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Household of James Taylor (born 1844)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in West Derby, Lancashire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Taylor, born in 1844 in , consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Rufton Taylor, born in 1846 in Scotland. They had 5 children; Agnes Janet R (born 1873 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Robert Alexander (born 1874 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Mary Ann J (born 1876 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England), Lillian Margt (born 1878 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England) and Sydney Jas S (born 1881 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother In Law, Janet (born 1811 in Scotland) and James's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1863 in Scotland).


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James Taylor's household

Male

James

Taylor

Head
Female

Margaret Rufton

Taylor

Wife
Female

Agnes Janet R

Taylor

Daughter
Male

Robert Alexander

Taylor

Son
Female

Mary Ann J

Taylor

Daughter
Female

Lillian Margt

Taylor

Daughter
Male

Sydney Jas S

Taylor

Son
Female

Janet

Leys

Mother In Law
Female

Elizabeth

McGonigal

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Taylor
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Taylor

Head

Married

37

1844

Scotland

Margaret Rufton

Taylor

Wife

Married

35

1846

Scotland

Agnes Janet R

Taylor

Daughter

Single

8

1873

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Robert Alexander

Taylor

Son

Single

7

1874

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Mary Ann J

Taylor

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Lillian Margt

Taylor

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Sydney Jas S

Taylor

Son

Single

0

1881

Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Janet

Leys

Mother In Law

Widow

70

1811

Scotland

Elizabeth

McGonigal

Servant

Single

18

1863

Scotland

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