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Household of David Telfer (born 1812, Lanarkshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Kelvin, Lanarkshire, 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.
David Telfer and 10 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Telfer, born in 1812 in Roberton, Lanarkshire, consisted of 11 members. David was the head of the household, married to Mary Telfer, born in 1825 in Midlothian, Scotland. They had 7 children; James Hope (born 1855 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary Hope (born 1853 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie R (born 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Emma S (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Isobel W (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alice M (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Beatrice T (born 1867 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were David's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1860 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and David's Boarder, Archibald (born 1840 in -).
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David Telfer's household
David
Telfer
Head
Mary
Telfer
Wife
James Hope
Telfer
Son
Mary Hope
Telfer
Daughter
Jessie R
Telfer
Daughter
Emma S
Telfer
Daughter
Isobel W
Telfer
Daughter
Alice M
Telfer
Daughter
Beatrice T
Telfer
Daughter
Elizabeth
Shankland
Servant
Archibald
Colvile
Boarder
| First name(s) | David |
| Last name | Telfer |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 69 |
| Birth year | 1812 |
| Birth place | Roberton, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
Household members (11 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
David | Telfer | Head | Married | 69 | 1812 | Roberton, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Telfer | Wife | Married | 56 | 1825 | Midlothian, Scotland | |
James Hope | Telfer | Son | Unmarried | 26 | 1855 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Mary Hope | Telfer | Daughter | Unmarried | 28 | 1853 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Jessie R | Telfer | Daughter | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Emma S | Telfer | Daughter | - | 22 | 1859 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Isobel W | Telfer | Daughter | - | 20 | 1861 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Alice M | Telfer | Daughter | - | 18 | 1863 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Beatrice T | Telfer | Daughter | - | 14 | 1867 | Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Shankland | Servant | Unmarried | 21 | 1860 | Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Archibald | Colvile | Boarder | Unmarried | 41 | 1840 | - |
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