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Household of Benjamin Taylor (born 1836, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dewsbury, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (West Riding), 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Benjamin Taylor, born in 1836 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, consisted of 11 members. Benjamin was the head of the household, married to Louisa Taylor, born in 1836 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, England. They had 8 children; Sarah Ann (born 1861 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, England), Seth (born 1862 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, England), Arthur (born 1865 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, England), Mary Eliz (born 1867 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, England), Martha H (born 1870 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, England), Agnes A (born 1874 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, England), Benjamin C (born 1876 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, England) and Emma L (born 1879 in Mirfield, Yorkshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Benjamin's Lodger, Sarah Sheard, born in 1820 in Penistone, Yorkshire, England.


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Benjamin Taylor's household

Male

Benjamin

Taylor

Head
Female

Louisa

Taylor

Wife
Female

Sarah Ann

Taylor

Daughter
Male

Seth

Taylor

Son
Male

Arthur

Taylor

Son
Female

Mary Eliz

Taylor

Daughter
Female

Martha H

Taylor

Daughter
Female

Agnes A

Taylor

Daughter
Male

Benjamin C

Taylor

Son
Female

Emma L

Taylor

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Sheard

Lodger
First name(s) Benjamin
Last name Taylor
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Mirfield, Yorkshire, England

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Benjamin

Taylor

Head

Married

45

1836

Mirfield, Yorkshire, England

Louisa

Taylor

Wife

Married

45

1836

Mirfield, Yorkshire, England

Sarah Ann

Taylor

Daughter

Single

20

1861

Mirfield, Yorkshire, England

Seth

Taylor

Son

Single

19

1862

Mirfield, Yorkshire, England

Arthur

Taylor

Son

Single

16

1865

Mirfield, Yorkshire, England

Mary Eliz

Taylor

Daughter

Single

14

1867

Mirfield, Yorkshire, England

Martha H

Taylor

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Mirfield, Yorkshire, England

Agnes A

Taylor

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Mirfield, Yorkshire, England

Benjamin C

Taylor

Son

Single

5

1876

Mirfield, Yorkshire, England

Emma L

Taylor

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Mirfield, Yorkshire, England

Sarah

Sheard

Lodger

Married

61

1820

Penistone, Yorkshire, England

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