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Household of Peter Tait (born 1847, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, Lanarkshire, 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 Tait and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Tait, born in 1847 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Beatrice Nisbet, born in 1847 in Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 4 children; James N (born 1869 in Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Catherine (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Peter (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and William L (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Peter's Boarder, Charles Davidson, born in 1860 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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Peter Tait's household

Male

Peter

Tait

Head
Female

Beatrice

Nisbet

Wife
Male

James N

Tait

Son
Female

Catherine

Tait

Daughter
Male

Peter

Tait

Son
Male

William L

Tait

Son
Male

Charles

Davidson

Boarder
First name(s) Peter
Last name Tait
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Tait

Head

Married

34

1847

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Beatrice

Nisbet

Wife

Married

34

1847

Aberlady, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

James N

Tait

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Haddington, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Catherine

Tait

Daughter

Unmarried

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Peter

Tait

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William L

Tait

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Charles

Davidson

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

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