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Household of James Taylor (born 1840, Durham)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, Durham, 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Taylor, born in 1840 in Stockton, Durham, consisted of 12 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Taylor, born in 1842 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England. They had 6 children; William (born 1862 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Alice (born 1868 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Elizabeth (born 1870 in Gateshead, Durham, England), James (born 1875 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Mary A (born 1877 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and Robert (born 1878 in Gateshead, Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Nephew, Hugh (born 1846 in Ireland), James's Niece, Mary A (born 1849 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), James's Niece, Ellen (born 1870 in Felling, Durham, England) and James's Nephew, Hugh (born 1881 in Gateshead, Durham, England).


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James Taylor's household

Male

James

Taylor

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Taylor

Wife
Male

William

Taylor

Son
Female

Alice

Taylor

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Taylor

Daughter
Male

James

Taylor

Son
Female

Mary A

Taylor

Daughter
Male

Robert

Taylor

Son
Male

Hugh

Shonner

Nephew
Female

Mary A

Shonner

Niece
Female

Ellen

Irvin

Niece
Male

Hugh

Shonner

Nephew
First name(s) James
Last name Taylor
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Stockton, Durham, England

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Taylor

Head

Married

41

1840

Stockton, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Taylor

Wife

Married

39

1842

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

William

Taylor

Son

Single

19

1862

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Alice

Taylor

Daughter

Single

13

1868

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Elizabeth

Taylor

Daughter

Single

11

1870

Gateshead, Durham, England

James

Taylor

Son

Single

6

1875

Gateshead, Durham, England

Mary A

Taylor

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Gateshead, Durham, England

Robert

Taylor

Son

Single

3

1878

Gateshead, Durham, England

Hugh

Shonner

Nephew

Married

35

1846

Ireland

Mary A

Shonner

Niece

Married

32

1849

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Ellen

Irvin

Niece

Single

11

1870

Felling, Durham, England

Hugh

Shonner

Nephew

Single

0

1881

Gateshead, Durham, England

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