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Household of John Tail (born 1819, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Mearns, Renfrewshire, 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.

John Tail and 3 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Tail, born in 1819 in Ballantrae, Ayrshire, consisted of 4 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Tail, born in 1819 in Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Jeanie, born 1859 in Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household was John's Visitor, Maggie Muir, born in 1856 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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John Tail's household

Male

John

Tail

Head
Female

Jane

Tail

Wife
Female

Jeanie

Tail

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Muir

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Tail
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 62
Birth year 1819
Birth place Ballantrae, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (4 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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John

Tail

Head

Married

62

1819

Ballantrae, Ayrshire, Scotland

Jane

Tail

Wife

Married

62

1819

Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jeanie

Tail

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Mearns, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Maggie

Muir

Visitor

Unmarried

25

1856

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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