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Household of John Taylor (born 1835, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Taylor, born in 1835 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 5 children; Alexander (born 1859 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Catherine (born 1861 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Thomas (born 1863 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), George (born 1866 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and John (born 1869 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Jessie Macmath, born in 1846 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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John Taylor's household

Male

John

Taylor

Head
Male

Alexander

Taylor

Son
Female

Catherine

Taylor

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Taylor

Son
Male

George

Taylor

Son
Male

John

Taylor

Son
Female

Jessie

Macmath

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Taylor
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Taylor

Head

Widower

46

1835

Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Alexander

Taylor

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Catherine

Taylor

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Taylor

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

George

Taylor

Son

-

15

1866

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

John

Taylor

Son

-

12

1869

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Jessie

Macmath

Servant

Unmarried

35

1846

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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