Harrower Family Tree » Alexander Taylor (1811-< 1894)

Personal data Alexander Taylor 

Sources 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
  • He was born in the year 1811 in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.Sources 1, 2, 4, 5, 7
  • Occupations:
    • before 1894 Night Watchman, wife Agnes death record.Source 6
    • in the year 1861 Night Watchman at Woolen Factory in 4 Commercial Buildings, Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.Source 4
    • in the year 1851 Dyehouse Labourer in Curate's Wynd, Kinross-shire, Scotland.Source 5
    • in the year 1871 Dyehouse Labourer in 4 Commercial Buildings, Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.Source 7
    • in the year 1881 Dyehouse Labourer in 22 Cairnton Street, Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.Source 1
    • in the year 1841 Groom in Auchtertool, Fife, Scotland.Source 2
  • Resident:
    • in the year 1861: 4 Commercial Buildings, Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.Source 4
    • in the year 1851: Curate's Wynd, Kinross-shire, Scotland.Source 5
    • in the year 1871: 4 Commercial Buildings, Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.Source 7
    • in the year 1881: 22 Cairnton Street, Tillicoultry, Clackmannanshire, Scotland.Source 1
    • in the year 1841: Auchtertool, Fife, Scotland.Source 2
  • He died before 1894.Source 6
    Wife Agnes death record

Household of Alexander Taylor

He is married to Agnes Shepherd.

They got married on November 27, 1836 at Kinross, Kinross-shire, Scotland, he was 25 years old.Source 3


Child(ren):

  1. Alexander Taylor  1840-????
  2. Margaret Taylor  1843-????
  3. Charlotte Taylor  1843-???? 
  4. Agnes Taylor  1847-????
  5. John Taylor  1848-????
  6. Edward Taylor  1852-????
  7. James Taylor  1859-????
  8. James Taylor  1849-1855
  9. Barbara Taylor  1837-????
  10. Elizabeth Taylor  1839-????


Notes about Alexander Taylor

1. Charlotte Buchan lived with her Aunt Agnes and family until her mother married in 1853. Agnes was married to Alexander Taylor and both worked at the mills in Kinross - Agnes as a wool winder and Alexander as a dyer. They had six children, three older than Charlotte. The eldest, Barbara, followed Charlotte to Australia and also lived in Penshurst. She was a nurse and her husband, Thomas Prior, a blacksmith there. Their children - Edward, Agnes and William were born in Penshurst. 'Aunt Aggie' moved to Footscray later in life.

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Alexander Taylor

Alexander Taylor
1811-< 1894

1836

Agnes Shepherd
1813-1894

Alexander Taylor
1840-????
Margaret Taylor
1843-????
Charlotte Taylor
1843-????
Agnes Taylor
1847-????
John Taylor
1848-????
Edward Taylor
1852-????
James Taylor
1859-????
James Taylor
1849-1855
Barbara Taylor
1837-????
Elizabeth Taylor
1839-????

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Sources

  1. 1881 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for Alexander Taylor Parish: Tillicoultry; ED: 5; Page: 11; Line: 5; Roll: CSSCT1881_130 1881 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1881 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 3/4 April 1881. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb. Database online.
    Record for Alexander Taylor
    Name: Alexander Taylor
    Age: 75
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1806
    Relationship: Head
    Spouse's Name: Agnes Taylor
    Gender: Male
    Where born: Turriff, Banfshire
    Registration Number: 468
    Registration district: Tillicoultry
    Civil parish: Tillicoultry
    Town: Tillicoultry
    County: Clackmannanshire
    Address: 22 Cairnton Street
    Occupation: Dyer's Labourer
    ED: 5
    Household schedule number: 52
    Line: 5
    Roll: CSSCT1881_130
    Household Members Age Relationship
    Alexander Taylor 75 Head
    Agnes Taylor 65 Wife
    James Taylor 21 Son
  2. 1841 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for Alex Taylor Parish: Auchtertool; ED: 1A; Page: 1; Line: 1190; Year: 1841 1841 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1841 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 6 June 1841. The following information was requested: name, age, gender, profession, and birthplace. Database online.
    Record for Alex Taylor
    Name: Alex Taylor
    Age: 37
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1804
    Gender: Male
    Where born: Scotland
    Civil parish: Auchtertool
    County: Fife
    Address: Auchtertool Village
    Occupation: Groom
    Parish Number: 407
    Household Members Age
    Alex Taylor 37
    Agnes Taylor 27
    Barbara Taylor 4
    Elizabeth Taylor 2
    Alex Taylor 1
  3. Scotland, Select Marriages, Ancestry.com, 1561-1910, Ancestry.com, 1836 Record for Alexander Taylor & Agnes Shepherd Ancestry.com. Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014. Original data: Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910. Salt Lake City, Utah: FamilySearch, 2013.
    Record for Alexander Taylor & Agnes Shepherd
    Name: Alexander Taylor
    Gender: Male
    Marriage Date: 27 Nov 1836
    Marriage Place: Kinross, Kinross-Shire, Scotland
    Spouse: Agnes Shepherd
    FHL Film Number:1040204
    / Ancestry.com
  4. 1861 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for Alexander Taylor Parish: Tillicoultry; ED: 5; Page: 14; Line: 12; Roll: CSSCT1861_62 1861 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1861 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 7/8 April 1861. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb. Database online.
    Record for Alexander Taylor
    Name: Alexander Taylor
    Age: 50
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1811
    Relationship: Head
    Spouse's Name: Agnes Taylor
    Gender: Male
    Where born: Tuniff, Banffshire
    Registration Number: 468
    Registration district: Tillicoultry
    Civil parish: Tillicoultry
    County: Clackmannanshire
    Address: 4 Commercial Buildings
    Occupation: Night-watchman In Woolen Factory
    ED: 5
    Household schedule number: 70
    Line: 12
    Roll: CSSCT1861_62
    Household Members Age Relationship
    Alexander Taylor 50 Head
    Agnes Taylor 47 Wife
    Alexander Taylor 21 Son
    Margaret Taylor 18 Daughter
    Charlotta Taylor 16 Daughter
    Agnes Taylor 14 Daughter
    John Taylor 13 Son
    Edward Taylor 9 Son
    James Taylor 2 Son
  5. 1851 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for Alexander Taylor Parish: Kinross; ED: 6; Page: 17; Line: 16; Roll: CSSCT1851_95; Year: 1851 1851 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1851 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 30/31 March 1851. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb. Database online.
    Record for Alexander Taylor
    Name: Alexander Taylor
    Age: 46
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1805
    Relationship:Head
    Spouse: Agnes Taylor
    Gender: Male
    Where born: Turriff, Banff
    Parish Number: 462
    Civil Parish: Kinross
    Town: Kinross
    County: Kinross
    Address: Curate's Wynd
    Occupation: Labourer (dye House)
    ED: 6
    Page: 17
    Household Schedule Number: 85
    Line: 16
    Roll: CSSCT1851_95
    Household Members:
    Name Age
    Alexander Taylor 46
    Agnes Taylor 38
    Alexander Taylor 11
    Margaret Taylor 9
    Charlotte Taylor 7
    Agnes Taylor 5
    John Taylor 3
    James Taylor 2
  6. Scotlands People - Statutory Registers of Deaths (from 1855), 1894 TAYLOR, AGNES (Statutory registers Deaths 647/ 555)
    1894 TAYLOR, AGNES (Statutory registers Deaths 647/ 555)
    Deaths in the District of Hamilton in the County of Lanark 1894.
    Agnes Taylor
    Widow of Alexander Taylor
    Night Watchman
    1894 December Twentieth 3h. 40m, PM
    16 Albert Buildings
    Earnock, Hamilton F. 78 years
    Parents: George Shepherd, Miner
    Elizabeth Shepherd
    MS Strang
    (Both deceased)
    COD: Acute Peritonitis 4 days
    As Cert. by F. Livingstone
    London MB.C.M.
    Inf. Alex'r. Bird
    Son-in-Law (present)
    170 Almada Street, Hamilton
    1894 December 20th, Hamilton
    William J. E. Rae
    Assist. Registrar
  7. 1871 Scotland Census Ancestry.com, Record for Alexander Taylor Parish: Tillicoultry; ED: 5; Page: 2; Line: 2; Roll: CSSCT1871_80 1871 Scotland Census [Ancestry.com] The 1871 Census for Scotland was taken on the night of 2/3 April 1871. The following information was requested: place, name, relationship to head of family, marital status, age, gender, profession, birthplace, and whether blind, deaf, and dumb. Database online.
    Record for Alexander Taylor
    Name: Alexr Taylor
    Age: 66
    Estimated Birth Year: abt 1805
    Relationship: Head
    Spouse's Name: Agnes Taylor
    Gender: Male
    Where born: Turniff, Banffshire
    Registration Number: 468
    Registration district: Tillicoultry
    Civil parish: Tillicoultry
    Town: Tillicoultry
    County: Clackmannanshire
    Address: 4 Commercial Buildings
    Occupation: Labourer in Dyehouse
    ED: 5
    Household schedule number: 5
    Line: 1
    Roll: CSSCT1871_80
    Household Members Age Relationship
    Alexr Taylor 66 Head
    Agnes Taylor 58 Wife
    Edward Taylor 19 Son
    James Taylor 11 Son

Historical events

Day of marriage November 27, 1836

  • The temperature on November 27, 1836 was about 12.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: betrokken regen winderig. Source: KNMI
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