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Household of John Tait (born 1834, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holm, Orkney, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Tait, born in 1834 in Holm, Orkney, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Hannah Tait, born in 1840 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 5 children; Jessie (born 1871 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland), Hannah M (born 1873 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland), Ellen (born 1875 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland), John (born 1877 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland) and William F (born 1879 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister, Jessie (born 1838 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland), John's Servant, Mary (born 1842 in Holm, Orkney, Scotland) and John's Servant, John (born 1858 in Orkney, Scotland).


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John Tait's household

Male

John

Tait

Head
Female

Hannah

Tait

Wife
Female

Jessie

Tait

Daughter
Female

Hannah M

Tait

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Tait

Daughter
Male

John

Tait

Son
Male

William F

Tait

Son
Female

Jessie

Tait

Sister
Female

Mary

Banks

Servant
Male

John

Smith

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Tait
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Holm, Orkney, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Tait

Head

Married

47

1834

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

Hannah

Tait

Wife

Married

41

1840

Orkney, Scotland

Jessie

Tait

Daughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

Hannah M

Tait

Daughter

Unmarried

8

1873

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

Ellen

Tait

Daughter

Unmarried

6

1875

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

John

Tait

Son

-

4

1877

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

William F

Tait

Son

-

2

1879

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

Jessie

Tait

Sister

Unmarried

43

1838

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

Mary

Banks

Servant

-

39

1842

Holm, Orkney, Scotland

John

Smith

Servant

-

23

1858

Orkney, Scotland

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