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Household of Peter Guthrie Tait (born 1832, Midlothian)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Edinburgh, St Giles, 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.
Peter Guthrie Tait and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Guthrie Tait, born in 1832 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. Peter Guthrie was the head of the household, married to Margaret A Tait, born in 1840 in Ireland. They had 4 children; John G (born 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William A (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Frederick G (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Alexander G (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter Guthrie's Servant, Mary (born 1859 in Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, Scotland), Peter Guthrie's Servant, Barbara (born 1859 in Pitlochry, Perthshire, Scotland) and Peter Guthrie's Servant, Margaret (born 1840 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland).
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Peter Guthrie Tait's household
Peter Guthrie
Tait
Head
Margaret A
Tait
Wife
John G
Tait
Son
William A
Tait
Son
Frederick G
Tait
Son
Alexander G
Tait
Son
Mary
Burnett
Servant
Barbara
Robertson
Servant
Margaret
Kirk
Servant
| First name(s) | Peter Guthrie |
| Last name | Tait |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 49 |
| Birth year | 1832 |
| Birth place | Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Peter Guthrie | Tait | Head | Married | 49 | 1832 | Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Margaret A | Tait | Wife | Married | 41 | 1840 | Ireland | |
John G | Tait | Son | Unmarried | 19 | 1862 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
William A | Tait | Son | - | 15 | 1866 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Frederick G | Tait | Son | - | 11 | 1870 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Alexander G | Tait | Son | - | 8 | 1873 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Mary | Burnett | Servant | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Barbara | Robertson | Servant | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Pitlochry, Perthshire, Scotland | |
Margaret | Kirk | Servant | Widow | 41 | 1840 | Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland |
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