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Household of John Tait (born 1823, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrews, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Tait, born in 1823 in Dunnet, Caithness, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie Tait, born in 1825 in Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland. They had 5 children; Alexander (born 1857 in Orkney, Scotland), David (born 1860 in Orkney, Scotland), William S (born 1862 in Orkney, Scotland), Jessie (born 1864 in Orkney, Scotland) and George (born 1869 in Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, William (born 1862 in St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland), John's Servant, Jane (born 1863 in St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland), John's Servant, James (born 1866 in St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland) and John's Visitor, John (born 1863 in South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland).


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John Tait's household

Male

John

Tait

Head
Female

Jessie

Tait

Wife
Male

Alexander

Tait

Son
Male

David

Tait

Son
Male

William S

Tait

Son
Female

Jessie

Tait

Daughter
Male

George

Tait

Son
Male

William

Pratt

Servant
Female

Jane

Langskail

Servant
Male

James

Oddie

Servant
Male

John

Mowat

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Tait
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Tait

Head

Married

58

1823

Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

Jessie

Tait

Wife

Married

56

1825

Dunnet, Caithness, Scotland

Alexander

Tait

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Orkney, Scotland

David

Tait

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Orkney, Scotland

William S

Tait

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Orkney, Scotland

Jessie

Tait

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Orkney, Scotland

George

Tait

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Orkney, Scotland

William

Pratt

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland

Jane

Langskail

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland

James

Oddie

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

St Andrews, Orkney, Scotland

John

Mowat

Visitor

Unmarried

18

1863

South Ronaldshay, Orkney, Scotland

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