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Household of Robert Tait (born 1832, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wick, Caithness, 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.

Robert Tait and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Tait, born in 1832 in Wick, Caithness, consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary A Tait, born in 1838 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland. They had 5 children; Mary A (born 1862 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Helen (born 1868 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Robert (born 1872 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), Alice (born 1879 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland) and George W (born 1881 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Father, Alexander (born 1789 in Berwick, Berwickshire, Scotland) and Robert's Boarder, Alexander (born 1835 in Bower, Caithness, Scotland).


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Robert Tait's household

Male

Robert

Tait

Head
Female

Mary A

Tait

Wife
Female

Mary A

Tait

Daughter
Female

Helen

Tait

Daughter
Male

Robert

Tait

Son
Female

Alice

Tait

Daughter
Male

George W

Tait

Son
Male

Alexander

Tait

Father
Male

Alexander

Barnetson

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Tait
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Tait

Head

Married

49

1832

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Mary A

Tait

Wife

Married

43

1838

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Mary A

Tait

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Helen

Tait

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Robert

Tait

Son

-

9

1872

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Alice

Tait

Daughter

-

2

1879

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

George W

Tait

Son

-

0

1881

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Alexander

Tait

Father

Widower

92

1789

Berwick, Berwickshire, Scotland

Alexander

Barnetson

Boarder

Unmarried

46

1835

Bower, Caithness, Scotland

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