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Household of James Taylor (born 1823, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Portlethen, Kincardineshire, Scotland

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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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Taylor, born in 1823 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Isabella Taylor, born in 1837 in Strachan, Kincardineshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; John G (born 1858 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1859 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1862 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1869 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland), Mary A (born 1872 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1873 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Servant, Edward (born 1866 in Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland) and James's Visitor, Sarah (born 1863 in St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


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James Taylor's household

Male

James

Taylor

Head
Female

Isabella

Taylor

Wife
Male

John G

Taylor

Son
Female

Margaret

Taylor

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Taylor

Daughter
Female

Jane

Taylor

Daughter
Female

Mary A

Taylor

Daughter
Female

Janet

Taylor

Daughter
Male

Edward

Anderson

Servant
Female

Sarah

Soville

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Taylor
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 58
Birth year 1823
Birth place Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Taylor

Head

Married

58

1823

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Taylor

Wife

Married

44

1837

Strachan, Kincardineshire, Scotland

John G

Taylor

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Margaret

Taylor

Daughter

Unmarried

22

1859

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Isabella

Taylor

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Jane

Taylor

Daughter

-

12

1869

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Mary A

Taylor

Daughter

-

9

1872

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Janet

Taylor

Daughter

-

8

1873

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Edward

Anderson

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Old Machar, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Sarah

Soville

Visitor

Unmarried

18

1863

St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

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