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Household of John Tait (born 1825, Roxburghshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dalkeith, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Tait, born in 1825 in Roxburghshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Sarah Tait, born in 1831 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 1 child; Jacob, born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, William (born 1826 in Berwick, Berwickshire, Scotland), John's Visitor, Mary (born 1840 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John's Visitor, Maggie (born 1875 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and John's Visitor, Mary (born 1877 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland).


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John Tait's household

Male

John

Tait

Head
Female

Sarah

Tait

Wife
Male

Jacob

Tait

Son
Male

William

Dodds

Visitor
Female

Mary

Dodds

Visitor
Female

Elizabeth

Dodds

Visitor
Female

Maggie

Dodds

Visitor
Female

Mary

Dodds

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Tait
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Roxburghshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Tait

Head

Married

56

1825

Roxburghshire, Scotland

Sarah

Tait

Wife

Married

50

1831

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jacob

Tait

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Dodds

Visitor

Married

55

1826

Berwick, Berwickshire, Scotland

Mary

Dodds

Visitor

Married

41

1840

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Dodds

Visitor

Unmarried

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Maggie

Dodds

Visitor

-

6

1875

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Dodds

Visitor

-

4

1877

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

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