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Household of John Tait (born 1801, Shetland Islands)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sandsting & Aithsting, 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 1801 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Helen Tait, born in 1807 in Clousta, Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 2 children; Andrew (born 1830 in Clousta, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and W Cathrine (born 1848 in Clousta, Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Granddaughter, Catherine (born 1859 in Clousta, Shetland Islands, Scotland), John's Granddaughter, Jemima Hellen (born 1861 in Clousta, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and John's Visitor, Lillias (born 1869 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland).
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John Tait's household
John
Tait
Head
Helen
Tait
Wife
Andrew
Tait
Son
W Cathrine
Tait
Daughter
Catherine
Tait
Granddaughter
Jemima Hellen
Tait
Granddaughter
Lillias
Manson
Visitor
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Tait |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 80 |
| Birth year | 1801 |
| 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 | 80 | 1801 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Helen | Tait | Wife | Married | 74 | 1807 | Clousta, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Andrew | Tait | Son | Widower | 51 | 1830 | Clousta, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
W Cathrine | Tait | Daughter | Unmarried | 33 | 1848 | Clousta, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Catherine | Tait | Granddaughter | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Clousta, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Jemima Hellen | Tait | Granddaughter | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Clousta, Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Lillias | Manson | Visitor | Unmarried | 12 | 1869 | Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland |
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