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Household of William Tait (born 1850, Peeblesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Eddleston, Peeblesshire, 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 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Tait, born in 1850 in Peeblesshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Maggie Tait, born in 1852 in Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Janet Renwick (born 1879 in Stow, Midlothian, Scotland) and John (born 1881 in Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Boarder, William Graham, born in 1831 in Longformacus, Berwickshire, Scotland.


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William Tait's household

Male

William

Tait

Head
Female

Maggie

Tait

Wife
Female

Janet Renwick

Tait

Daughter
Male

John

Tait

Son
Male

William

Graham

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Tait
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Peeblesshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Tait

Head

Married

31

1850

Peeblesshire, Scotland

Maggie

Tait

Wife

Married

29

1852

Roxburghshire, Scotland

Janet Renwick

Tait

Daughter

-

2

1879

Stow, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Tait

Son

-

0

1881

Eddleston, Peeblesshire, Scotland

William

Graham

Boarder

Unmarried

50

1831

Longformacus, Berwickshire, Scotland

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