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Household of Robert Tait (born 1829, Berwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew's, 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.

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 1829 in Berwickshire, consisted of 10 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary Tait, born in 1832 in Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Robert (born 1859 in Westruther, Berwickshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1861 in Westruther, Berwickshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1869 in St Stephens, Midlothian, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1872 in St Stephens, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Lodger, John (born 1855 in Crieff, Fife, Scotland), Robert's Lodger, Jennet (born 1854 in Eccles, Berwickshire, Scotland), Robert's Lodger, Mary (born 1876 in St Stephens, Midlothian, Scotland) and Robert's Lodger, William (born 1879 in Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Robert Tait's household

Male

Robert

Tait

Head
Female

Mary

Tait

Wife
Male

Robert

Tait

Son
Female

Mary

Tait

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Tait

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Tait

Daughter
Male

John

Monteith

Lodger
Female

Jennet

Monteith

Lodger
Female

Mary

Monteith

Lodger
Male

William

Monteith

Lodger
First name(s) Robert
Last name Tait
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 52
Birth year 1829
Birth place Berwickshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Tait

Head

Married

52

1829

Berwickshire, Scotland

Mary

Tait

Wife

Married

49

1832

Roxburghshire, Scotland

Robert

Tait

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Westruther, Berwickshire, Scotland

Mary

Tait

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Westruther, Berwickshire, Scotland

Isabella

Tait

Daughter

-

12

1869

St Stephens, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Tait

Daughter

-

9

1872

St Stephens, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Monteith

Lodger

Married

26

1855

Crieff, Fife, Scotland

Jennet

Monteith

Lodger

Married

27

1854

Eccles, Berwickshire, Scotland

Mary

Monteith

Lodger

-

5

1876

St Stephens, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Monteith

Lodger

-

2

1879

Canongate, Midlothian, Scotland

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