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Household of William Tait (born 1834, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Row, Dunbartonshire, 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 1834 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; John (born 1858 in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Mary S A (born 1859 in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1861 in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Ellen M E (born 1866 in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and William (born 1869 in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Mother-In-Law, Christiana White (born 1802 in Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and William's Servant, Catherine (born 1867 in Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).


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William Tait's household

Male

William

Tait

Head
Male

John

Tait

Son
Female

Mary S A

Tait

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Tait

Daughter
Female

Ellen M E

Tait

Daughter
Male

William

Tait

Son
Female

Christiana White

Auld

Mother-In-Law
Female

Catherine

Mackay

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Tait
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Tait

Head

Widower

47

1834

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Tait

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Mary S A

Tait

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Margaret

Tait

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Ellen M E

Tait

Daughter

-

15

1866

Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

William

Tait

Son

-

12

1869

Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Christiana White

Auld

Mother-In-Law

Widow

79

1802

Linlithgow, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Catherine

Mackay

Servant

-

14

1867

Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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