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Household of John Tait (born 1846, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whitekirk & C, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Tait, born in 1846 in Dalmeny, Midlothian, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Tait, born in 1846 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 7 children; Robert (born 1869 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Thomas (born 1871 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Isabella (born 1873 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), James (born 1875 in Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), David (born 1877 in Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Maggie (born 1880 in Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and John (born 1881 in Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Sister, Mina Tait, born in 1860 in Gladsmuir, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland.


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John Tait's household

Male

John

Tait

Head
Female

Isabella

Tait

Wife
Male

Robert

Tait

Son
Male

Thomas

Tait

Son
Female

Isabella

Tait

Daughter
Male

James

Tait

Son
Male

David

Tait

Son
Female

Maggie

Tait

Daughter
Male

John

Tait

Son
Female

Mina

Tait

Sister
First name(s) John
Last name Tait
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Dalmeny, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Tait

Head

Married

35

1846

Dalmeny, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Tait

Wife

Married

35

1846

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Robert

Tait

Son

-

12

1869

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Thomas

Tait

Son

-

10

1871

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Isabella

Tait

Daughter

-

8

1873

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

James

Tait

Son

-

6

1875

Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

David

Tait

Son

-

4

1877

Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Maggie

Tait

Daughter

-

1

1880

Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

John

Tait

Son

-

0

1881

Whitekirk, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Mina

Tait

Sister

Unmarried

21

1860

Gladsmuir, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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