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Household of Archibald Telfer (born 1835, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Andrew, Forfarshire (Angus), 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.

Archibald Telfer and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Archibald Telfer, born in 1835 in Laurieston, Lanarkshire, consisted of 6 members. Archibald was the head of the household, married to Margaret Telfer, born in 1839 in Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Grace (born 1863 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Archibald (born 1867 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Maggie (born 1874 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Archibald's Niece, Isabella Robertson, born in 1864 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Archibald Telfer's household

Male

Archibald

Telfer

Head
Female

Margaret

Telfer

Wife
Female

Grace

Telfer

Daughter
Male

Archibald

Telfer

Son
Female

Maggie

Telfer

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Robertson

Niece
First name(s) Archibald
Last name Telfer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Laurieston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Archibald

Telfer

Head

Married

46

1835

Laurieston, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Telfer

Wife

Married

42

1839

Roxburghshire, Scotland

Grace

Telfer

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Archibald

Telfer

Son

-

14

1867

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Maggie

Telfer

Daughter

-

7

1874

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Isabella

Robertson

Niece

Unmarried

17

1864

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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