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Household of John Taylor (born 1832, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, 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.

John Taylor and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Taylor, born in 1832 in Covington, Lanarkshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Galloway, born in 1827 in Covington, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Ann (born 1854 in Covington, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1858 in Covington, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1860 in Covington, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1860 in Covington, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Mary W (born 1867 in St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Sister-In-Law, Janet Galloway, born in 1815 in Covington, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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John Taylor's household

Male

John

Taylor

Head
Female

Mary

Galloway

Wife
Female

Ann

Taylor

Daughter
Male

James

Taylor

Son
Female

Catherine

Taylor

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Taylor

Daughter
Female

Mary W

Taylor

Daughter
Female

Janet

Galloway

Sister-In-Law
First name(s) John
Last name Taylor
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Covington, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Taylor

Head

Married

49

1832

Covington, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Galloway

Wife

Married

54

1827

Covington, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ann

Taylor

Daughter

Unmarried

27

1854

Covington, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Taylor

Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Covington, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine

Taylor

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Covington, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Taylor

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Covington, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary W

Taylor

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

St Cuthbert's, Midlothian, Scotland

Janet

Galloway

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

66

1815

Covington, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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