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Household of John W Tait (born 1834, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stromness, Orkney, 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 W Tait and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John W Tait, born in 1834 in Orkney, consisted of 7 members. John W was the head of the household, married to Betsy Tait, born in 1840 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 5 children; Betsy (born 1865 in Orkney, Scotland), John (born 1863 in Orkney, Scotland), William (born 1871 in Orkney, Scotland), James (born 1875 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland) and Robert (born 1880 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland).


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John W Tait's household

Male

John W

Tait

Head
Female

Betsy

Tait

Wife
Female

Betsy

Tait

Daughter
Male

John

Tait

Son
Male

William

Tait

Son
Male

James

Tait

Son
Male

Robert

Tait

Son
First name(s) John W
Last name Tait
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John W

Tait

Head

Married

47

1834

Orkney, Scotland

Betsy

Tait

Wife

Married

41

1840

Orkney, Scotland

Betsy

Tait

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Orkney, Scotland

John

Tait

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Orkney, Scotland

William

Tait

Son

Unmarried

10

1871

Orkney, Scotland

James

Tait

Son

Unmarried

6

1875

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Robert

Tait

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

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