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Household of William Tait (born 1830, Leicestershire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenwich, London,Kent, 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.

William Tait and 15 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Tait, born in 1830 in Leicestershire, consisted of 16 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Tait, born in 1844 in Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire, England. They had 3 children; John Wm (born 1870 in Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England), Henry Percy (born 1875 in Greenwich, Kent, England) and Edward (born 1878 in Greenwich, Kent, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Assistant, Alfred (born 1854 in Suffolk, England), William's Assistant, Alice May (born 1861 in Greenwich, Kent, England), William's Assistant, Kate (born 1856 in Bow, Middlesex, England), William's Assistant, Henry (born 1855 in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, England), William's Assistant, Ernest (born 1861 in Witchford, Cambridgeshire, England), William's Assistant, Thomas (born 1864 in Lambeth, Surrey, England), William's Apprentice, James (born 1863 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), William's Apprentice, Walter (born 1865 in Hackney, Middlesex, England), William's Servant, Catherine M (born 1861 in Guernsey, Channel Islands), William's Servant, Martha (born 1862 in Shorncliffe, Kent, England) and William's Servant, Annie (born 1868 in Greenwich, Kent, England).


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William Tait's household

Male

William

Tait

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Tait

Wife
Male

John Wm

Tait

Son
Male

Henry Percy

Tait

Son
Male

Edward

Tait

Son
Male

Alfred

Keeble

Assistant
Female

Alice May

Neale

Assistant
Female

Kate

Wayland

Assistant
Male

Henry

Stapleton

Assistant
Male

Ernest

Porter

Assistant
Male

Thomas

Phillips

Assistant
Male

James

Tarling

Apprentice
Male

Walter

Tarling

Apprentice
Female

Catherine M

Lean

Servant
Female

Martha

Bennett

Servant
Female

Annie

Shield

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Tait
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Leicestershire, England

Household members (16 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Tait

Head

Married

51

1830

Leicestershire, England

Elizabeth

Tait

Wife

Married

37

1844

Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire, England

John Wm

Tait

Son

Single

11

1870

Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England

Henry Percy

Tait

Son

Single

6

1875

Greenwich, Kent, England

Edward

Tait

Son

Single

3

1878

Greenwich, Kent, England

Alfred

Keeble

Assistant

Single

27

1854

Suffolk, England

Alice May

Neale

Assistant

Single

20

1861

Greenwich, Kent, England

Kate

Wayland

Assistant

Single

25

1856

Bow, Middlesex, England

Henry

Stapleton

Assistant

Single

26

1855

Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, England

Ernest

Porter

Assistant

Single

20

1861

Witchford, Cambridgeshire, England

Thomas

Phillips

Assistant

Single

17

1864

Lambeth, Surrey, England

James

Tarling

Apprentice

Single

18

1863

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Walter

Tarling

Apprentice

Single

16

1865

Hackney, Middlesex, England

Catherine M

Lean

Servant

Single

20

1861

Guernsey, Channel Islands

Martha

Bennett

Servant

Single

19

1862

Shorncliffe, Kent, England

Annie

Shield

Servant

Single

13

1868

Greenwich, Kent, England

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