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Household of John Tait (born 1839, Peeblesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newington, Midlothian, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Tait, born in 1839 in Peeblesshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Tait, born in 1842 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 1 child; John M, born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother-In-Law, Elizabeth (born 1815 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and John's Brother-In-Law, John G T (born 1847 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Tait's household

Male

John

Tait

Head
Female

Mary

Tait

Wife
Male

John M

Tait

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Mein

Mother-In-Law
Male

John G T

Mein

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Tait
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Peeblesshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Tait

Head

Married

42

1839

Peeblesshire, Scotland

Mary

Tait

Wife

Married

39

1842

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John M

Tait

Son

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Mein

Mother-In-Law

Widow

66

1815

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John G T

Mein

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

34

1847

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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