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Household of James Taylor (born 1833, Kent)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Croydon, Surrey, 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.

James Taylor and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Taylor, born in 1833 in Deptford, Kent, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, single.
During the period, also present in the household were James's Bookeeper, Ellen (born 1836 in Maidstone, Kent, England), James's Bookeeper, Elizabeth (born 1860 in West Dean, Sussex, England), James's Servant, Mary (born 1862 in Mitcham, Surrey, England), James's Assistant, Frederick (born 1856 in Croydon, Surrey, England), James's Assistant, William (born 1864 in Birch, Essex, England) and James's Assistant, Edward (born 1864 in Surrey, England).


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James Taylor's household

Male

James

Taylor

Head
Female

Ellen

Laplain

Bookeeper
Female

Elizabeth

Humphrey

Bookeeper
Female

Mary

Musweeny

Servant
Male

Frederick

Hawes

Assistant
Male

William

Petit

Assistant
Male

Edward

Otway

Assistant
First name(s) James
Last name Taylor
Relationship Head
Marital status Single
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Deptford, Kent, England

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Taylor

Head

Single

48

1833

Deptford, Kent, England

Ellen

Laplain

Bookeeper

Single

45

1836

Maidstone, Kent, England

Elizabeth

Humphrey

Bookeeper

Single

21

1860

West Dean, Sussex, England

Mary

Musweeny

Servant

Single

19

1862

Mitcham, Surrey, England

Frederick

Hawes

Assistant

Single

25

1856

Croydon, Surrey, England

William

Petit

Assistant

Single

17

1864

Birch, Essex, England

Edward

Otway

Assistant

Single

17

1864

Surrey, England

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