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Household of William Tait (born 1844, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Halkirk, Caithness, 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.

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 1844 in Halkirk, Caithness, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Tait, born in 1838 in Reay, Caithness, Scotland. They had 4 children; Alexander (born 1869 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), John (born 1872 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), William (born 1875 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1878 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother, Jane Tait, born in 1816 in Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland.


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William Tait's household

Male

William

Tait

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Tait

Wife
Male

Alexander

Tait

Son
Male

John

Tait

Son
Male

William

Tait

Son
Female

Margaret

Tait

Daughter
Female

Jane

Tait

Mother
First name(s) William
Last name Tait
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Tait

Head

Married

37

1844

Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

Elizabeth

Tait

Wife

Married

43

1838

Reay, Caithness, Scotland

Alexander

Tait

Son

-

12

1869

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

John

Tait

Son

-

9

1872

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

William

Tait

Son

-

6

1875

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Margaret

Tait

Daughter

-

3

1878

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Jane

Tait

Mother

Widow

65

1816

Halkirk, Caithness, Scotland

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