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Household of Alexander Telfer (born 1832, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, Renfrewshire, 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 Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Annie Telfer, born in 1833 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Annie (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Lewis (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and George (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Alexander Telfer's household

Male

Alexander

Telfer

Head
Female

Annie

Telfer

Wife
Female

Annie

Telfer

Daughter
Male

Lewis

Telfer

Son
Male

John

Telfer

Son
Male

George

Telfer

Son
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Telfer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Glasgow, 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

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Telfer

Wife

Married

48

1833

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Telfer

Daughter

-

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Lewis

Telfer

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Telfer

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Telfer

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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