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Household of William Tait (born 1834, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackfriars, Lanarkshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Tait, born in 1834 in Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Tait, born in 1841 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Hugh (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Ellen (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Patrick (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Margaret Howie, born in 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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William Tait's household

Male

William

Tait

Head
Female

Mary

Tait

Wife
Male

Hugh

Tait

Son
Male

William

Tait

Son
Female

Mary

Tait

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Tait

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Tait

Son
Male

Patrick

Tait

Son
Female

Margaret

Howie

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Tait
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Tait

Head

Married

47

1834

Kilsyth, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Mary

Tait

Wife

Married

40

1841

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Hugh

Tait

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Tait

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Tait

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ellen

Tait

Daughter

-

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Tait

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Patrick

Tait

Son

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Howie

Servant

Unmarried

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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