John Anderson
Born 1810
Start a free trial to view
Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time
Household of William Taylor (born 1847, Orkney)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Birsay, Orkney, Scotland
More informationkeyboard_arrow_down
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
More informationkeyboard_arrow_down
In the 1881 Census, the household of William Taylor, born in 1847 in Orkney, consisted of 9 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Taylor, born in 1845 in Orkney, Scotland. They had 5 children; May (born 1871 in Orkney, Scotland), Helen (born 1873 in Orkney, Scotland), Peter (born 1875 in Orkney, Scotland), William (born 1878 in Orkney, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1880 in Orkney, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Sarah (born 1856 in Orkney, Scotland) and William's Boarder, Helen (born 1854 in Orkney, Scotland).
Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time
William Taylor's household
William
Taylor
Head
Margaret
Taylor
Wife
May
Taylor
Daughter
Helen
Taylor
Daughter
Peter
Taylor
Son
William
Taylor
Son
Margaret
Taylor
Daughter
Sarah
Johnstone
Servant
Helen
Robertson
Boarder
| First name(s) | William |
| Last name | Taylor |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 34 |
| Birth year | 1847 |
| Birth place | Orkney, Scotland |
Household members (9 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
William | Taylor | Head | Married | 34 | 1847 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Margaret | Taylor | Wife | Married | 36 | 1845 | Orkney, Scotland | |
May | Taylor | Daughter | - | 10 | 1871 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Helen | Taylor | Daughter | - | 8 | 1873 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Peter | Taylor | Son | - | 6 | 1875 | Orkney, Scotland | |
William | Taylor | Son | - | 3 | 1878 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Margaret | Taylor | Daughter | - | 1 | 1880 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Sarah | Johnstone | Servant | - | 25 | 1856 | Orkney, Scotland | |
Helen | Robertson | Boarder | Unmarried | 27 | 1854 | Orkney, Scotland |
Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections
Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of William Taylor in Birsay in 1881, and follow the Taylor family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.
We've found family trees for William Taylor
We’ve found William Taylor in 3432 family trees. Find out more about William Taylor's household and view the Taylor family in family trees created by Findmypast members.
Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census
These might have been neighbours of William Taylor, recorded on nearby pages of the 1881 Census.