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Household of William Tait (born 1832, Shetland Islands)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sandwich & Cunningsburgh, Shetland, 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 1832 in Sandwick, Shetland Islands, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Tait, born in 1833 in Sandwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1862 in Sandwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Mary (born 1866 in Sandwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland), Adamina (born 1872 in Sandwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland), William (born 1876 in Sandwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Malcolm (born 1879 in Sandwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland).


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William Tait's household

Male

William

Tait

Head
Female

Mary

Tait

Wife
Female

Margaret

Tait

Daughter
Female

Mary

Tait

Daughter
Female

Adamina

Tait

Daughter
Male

William

Tait

Son
Male

Malcolm

Tait

Son
First name(s) William
Last name Tait
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Sandwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Tait

Head

Married

49

1832

Sandwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Mary

Tait

Wife

Married

48

1833

Sandwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Margaret

Tait

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Sandwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Mary

Tait

Daughter

Unmarried

15

1866

Sandwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Adamina

Tait

Daughter

-

9

1872

Sandwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

William

Tait

Son

-

5

1876

Sandwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

Malcolm

Tait

Son

-

2

1879

Sandwick, Shetland Islands, Scotland

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