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Household of John Tait (born 1848, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Penicuik, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Tait, born in 1848 in Penicuik, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Tait, born in 1847 in Ecclesmachan, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 5 children; William (born 1871 in Ecclesmachan, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), James (born 1872 in Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1877 in Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland), Arthur (born 1879 in Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1881 in Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Tait's household

Male

John

Tait

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Tait

Wife
Male

William

Tait

Son
Male

James

Cranston

Son
Male

John

Cranston

Son
Male

Arthur

Cranston

Son
Female

Margaret

Cranston

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Tait
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 33
Birth year 1848
Birth place Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Tait

Head

Married

33

1848

Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Tait

Wife

Married

34

1847

Ecclesmachan, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

William

Tait

Son

-

10

1871

Ecclesmachan, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

James

Cranston

Son

-

9

1872

Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Cranston

Son

-

4

1877

Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland

Arthur

Cranston

Son

-

2

1879

Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Cranston

Daughter

-

0

1881

Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland

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