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Household of William Tait (born 1838, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, 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 1838 in Currie, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Ann Tait, born in 1841 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; William (born 1860 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Sarah Ann (born 1865 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Alfred (born 1867 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), John (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Charles (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), George (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Jane (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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William Tait's household

Male

William

Tait

Head
Female

Sarah Ann

Tait

Wife
Male

William

Tait

Son
Female

Sarah Ann

Tait

Daughter
Male

Alfred

Tait

Son
Male

John

Tait

Son
Male

Charles

Tait

Son
Male

George

Tait

Son
Female

Jane

Tait

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Tait
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Currie, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Tait

Head

Married

43

1838

Currie, Midlothian, Scotland

Sarah Ann

Tait

Wife

Married

40

1841

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William

Tait

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Sarah Ann

Tait

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Alfred

Tait

Son

-

14

1867

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Tait

Son

-

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Charles

Tait

Son

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

George

Tait

Son

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Tait

Daughter

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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