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Household of John Tait (born 1829, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wick, Caithness, 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 Tait and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Tait, born in 1829 in Bower, Caithness, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Tait, born in 1839 in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1865 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Donald (born 1868 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Margaret (born 1872 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Catherine (born 1876 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Johan (born 1878 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland) and Jemima B W (born 1880 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland).


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John Tait's household

Male

John

Tait

Head
Female

Catherine

Tait

Wife
Male

James

Tait

Son
Male

Donald

Tait

Son
Female

Margaret

Tait

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Tait

Daughter
Female

Johan

Tait

Daughter
Female

Jemima B W

Tait

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Tait
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Bower, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Tait

Head

Married

52

1829

Bower, Caithness, Scotland

Catherine

Tait

Wife

Married

42

1839

Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

James

Tait

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Donald

Tait

Son

-

13

1868

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Margaret

Tait

Daughter

-

9

1872

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Catherine

Tait

Daughter

-

5

1876

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Johan

Tait

Daughter

-

3

1878

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Jemima B W

Tait

Daughter

-

1

1880

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

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