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Household of John Tait (born 1851, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Prestonkirk, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Tait, born in 1851 in Gifford, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Margaret A Tait, born in 1853 in Ormiston, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 3 children; Robert (born 1876 in Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), William A (born 1878 in Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and George R (born 1880 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, James S Milroy, born in 1866 in Midlothian, Scotland.


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John Tait's household

Male

John

Tait

Head
Female

Margaret A

Tait

Wife
Male

Robert

Tait

Son
Male

William A

Tait

Son
Male

George R

Tait

Son
Male

James S

Milroy

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Tait
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Gifford, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Tait

Head

Married

30

1851

Gifford, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Margaret A

Tait

Wife

Married

28

1853

Ormiston, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Robert

Tait

Son

-

5

1876

Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

William A

Tait

Son

-

3

1878

Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

George R

Tait

Son

-

1

1880

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

James S

Milroy

Boarder

Unmarried

15

1866

Midlothian, Scotland

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