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Household of James Taylor (born 1847, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew's, Midlothian, 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 1847 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary A Taylor, born in 1846 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland. They had 4 children; Magdalene (born 1873 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1876 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1877 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Alexander (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Sister, Maggie Taylor, born in 1863 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland.


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James Taylor's household

Male

James

Taylor

Head
Female

Mary A

Taylor

Wife
Female

Magdalene

Taylor

Daughter
Male

James

Taylor

Son
Male

William

Taylor

Son
Male

Alexander

Taylor

Son
Female

Maggie

Taylor

Sister
First name(s) James
Last name Taylor
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Taylor

Head

Married

34

1847

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Mary A

Taylor

Wife

Married

35

1846

Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Magdalene

Taylor

Daughter

-

8

1873

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Taylor

Son

-

5

1876

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Taylor

Son

-

4

1877

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Taylor

Son

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Maggie

Taylor

Sister

Unmarried

18

1863

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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