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Household of Robert Taylor (born 1845, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Taylor, born in 1845 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, consisted of 11 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Catherine D Taylor, born in 1852 in Livingston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland. They had 5 children; Margaret (born 1873 in Livingston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Mary (born 1875 in Livingston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Agnes (born 1877 in Livingston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Catherine D (born 1879 in Livingston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and Isabella (born 1881 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Mother, Margaret (born 1808 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert's Nephew, Alexander (born 1869 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Robert's Boarder, Matthew (born 1835 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert's Boarder, John (born 1849 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).


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Robert Taylor's household

Male

Robert

Taylor

Head
Female

Catherine D

Taylor

Wife
Female

Margaret

Taylor

Daughter
Female

Mary

Taylor

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Taylor

Daughter
Female

Catherine D

Taylor

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Taylor

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Robertson

Mother
Male

Alexander

Smith

Nephew
Male

Matthew

Taylor

Boarder
Male

John

Russel

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Taylor
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 36
Birth year 1845
Birth place Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Taylor

Head

Married

36

1845

Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Catherine D

Taylor

Wife

Married

29

1852

Livingston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Taylor

Daughter

-

8

1873

Livingston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Mary

Taylor

Daughter

-

6

1875

Livingston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Agnes

Taylor

Daughter

-

4

1877

Livingston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Catherine D

Taylor

Daughter

-

2

1879

Livingston, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Isabella

Taylor

Daughter

-

0

1881

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Margaret

Robertson

Mother

Widow

73

1808

Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Smith

Nephew

-

12

1869

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Matthew

Taylor

Boarder

Unmarried

46

1835

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Russel

Boarder

Unmarried

32

1849

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

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