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Household of Thomas Tait (born 1828, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackfriars, Lanarkshire, 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 1828 in Salton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 9 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Isabella Tait, born in 1831 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; Isabella (born 1859 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas (born 1861 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Ellenor (born 1863 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Charlotte (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Mary Jane (born 1855 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Son-In-Law, Robert D (born 1855 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Thomas's Grandson, John (born 1881 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Thomas Tait's household

Male

Thomas

Tait

Head
Female

Isabella

Tait

Wife
Female

Isabella

Tait

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Tait

Son
Female

Ellenor

Tait

Daughter
Female

Charlotte

Tait

Daughter
Male

Robert D

Waddell

Son-In-Law
Female

Mary Jane

Waddell

Daughter
Male

John

Waddell

Grandson
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Tait
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Salton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Tait

Head

Married

53

1828

Salton, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Isabella

Tait

Wife

Married

50

1831

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Tait

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Tait

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Ellenor

Tait

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Charlotte

Tait

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert D

Waddell

Son-In-Law

Married

26

1855

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary Jane

Waddell

Daughter

Married

26

1855

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Waddell

Grandson

Unmarried

0

1881

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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