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Household of Thomas Taylor (born 1824, Orkney & Zetland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whiteness & Weisdale, Shetland, 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.

Thomas Taylor and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Taylor, born in 1824 in Orkney & Zetland, consisted of 8 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Taylor, born in 1828 in Orkney & Zetland, Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1865 in White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland), Charles (born 1869 in White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1872 in White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Thomas's Niece, Margaret (born 1865 in Orkney & Zetland, Scotland), Thomas's Niece, Jane (born 1867 in Orkney & Zetland, Scotland) and Thomas's Visitor, Margaret (born 1867 in Orkney & Zetland, Scotland).


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Thomas Taylor's household

Male

Thomas

Taylor

Head
Female

Margaret

Taylor

Wife
Male

William

Taylor

Son
Male

Charles

Taylor

Son
Female

Margaret

Taylor

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Taylor

Niece
Female

Jane

Taylor

Niece
Female

Margaret

Ganson

Visitor
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Taylor
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 57
Birth year 1824
Birth place Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Taylor

Head

Married

57

1824

Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Margaret

Taylor

Wife

Married

53

1828

Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

William

Taylor

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Charles

Taylor

Son

-

12

1869

White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Margaret

Taylor

Daughter

-

9

1872

White Ness, Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Margaret

Taylor

Niece

Unmarried

16

1865

Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Jane

Taylor

Niece

Unmarried

14

1867

Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

Margaret

Ganson

Visitor

Unmarried

14

1867

Orkney & Zetland, Scotland

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