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Household of Thomas Tait (born 1836, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunbar, 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.

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 1836 in Tyninghame, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 6 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Helen Tait, born in 1837 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland. They had 3 children; Helen W (born 1866 in Spott, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), William (born 1869 in Spott, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Johnston (born 1872 in Spott, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Visitor, Mary Henderson, born in 1834 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland.


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Thomas Tait's household

Male

Thomas

Tait

Head
Female

Helen

Tait

Wife
Female

Helen W

Tait

Daughter
Male

William

Tait

Son
Male

Johnston

Tait

Son
Female

Mary

Henderson

Visitor
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Tait
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Tyninghame, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Tait

Head

Married

45

1836

Tyninghame, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Helen

Tait

Wife

Married

44

1837

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Helen W

Tait

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Spott, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

William

Tait

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Spott, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Johnston

Tait

Son

Unmarried

9

1872

Spott, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Mary

Henderson

Visitor

Unmarried

47

1834

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

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