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Household of John Tait (born 1816, Selkirkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, 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 1816 in Selkirkshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Grace Tait, born in 1848 in Midlothian, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1869 in Midlothian, Scotland), Jemima (born 1872 in Peeblesshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1875 in Peeblesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Sister-In-Law, Christina (born 1842 in Midlothian, Scotland), John's Niece, Helen (born 1872 in -), John's Nephew, David (born 1874 in East Indies), John's Niece, Christina (born 1875 in East Indies), John's Boarder, William (born 1859 in Peeblesshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, John (born 1846 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
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John Tait's household
John
Tait
Head
Grace
Tait
Wife
James
Tait
Son
Jemima
Tait
Daughter
Margaret
Tait
Daughter
Christina
Taylor
Sister-In-Law
Helen
Taylor
Niece
David
Taylor
Nephew
Christina
Taylor
Niece
William
Hamilton
Boarder
John
Stephen
Boarder
| First name(s) | John |
| Last name | Tait |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 65 |
| Birth year | 1816 |
| Birth place | Selkirkshire, Scotland |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
John | Tait | Head | Married | 65 | 1816 | Selkirkshire, Scotland | |
Grace | Tait | Wife | Married | 33 | 1848 | Midlothian, Scotland | |
James | Tait | Son | Unmarried | 12 | 1869 | Midlothian, Scotland | |
Jemima | Tait | Daughter | - | 9 | 1872 | Peeblesshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Tait | Daughter | - | 6 | 1875 | Peeblesshire, Scotland | |
Christina | Taylor | Sister-In-Law | Widow | 39 | 1842 | Midlothian, Scotland | |
Helen | Taylor | Niece | Unmarried | 9 | 1872 | - | |
David | Taylor | Nephew | - | 7 | 1874 | East Indies | |
Christina | Taylor | Niece | - | 6 | 1875 | East Indies | |
William | Hamilton | Boarder | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Peeblesshire, Scotland | |
John | Stephen | Boarder | Unmarried | 35 | 1846 | Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
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