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Household of Robert Taylor (born 1807, Orkney)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Stromness, Orkney, 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.

Robert Taylor and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Taylor, born in 1807 in Orkney, consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, widower. He had 1 child; Catherine, born 1832 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Granddaughter, Katy (born 1865 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland), Robert's Granddaughter, Robina (born 1869 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland), Robert's Granddaughter, Joanna (born 1871 in Stromness, Orkney, Scotland), Robert's Servant, Lydia A M (born 1860 in Orkney, Scotland), Robert's Servant, Katie A (born 1858 in Orkney, Scotland) and Robert's Servant, David (born 1855 in Drumlithie, Kincardineshire, Scotland).


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Robert Taylor's household

Male

Robert

Taylor

Head
Female

Catherine

Garriock

Daughter
Female

Katy

Garriock

Granddaughter
Female

Robina

Garriock

Granddaughter
Female

Joanna

Garriock

Granddaughter
Female

Lydia A M

Wood

Servant
Female

Katie A

Sutherland

Servant
Male

David

McKenzie

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Taylor
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 74
Birth year 1807
Birth place Orkney, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Taylor

Head

Widower

74

1807

Orkney, Scotland

Catherine

Garriock

Daughter

Married

49

1832

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Katy

Garriock

Granddaughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Robina

Garriock

Granddaughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Joanna

Garriock

Granddaughter

Unmarried

10

1871

Stromness, Orkney, Scotland

Lydia A M

Wood

Servant

Unmarried

21

1860

Orkney, Scotland

Katie A

Sutherland

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Orkney, Scotland

David

McKenzie

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Drumlithie, Kincardineshire, Scotland

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