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Household of Alexander Taylor (born 1831, Kirkcudbrightshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Anstruther Wester, Fife, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Taylor, born in 1831 in Kirkcudbrightshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jessie Taylor, born in 1836 in Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1861 in Inverarity, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Jane F (born 1864 in Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), David E (born 1874 in Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland) and John H (born 1878 in Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Visitor, Christina Brown, born in 1867 in Bathgate, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Taylor's household

Male

Alexander

Taylor

Head
Female

Jessie

Taylor

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Taylor

Daughter
Female

Jane F

Taylor

Daughter
Male

David E

Taylor

Son
Male

John H

Taylor

Son
Female

Christina

Brown

Visitor
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Taylor
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Taylor

Head

Married

50

1831

Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Jessie

Taylor

Wife

Married

45

1836

Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Elizabeth

Taylor

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Inverarity, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jane F

Taylor

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Glamis, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

David E

Taylor

Son

-

7

1874

Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland

John H

Taylor

Son

-

3

1878

Kilconquhar, Fife, Scotland

Christina

Brown

Visitor

-

14

1867

Bathgate, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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