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Household of James Taylor (born 1820, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, Lanarkshire, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Taylor, born in 1820 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Taylor, born in 1822 in Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Mary (born 1856 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Allice (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Sarah (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Adopted Daughter, Elizabeth Taylor, born in 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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James Taylor's household

Male

James

Taylor

Head
Female

Mary

Taylor

Wife
Female

Mary

Taylor

Daughter
Male

John

Taylor

Son
Female

Allice

Taylor

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Taylor

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Taylor

Adopted Daughter
First name(s) James
Last name Taylor
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 61
Birth year 1820
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Taylor

Head

Married

61

1820

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Taylor

Wife

Married

59

1822

Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Taylor

Daughter

Unmarried

25

1856

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Taylor

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Allice

Taylor

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Taylor

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Taylor

Adopted Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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