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Household of Benjamin Taylor (born 1826, Essex)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Ham, London,Essex, 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.

Benjamin Taylor and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Taylor, born in 1826 in Saffron Walden, Essex, consisted of 7 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Penelope Taylor, born in 1827 in Buckinghamshire, England. They had 5 children; Robert W (born 1848 in Cambridgeshire, England), James (born 1858 in Woodford, Essex, England), William (born 1865 in Woodford, Essex, England), Elizabeth (born 1868 in Woodford, Essex, England) and Alice (born 1870 in Woodford, Essex, England).


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Benjamin Taylor's household

Male

Benjamin

Taylor

Head
Female

Penelope

Taylor

Wife
Male

Robert W

Taylor

Son
Male

James

Taylor

Son
Male

William

Taylor

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Taylor

Daughter
Female

Alice

Taylor

Daughter
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Taylor
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Saffron Walden, Essex, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Taylor

Head

Married

55

1826

Saffron Walden, Essex, England

Penelope

Taylor

Wife

Married

54

1827

Buckinghamshire, England

Robert W

Taylor

Son

Single

33

1848

Cambridgeshire, England

James

Taylor

Son

Single

23

1858

Woodford, Essex, England

William

Taylor

Son

Single

16

1865

Woodford, Essex, England

Elizabeth

Taylor

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Woodford, Essex, England

Alice

Taylor

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Woodford, Essex, England

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