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Household of Joseph Taylor (born 1836, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

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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.

Joseph Taylor and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Taylor, born in 1836 in Halifax, Yorkshire, consisted of 8 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Selina Taylor, born in 1841 in Stonehouse, Devon, England. They had 5 children; Joseph George John (born 1863 in Stonehouse, Devon, England), Simon James (born 1865 in Stalybridge, Kent, England), Sarah Emma (born 1869 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England), Mary Elizabeth (born 1871 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England) and William Henry (born 1881 in Stalybridge, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Joseph's Mother In Law, Sarah Willcocks, born in 1811 in Devon, England.


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Joseph Taylor's household

Male

Joseph

Taylor

Head
Female

Selina

Taylor

Wife
Male

Joseph George John

Taylor

Son
Male

Simon James

Taylor

Son
Female

Sarah Emma

Taylor

Daughter
Female

Mary Elizabeth

Taylor

Daughter
Male

William Henry

Taylor

Son
Female

Sarah

Willcocks

Mother In Law
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Taylor
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Taylor

Head

Married

45

1836

Halifax, Yorkshire, England

Selina

Taylor

Wife

Married

40

1841

Stonehouse, Devon, England

Joseph George John

Taylor

Son

Single

18

1863

Stonehouse, Devon, England

Simon James

Taylor

Son

Single

16

1865

Stalybridge, Kent, England

Sarah Emma

Taylor

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Mary Elizabeth

Taylor

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

William Henry

Taylor

Son

Single

0

1881

Stalybridge, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Willcocks

Mother In Law

Widow

70

1811

Devon, England

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