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Household of Thomas Tait (born 1842, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, 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.

Thomas Tait and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Tait, born in 1842 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Jemima Tait, born in 1846 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 4 children; James B (born 1874 in Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Thomas A (born 1876 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), Jannie G (born 1877 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and George E (born 1880 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Thomas Tait's household

Male

Thomas

Tait

Head
Female

Jemima

Tait

Wife
Male

James B

Tait

Son
Male

Thomas A

Tait

Son
Female

Jannie G

Tait

Daughter
Male

George E

Tait

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Tait
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 39
Birth year 1842
Birth place Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Tait

Head

Married

39

1842

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Jemima

Tait

Wife

Married

35

1846

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

James B

Tait

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Lerwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Thomas A

Tait

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Jannie G

Tait

Daughter

Unmarried

4

1877

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

George E

Tait

Son

Unmarried

1

1880

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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