William Tait
Born 1818
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Household of Thomas Tait (born 1824, Orkney & Zetland)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sandsting & Aithsting, Shetland, 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.
Thomas Tait and 8 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Tait, born in 1824 in Orkney & Zetland, consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Elspeth Tait, born in 1827 in Orkney & Zetland, Scotland. They had 6 children; Georgina (born 1855 in Orkney & Zetland, Scotland), Jemima (born 1857 in Orkney & Zetland, Scotland), James (born 1863 in Orkney & Zetland, Scotland), Thorval (born 1865 in Orkney & Zetland, Scotland), Andrew (born 1868 in Orkney & Zetland, Scotland) and Catherine (born 1870 in Orkney & Zetland, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Granddaughter, Elspeth Tait, born in 1881 in Orkney & Zetland, Scotland.
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Thomas Tait's household
Thomas
Tait
Head
Elspeth
Tait
Wife
Georgina
Tait
Daughter
Jemima
Tait
Daughter
James
Tait
Son
Thorval
Tait
Son
Andrew
Tait
Son
Catherine
Tait
Daughter
Elspeth
Tait
Granddaughter
| First name(s) | Thomas |
| Last name | Tait |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 57 |
| Birth year | 1824 |
| Birth place | Orkney & Zetland, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Thomas | Tait | Head | Married | 57 | 1824 | Orkney & Zetland, Scotland | |
Elspeth | Tait | Wife | Married | 54 | 1827 | Orkney & Zetland, Scotland | |
Georgina | Tait | Daughter | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Orkney & Zetland, Scotland | |
Jemima | Tait | Daughter | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Orkney & Zetland, Scotland | |
James | Tait | Son | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Orkney & Zetland, Scotland | |
Thorval | Tait | Son | Unmarried | 16 | 1865 | Orkney & Zetland, Scotland | |
Andrew | Tait | Son | - | 13 | 1868 | Orkney & Zetland, Scotland | |
Catherine | Tait | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Orkney & Zetland, Scotland | |
Elspeth | Tait | Granddaughter | - | 0 | 1881 | Orkney & Zetland, Scotland |
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