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Household of William Tait (born 1841, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Thurso, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Tait, born in 1841 in Watten, Caithness, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Jamesina Tait, born in 1842 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland. They had 7 children; James (born 1866 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1869 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), Margaret (born 1871 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), Christina (born 1873 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), John (born 1875 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland), William (born 1878 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland) and Donald (born 1880 in Thurso, Caithness, Scotland).


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William Tait's household

Male

William

Tait

Head
Female

Jamesina

Tait

Wife
Male

James

Tait

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Tait

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Tait

Daughter
Female

Christina

Tait

Daughter
Male

John

Tait

Son
Male

William

Tait

Son
Male

Donald

Tait

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Tait
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Watten, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Tait

Head

Married

40

1841

Watten, Caithness, Scotland

Jamesina

Tait

Wife

Married

39

1842

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

James

Tait

Son

-

15

1866

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Elizabeth

Tait

Daughter

-

12

1869

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Margaret

Tait

Daughter

-

10

1871

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Christina

Tait

Daughter

-

8

1873

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

John

Tait

Son

-

6

1875

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

William

Tait

Son

-

3

1878

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

Donald

Tait

Son

-

1

1880

Thurso, Caithness, Scotland

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