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Household of William Tait (born 1831)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Tait, born in 1831 in , consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Cawtherine Tait, born in 1826 in South Shields, Durham, England. They had 4 children; John (born 1859 in South Shields, Durham, England), Catherine (born 1861 in South Shields, Durham, England), Mary (born 1863 in South Shields, Durham, England) and Alice (born 1869 in South Shields, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister, Mary Ann (born 1815 in Weston Common, Shropshire, England), William's Lodger, Alexander (born 1826 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and William's Visitor, Sarah (born 1866 in South Shields, Durham, England).


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William Tait's household

Male

William

Tait

Head
Female

Cawtherine

Tait

Wife
Male

John

Tait

Son
Female

Catherine

Tait

Daughter
Female

Mary

Tait

Daughter
Female

Alice

Tait

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Lock

Sister
Male

Alexander

McLean

Lodger
Female

Sarah

Jackson

Visitor
First name(s) William
Last name Tait
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place -

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Tait

Head

Married

50

1831

-

Cawtherine

Tait

Wife

Married

55

1826

South Shields, Durham, England

John

Tait

Son

Single

22

1859

South Shields, Durham, England

Catherine

Tait

Daughter

Single

20

1861

South Shields, Durham, England

Mary

Tait

Daughter

Single

18

1863

South Shields, Durham, England

Alice

Tait

Daughter

Single

12

1869

South Shields, Durham, England

Mary Ann

Lock

Sister

Widow

66

1815

Weston Common, Shropshire, England

Alexander

McLean

Lodger

Single

55

1826

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Sarah

Jackson

Visitor

Single

15

1866

South Shields, Durham, England

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