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Household of Alexander Telfer (born 1832, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Georges, Midlothian, 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 1832 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Agnes Telfer, born in 1858 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Agnes (born 1858 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1860 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1867 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Servant, Mary (born 1867 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Servant, Mary (born 1866 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
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Alexander Telfer's household
Alexander
Telfer
Head
Agnes
Telfer
Daughter
Jane
Telfer
Daughter
John
Telfer
Son
Mary
Gilmour
Servant
Mary
Reid
Servant
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Telfer |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 49 |
| Birth year | 1832 |
| Birth place | Carnwath, 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 | 49 | 1832 | Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Agnes | Telfer | Daughter | Unmarried | 23 | 1858 | Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jane | Telfer | Daughter | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | Telfer | Son | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland | |
Mary | Gilmour | Servant | Unmarried | 14 | 1867 | Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Reid | Servant | Unmarried | 15 | 1866 | Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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