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Household of John Tait (born 1843, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bressay, Shetland, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Tait, born in 1843 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Tait, born in 1843 in Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 3 children; Ross (born 1874 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), William T (born 1876 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Barbara (born 1878 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother-In-Law, Barbara (born 1821 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and John's Sister-In-Law, Barbara (born 1851 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).


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John Tait's household

Male

John

Tait

Head
Female

Mary

Tait

Wife
Male

Ross

Tait

Son
Male

William T

Tait

Son
Female

Barbara

Tait

Daughter
Female

Barbara

Anderson

Mother-In-Law
Female

Barbara

Anderson

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Tait
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Tait

Head

Married

38

1843

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Mary

Tait

Wife

Married

38

1843

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Ross

Tait

Son

-

7

1874

Shetland Islands, Scotland

William T

Tait

Son

-

5

1876

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Barbara

Tait

Daughter

-

3

1878

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Barbara

Anderson

Mother-In-Law

Widow

60

1821

Shetland Islands, Scotland

Barbara

Anderson

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

30

1851

Shetland Islands, Scotland

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