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Household of Alexander Taylor (born 1846, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calton, Lanarkshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Taylor, born in 1846 in Stirlingshire, consisted of 8 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Margaret Taylor, born in 1850 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Julia (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jessie (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Mother-In-Law, Mary (born 1811 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Mary (born 1862 in Ayrshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Taylor's household

Male

Alexander

Taylor

Head
Female

Margaret

Taylor

Wife
Female

Mary

Taylor

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Taylor

Daughter
Female

Julia

Taylor

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Taylor

Daughter
Female

Mary

McDougall

Mother-In-Law
Female

Mary

McFayden

Servant
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Taylor
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Taylor

Head

Married

35

1846

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Margaret

Taylor

Wife

Married

31

1850

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Taylor

Daughter

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Taylor

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Julia

Taylor

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Taylor

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McDougall

Mother-In-Law

Widow

70

1811

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

McFayden

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Ayrshire, Scotland

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