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Household of Robert Tait (born 1850, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Forgan, Fife, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Tait, born in 1850 in Glencarse, Perthshire, consisted of 7 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Tait, born in 1845 in Newport, Fife, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1875 in Newport, Fife, Scotland), William (born 1876 in Newport, Fife, Scotland) and Robert (born 1880 in Newport, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Niece, Elizabeth (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert's Boarder, Margaret (born 1864 in Kettins, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).


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Robert Tait's household

Male

Robert

Tait

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Tait

Wife
Male

James

Tait

Son
Male

William

Tait

Son
Male

Robert

Tait

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Raitt

Niece
Female

Margaret

Stewart

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Tait
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Glencarse, Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Tait

Head

Married

31

1850

Glencarse, Perthshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Tait

Wife

Married

36

1845

Newport, Fife, Scotland

James

Tait

Son

-

6

1875

Newport, Fife, Scotland

William

Tait

Son

-

5

1876

Newport, Fife, Scotland

Robert

Tait

Son

-

1

1880

Newport, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

Raitt

Niece

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Stewart

Boarder

Unmarried

17

1864

Kettins, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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