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Household of William Tait (born 1831, Shetland Islands)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sandsting & Aithsting, 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 7 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Tait, born in 1831 in Shetland Islands, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Janet Tait, born in 1833 in Shetland Islands, Scotland. They had 3 children; George (born 1861 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), Ann Eliza Jane (born 1866 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and Williamina (born 1874 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's -, Christina Hay (born 1870 in Shetland Islands, Scotland), William's Father-In-Law, James (born 1803 in Shetland Islands, Scotland) and William's Sister-In-Law, Ann Eliza (born 1842 in Shetland Islands, Scotland).
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William Tait's household
William
Tait
Head
Janet
Tait
Wife
George
Tait
Son
Ann Eliza Jane
Tait
Daughter
Williamina
Tait
Daughter
Christina Hay
Tait
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James
Hay
Father-In-Law
Ann Eliza
Hay
Sister-In-Law
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Tait |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 50 |
| Birth year | 1831 |
| Birth place | Shetland Islands, Scotland |
Household members (8 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Tait | Head | Married | 50 | 1831 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Janet | Tait | Wife | Married | 48 | 1833 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
George | Tait | Son | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Ann Eliza Jane | Tait | Daughter | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Williamina | Tait | Daughter | - | 7 | 1874 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Christina Hay | Tait | - | - | 11 | 1870 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
James | Hay | Father-In-Law | Widower | 78 | 1803 | Shetland Islands, Scotland | |
Ann Eliza | Hay | Sister-In-Law | Unmarried | 39 | 1842 | Shetland Islands, Scotland |
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