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Household of Alexander Taylor (born 1851, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bolton, Lancashire, England

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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.

Alexander Taylor and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Taylor, born in 1851 in Burnley, Yorkshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Betsy Taylor, born in 1849 in Bolton, Lancashire, England. They had 3 children; William (born 1875 in Bolton, Lancashire, England), Thomas (born 1878 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Edith (born 1880 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Mother In Law, Mary (born 1817 in Bolton, Lancashire, England) and Alexander's Sister In Law, Sarah (born 1855 in Bolton, Lancashire, England).


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Alexander Taylor's household

Male

Alexander

Taylor

Head
Female

Betsy

Taylor

Wife
Male

William

Taylor

Son
Male

Thomas

Taylor

Son
Female

Edith

Taylor

Daughter
Female

Mary

Roscoe

Mother In Law
Female

Sarah

Roscoe

Sister In Law
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Taylor
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Burnley, Yorkshire, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Taylor

Head

Married

30

1851

Burnley, Yorkshire, England

Betsy

Taylor

Wife

Married

32

1849

Bolton, Lancashire, England

William

Taylor

Son

Single

6

1875

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Thomas

Taylor

Son

Single

3

1878

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Edith

Taylor

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Mary

Roscoe

Mother In Law

Widow

64

1817

Bolton, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Roscoe

Sister In Law

Single

26

1855

Bolton, Lancashire, England

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