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Household of James Taylor (born 1840, Forfarshire (Angus))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Peter, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Taylor, born in 1840 in Forfarshire (Angus), consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jessie Ferguson Taylor, born in 1842 in Kenmore, Perthshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; James (born 1868 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Robert (born 1874 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Gilbert (born 1874 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Barbara (born 1876 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Peter (born 1879 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Lodger, Robert Heppenstall, born in 1857 in Ireland.


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James Taylor's household

Male

James

Taylor

Head
Female

Jessie Ferguson

Taylor

Wife
Male

James

Taylor

Son
Male

Robert

Taylor

Son
Male

Gilbert

Taylor

Son
Female

Barbara

Taylor

Daughter
Male

Peter

Taylor

Son
Male

Robert

Heppenstall

Lodger
First name(s) James
Last name Taylor
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Taylor

Head

Married

41

1840

Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie Ferguson

Taylor

Wife

Married

39

1842

Kenmore, Perthshire, Scotland

James

Taylor

Son

-

13

1868

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Robert

Taylor

Son

-

7

1874

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Gilbert

Taylor

Son

-

7

1874

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Barbara

Taylor

Daughter

-

5

1876

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Peter

Taylor

Son

-

2

1879

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Robert

Heppenstall

Lodger

Unmarried

24

1857

Ireland

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