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Household of Robert Tait (born 1821, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Tait, born in 1821 in Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 10 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Jane Tait, born in 1835 in Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 5 children; Agnes Thomson (born 1862 in Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Isabella Herriot (born 1864 in Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Hannah Vair (born 1868 in Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Jemima Cumming (born 1872 in Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Jane Ann (born 1860 in United States).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Son-In-Law, John (born 1858 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Robert's Granddaughter, Jane Hendry (born 1880 in North Berwick, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Robert's Mother-In-Law, Ann Hendry (born 1799 in Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).


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Robert Tait's household

Male

Robert

Tait

Head
Female

Jane

Tait

Wife
Female

Agnes Thomson

Tait

Daughter
Female

Isabella Herriot

Tait

Daughter
Female

Hannah Vair

Tait

Daughter
Female

Jemima Cumming

Tait

Daughter
Female

Jane Ann

Dickson

Daughter
Male

John

Dickson

Son-In-Law
Female

Jane Hendry

Dickson

Granddaughter
Female

Ann Hendry

Watson

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) Robert
Last name Tait
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Tait

Head

Married

60

1821

Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Jane

Tait

Wife

Married

46

1835

Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Agnes Thomson

Tait

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Isabella Herriot

Tait

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Hannah Vair

Tait

Daughter

Unmarried

13

1868

Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Jemima Cumming

Tait

Daughter

-

9

1872

Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Jane Ann

Dickson

Daughter

Married

21

1860

United States

John

Dickson

Son-In-Law

Married

23

1858

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane Hendry

Dickson

Granddaughter

-

1

1880

North Berwick, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Ann Hendry

Watson

Mother-In-Law

Widow

82

1799

Dirleton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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