcher
Servant
Elizabeth
Kirk
Servant
Agnes
Telford
Servant
Ath?e
Banks
Servant
Isabella
Paterson
Servant
| First name(s) | James |
| Last name | Tait |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 61 |
| Birth year | 1820 |
| Birth place | Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (12 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
James | Tait | Head | Married | 61 | 1820 | Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Annie S | Tait | Wife | Married | 36 | 1845 | Musselburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Jessie S | Tait | Daughter | Unmarried | 7 | 1874 | Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland | |
John S | Tait | Son | Unmarried | 5 | 1876 | Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Margaret | Tait | Daughter | Unmarried | 3 | 1878 | Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Robert | Tait | Son | Unmarried | 0 | 1881 | Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Marion | Russell | Servant | Unmarried | 31 | 1850 | Bannockburn, Stirlingshire, Scotland | |
Christina | Fletcher | Servant | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Argyllshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Kirk | Servant | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Agnes | Telford | Servant | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Roxburghshire, Scotland | |
Ath?e | Banks | Servant | Unmarried | 28 | 1853 | Liberton, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Isabella | Paterson | Servant | Unmarried | 27 | 1854 | Motherwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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