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Household of John Tait (born 1851, Peeblesshire)

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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Tait, born in 1851 in Blyth, Peeblesshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Tait, born in 1855 in Fife, Scotland. They had 3 children; Peter (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1878 in Crossmyloof, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Christina F (born 1881 in Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, George Cairns, born in 1858 in Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, Scotland.


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John Tait's household

Male

John

Tait

Head
Female

Jane

Tait

Wife
Male

Peter

Tait

Son
Female

Margaret

Tait

Daughter
Female

Christina F

Tait

Daughter
Male

George

Cairns

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Tait
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Blyth, Peeblesshire, 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

Blyth, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Jane

Tait

Wife

Married

26

1855

Fife, Scotland

Peter

Tait

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Tait

Daughter

-

3

1878

Crossmyloof, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina F

Tait

Daughter

-

0

1881

Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland

George

Cairns

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, Scotland

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