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Household of Wallis J Tait (born 1840, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tavistock, Devon, England

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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.

Wallis J Tait and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Wallis J Tait, born in 1840 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, consisted of 6 members. Wallis J was the head of the household, married to Ellen C Tait, born in 1849 in Ireland.
During the period, also present in the household were Wallis J's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1838 in Devon, England), Wallis J's Servant, Elizabeth J (born 1864 in Tavistock, Devon, England), Wallis J's Servant, Amy (born 1865 in Tavistock, Devon, England) and Wallis J's Visitor, Evelyn (born 1867 in Southgate, Middlesex, England).


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Wallis J Tait's household

Male

Wallis J

Tait

Head
Female

Ellen C

Tait

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Collacott

Servant
Female

Elizabeth J

Parsons

Servant
Female

Amy

Moyse

Servant
Female

Evelyn

Cobbett

Visitor
First name(s) Wallis J
Last name Tait
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Wallis J

Tait

Head

Married

41

1840

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Ellen C

Tait

Wife

Married

32

1849

Ireland

Elizabeth

Collacott

Servant

Single

43

1838

Devon, England

Elizabeth J

Parsons

Servant

Single

17

1864

Tavistock, Devon, England

Amy

Moyse

Servant

Single

16

1865

Tavistock, Devon, England

Evelyn

Cobbett

Visitor

Single

14

1867

Southgate, Middlesex, England

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