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Household of William Tait (born 1837, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hoddom, Dumfriesshire, 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 1837 in Ecclefechan, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Agnes Tait, born in 1840 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1871 in Ecclefechan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1872 in Ecclefechan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Christopher (born 1873 in Ecclefechan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Gavin (born 1875 in Ecclefechan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Elisabeth (born 1878 in Ecclefechan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Apprentice, Robert Sword, born in 1861 in Ecclefechan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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William Tait's household

Male

William

Tait

Head
Female

Agnes

Tait

Wife
Male

James

Tait

Son
Female

Mary

Tait

Daughter
Male

Christopher

Tait

Son
Male

Gavin

Tait

Son
Female

Elisabeth

Tait

Daughter
Male

Robert

Sword

Apprentice
First name(s) William
Last name Tait
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Ecclefechan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Tait

Head

Married

44

1837

Ecclefechan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Agnes

Tait

Wife

Married

41

1840

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Tait

Son

-

10

1871

Ecclefechan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Tait

Daughter

-

9

1872

Ecclefechan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Christopher

Tait

Son

-

8

1873

Ecclefechan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Gavin

Tait

Son

-

6

1875

Ecclefechan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Elisabeth

Tait

Daughter

-

3

1878

Ecclefechan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Robert

Sword

Apprentice

-

20

1861

Ecclefechan, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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