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Household of James Tait (born 1838, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, 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 1838 in Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Betsy Tait, born in 1836 in Dull, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Andrew (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Ann (born 1871 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1877 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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James Tait's household

Male

James

Tait

Head
Female

Betsy

Tait

Wife
Male

Thomas

Tait

Son
Male

Andrew

Tait

Son
Female

Ann

Tait

Daughter
Male

James

Tait

Son
Female

Isabella

Tait

Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Tait
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Tait

Head

Married

43

1838

Midlothian, Scotland

Betsy

Tait

Wife

Married

45

1836

Dull, Perthshire, Scotland

Thomas

Tait

Son

Unmarried

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Andrew

Tait

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Ann

Tait

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Tait

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Tait

Daughter

Unmarried

4

1877

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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