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Household of Eliza Telfer (born 1828, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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.

Eliza Telfer and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Eliza Telfer, born in 1828 in Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, consisted of 6 members. Eliza was the head of the household, widow. She had 5 children; James (born 1857 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1859 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Eliza (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Janet P (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Eliza Telfer's household

Female

Eliza

Telfer

Head
Male

James

Telfer

Son
Male

Alexander

Telfer

Son
Male

David

Telfer

Son
Female

Eliza

Telfer

Daughter
Female

Janet P

Telfer

Daughter
First name(s) Eliza
Last name Telfer
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Eliza

Telfer

Head

Widow

53

1828

Kilmaurs, Ayrshire, Scotland

James

Telfer

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Telfer

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Telfer

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Eliza

Telfer

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet P

Telfer

Daughter

-

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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