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Household of Alexander Taylor (born 1821, Caithness)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wick, Caithness, 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.

Alexander Taylor and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Taylor, born in 1821 in Latheron, Caithness, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, widower. He had 4 children; Jane (born 1843 in Latheron, Caithness, Scotland), Henry (born 1859 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland), John (born 1861 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1864 in Wick, Caithness, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Granddaughter, Jessie Anderson, born in 1876 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Taylor's household

Male

Alexander

Taylor

Head
Female

Jane

Taylor

Daughter
Male

Henry

Taylor

Son
Male

John

Taylor

Son
Female

Margaret

Taylor

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Anderson

Granddaughter
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Taylor
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Latheron, Caithness, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Taylor

Head

Widower

60

1821

Latheron, Caithness, Scotland

Jane

Taylor

Daughter

Unmarried

38

1843

Latheron, Caithness, Scotland

Henry

Taylor

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

John

Taylor

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Margaret

Taylor

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Wick, Caithness, Scotland

Jessie

Anderson

Granddaughter

-

5

1876

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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