Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of James Taylor (born 1838, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew's, Midlothian, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of James Taylor, born in 1838 in Orkney, consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Catherine Taylor, born in 1838 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 5 children; Catherine (born 1870 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Christina (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), William (born 1878 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and John (born 1880 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Brother-In-Law, Robert (born 1850 in Orkney, Scotland), James's Boarder, James (born 1858 in Cleish, Kinrossshire, Scotland) and James's Boarder, James (born 1861 in Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

James Taylor's household

Male

James

Taylor

Head
Female

Catherine

Taylor

Wife
Female

Catherine

Taylor

Daughter
Male

James

Taylor

Son
Female

Christina

Taylor

Daughter
Male

William

Taylor

Son
Male

John

Taylor

Son
Male

Robert

Esson

Brother-In-Law
Male

James

Strath

Boarder
Male

James

Milne

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Taylor
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Taylor

Head

Married

43

1838

Orkney, Scotland

Catherine

Taylor

Wife

Married

43

1838

Orkney, Scotland

Catherine

Taylor

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

James

Taylor

Son

-

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Christina

Taylor

Daughter

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Taylor

Son

-

3

1878

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Taylor

Son

-

1

1880

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Esson

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

31

1850

Orkney, Scotland

James

Strath

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Cleish, Kinrossshire, Scotland

James

Milne

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Cruden, Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of James Taylor in St Andrew's in 1881, and follow the Taylor family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for James Taylor

We’ve found James Taylor in 2110 family trees. Find out more about James Taylor's household and view the Taylor family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census