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Household of Matthew Taylor (born 1827, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Wigan, 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.

Matthew Taylor and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Taylor, born in 1827 in Chorley, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Ellen Taylor, born in 1828 in Chorley, Lancashire, England. They had 6 children; John (born 1853 in Chorley, Lancashire, England), Robert (born 1857 in Chorley, Lancashire, England), Jane (born 1858 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), Sarah (born 1863 in Wigan, Lancashire, England), James (born 1867 in Wigan, Lancashire, England) and Ellen (born 1871 in Wigan, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was Matthew's Boarder, John Yates, born in 1860 in Wigan, Lancashire, England.


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Matthew Taylor's household

Male

Matthew

Taylor

Head
Female

Ellen

Taylor

Wife
Male

John

Taylor

Son
Male

Robert

Taylor

Son
Female

Jane

Taylor

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Taylor

Daughter
Male

James

Taylor

Son
Female

Ellen

Taylor

Daughter
Male

John

Yates

Boarder
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Taylor
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Chorley, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Taylor

Head

Married

54

1827

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Taylor

Wife

Married

53

1828

Chorley, Lancashire, England

John

Taylor

Son

Single

28

1853

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Robert

Taylor

Son

Single

24

1857

Chorley, Lancashire, England

Jane

Taylor

Daughter

Single

23

1858

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Taylor

Daughter

Single

18

1863

Wigan, Lancashire, England

James

Taylor

Son

Single

14

1867

Wigan, Lancashire, England

Ellen

Taylor

Daughter

Single

10

1871

Wigan, Lancashire, England

John

Yates

Boarder

Single

21

1860

Wigan, Lancashire, England

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