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Household of William Tait (born 1843)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birkenhead, Cheshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Tait, born in 1843 in , consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Tait, born in 1843 in Scotland. They had 4 children; Thomas J (born 1873 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), Margaret (born 1877 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England), John W (born 1879 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England) and Mary Ann W (born 1880 in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother In Law, Betsy Johnston, born in 1818 in Scotland.


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William Tait's household

Male

William

Tait

Head
Female

Margaret

Tait

Wife
Male

Thomas J

Tait

Son
Female

Margaret

Tait

Daughter
Male

John W

Tait

Son
Female

Mary Ann W

Tait

Daughter
Female

Betsy

Johnston

Mother In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Tait
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Tait

Head

Married

38

1843

Scotland

Margaret

Tait

Wife

Married

38

1843

Scotland

Thomas J

Tait

Son

Single

8

1873

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Margaret

Tait

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

John W

Tait

Son

Single

2

1879

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Mary Ann W

Tait

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Birkenhead, Cheshire, England

Betsy

Johnston

Mother In Law

Widow

63

1818

Scotland

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