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Household of Alexander Telfer (born 1831, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newlands, Peeblesshire, 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.

Alexander Telfer and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Telfer, born in 1831 in Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Telfer, born in 1837 in Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Helen (born 1866 in Newlands, Peeblesshire, Scotland), John (born 1869 in Newlands, Peeblesshire, Scotland), Charles (born 1871 in Newlands, Peeblesshire, Scotland) and William (born 1877 in Newlands, Peeblesshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Telfer's household

Male

Alexander

Telfer

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Telfer

Wife
Female

Helen

Telfer

Daughter
Male

John

Telfer

Son
Male

Charles

Telfer

Son
Male

William

Telfer

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Telfer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Telfer

Head

Married

50

1831

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Telfer

Wife

Married

44

1837

Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Telfer

Daughter

-

15

1866

Newlands, Peeblesshire, Scotland

John

Telfer

Son

-

12

1869

Newlands, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Charles

Telfer

Son

-

10

1871

Newlands, Peeblesshire, Scotland

William

Telfer

Son

-

4

1877

Newlands, Peeblesshire, Scotland

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