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Household of Helen Telfer (born 1849, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hawick, Roxburghshire, 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.

Helen Telfer and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Helen Telfer, born in 1849 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 7 members. Helen was the head of the household, widow. She had 3 children; Robert (born 1874 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1875 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Mary G (born 1881 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Helen's Boarder, John (born 1873 in England), Helen's Boarder, Walter (born 1875 in England) and Helen's Lodger, Sarah (born 1857 in Newton Stewart, Galloway, Scotland).


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Helen Telfer's household

Female

Helen

Telfer

Head
Male

Robert

Telfer

Son
Female

Annie

Telfer

Daughter
Male

John

Rae

Boarder
Male

Walter

Rae

Boarder
Female

Sarah

Candlish

Lodger
Female

Mary G

Candlish

Daughter
First name(s) Helen
Last name Telfer
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Helen

Telfer

Head

Widow

32

1849

Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Robert

Telfer

Son

-

7

1874

Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Annie

Telfer

Daughter

-

6

1875

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John

Rae

Boarder

-

8

1873

England

Walter

Rae

Boarder

-

6

1875

England

Sarah

Candlish

Lodger

Unmarried

24

1857

Newton Stewart, Galloway, Scotland

Mary G

Candlish

Daughter

-

0

1881

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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