John Bain
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Household of John Tait (born 1834, Shetland Islands)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Lerwick & Gulberwick, 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 11 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Tait, born in 1834 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Tait, born in 1838 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; James A (born 1865 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland), John M (born 1866 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Thomas Robt (born 1867 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Henry M (born 1868 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Lizzie C (born 1870 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Alice M (born 1871 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Isaac J (born 1877 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Katherine J (born 1879 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Jessie (born 1860 in -) and John's Servant, Jessie (born 1863 in -).
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John Tait's household
John
Tait
Head
Elizabeth
Tait
Wife
James A
Tait
Son
John M
Tait
Son
Thomas Robt
Tait
Son
Henry M
Tait
Son
Lizzie C
Tait
Daughter
Alice M
Tait
Daughter
Isaac J
Tait
Son
Katherine J
Tait
Daughter
Jessie
Thomson
Servant
Jessie
Nisbet
Servant
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Tait |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 47 |
| Birth year | 1834 |
| Birth place | Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland |
Household members (12 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Tait | Head | Married | 47 | 1834 | Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Tait | Wife | Married | 43 | 1838 | Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
James A | Tait | Son | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
John M | Tait | Son | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Thomas Robt | Tait | Son | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Henry M | Tait | Son | Unmarried | 13 | 1868 | Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Lizzie C | Tait | Daughter | Unmarried | 11 | 1870 | Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Alice M | Tait | Daughter | Unmarried | 10 | 1871 | Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Isaac J | Tait | Son | Unmarried | 4 | 1877 | Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Katherine J | Tait | Daughter | Unmarried | 2 | 1879 | Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | |
Jessie | Thomson | Servant | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | - | |
Jessie | Nisbet | Servant | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | - |
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