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Household of William Taylor (born 1840, Lancashire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Oldham, 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.

William Taylor and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Taylor, born in 1840 in Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Betsy Taylor, born in 1836 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England. They had 6 children; Sarah Han (born 1860 in Hulme, Lancashire, England), William Ed (born 1866 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Edward (born 1868 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), James (born 1870 in Oldham, Lancashire, England), Annie (born 1875 in Oldham, Lancashire, England) and Harry (born 1877 in Oldham, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother In Law, Sarah Rayner, born in 1806 in Dukinfield, Cheshire, England.


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William Taylor's household

Male

William

Taylor

Head
Female

Betsy

Taylor

Wife
Female

Sarah Han

Wood

Daughter
Male

William Ed

Taylor

Son
Male

Edward

Taylor

Son
Male

James

Taylor

Son
Female

Annie

Taylor

Daughter
Male

Harry

Taylor

Son
Female

Sarah

Rayner

Mother In Law
First name(s) William
Last name Taylor
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Taylor

Head

Married

41

1840

Ashton under Lyne, Lancashire, England

Betsy

Taylor

Wife

Married

45

1836

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

Sarah Han

Wood

Daughter

Single

21

1860

Hulme, Lancashire, England

William Ed

Taylor

Son

Single

15

1866

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Edward

Taylor

Son

Single

13

1868

Oldham, Lancashire, England

James

Taylor

Son

Single

11

1870

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Annie

Taylor

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Harry

Taylor

Son

Single

4

1877

Oldham, Lancashire, England

Sarah

Rayner

Mother In Law

Widow

75

1806

Dukinfield, Cheshire, England

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