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Household of James Taylor (born 1841)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, 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 1841 in , consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary H Taylor, born in 1845 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Henry (born 1871 in Ireland), Eli (born 1872 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), William (born 1873 in Ashton, Lancashire, England), Herbert (born 1875 in Ashton, Lancashire, England) and Joseph (born 1877 in Ashton, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1855 in Withington, Cheshire, England) and James's Visitor, Henrietta (born 1879 in Holmes Chapel, Cheshire, England).


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James Taylor's household

Male

James

Taylor

Head
Female

Mary H

Taylor

Wife
Male

Henry

Taylor

Son
Male

Eli

Taylor

Son
Male

William

Taylor

Son
Male

Herbert

Taylor

Son
Male

Joseph

Taylor

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Slater

Servant
Female

Henrietta

Slater

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Taylor
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Taylor

Head

Married

40

1841

Ireland

Mary H

Taylor

Wife

Married

36

1845

Ireland

Henry

Taylor

Son

Single

10

1871

Ireland

Eli

Taylor

Son

Single

9

1872

Ashton, Lancashire, England

William

Taylor

Son

Single

8

1873

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Herbert

Taylor

Son

Single

6

1875

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Joseph

Taylor

Son

Single

4

1877

Ashton, Lancashire, England

Elizabeth

Slater

Servant

Single

26

1855

Withington, Cheshire, England

Henrietta

Slater

Visitor

Single

2

1879

Holmes Chapel, Cheshire, England

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