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Household of William Tait (born 1841, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Innerleithen, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Tait, born in 1841 in Midlothian, consisted of 11 members. William was the head of the household, married to Torn Tait, born in 1844 in Fala, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 7 children; Margaret (born 1862 in Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1866 in Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1868 in Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1870 in Humbie, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), William (born 1874 in Humbie, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Sophia C (born 1877 in Humbie, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Torn (born 1878 in Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Niece, Jane (born 1866 in St Stephen, Midlothian, Scotland) and William's Niece, Elizabeth (born 1869 in Midlothian, Scotland).


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William Tait's household

Male

William

Tait

Head
Female

Torn

Tait

Wife
Female

Margaret

Tait

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Tait

Daughter
Male

John

Tait

Son
Male

James

Tait

Son
Male

William

Tait

Son
Female

Sophia C

Tait

Daughter
Female

Torn

Tait

Daughter
Female

Jane

Deas

Niece
Female

Elizabeth

Leitch

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

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Tait

Head

Married

40

1841

Midlothian, Scotland

Torn

Tait

Wife

Married

37

1844

Fala, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Tait

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Tait

Daughter

-

15

1866

Midlothian, Scotland

John

Tait

Son

-

13

1868

Midlothian, Scotland

James

Tait

Son

-

11

1870

Humbie, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

William

Tait

Son

-

7

1874

Humbie, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Sophia C

Tait

Daughter

-

4

1877

Humbie, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Torn

Tait

Daughter

-

3

1878

Innerleithen, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Jane

Deas

Niece

-

15

1866

St Stephen, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth

Leitch

Niece

-

12

1869

Midlothian, Scotland

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