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Household of James Telfer (born 1834, Roxburghshire)

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.

James Telfer and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Telfer, born in 1834 in Kelso, Roxburghshire, consisted of 5 members. James was the head of the household, married to Jane Telfer, born in 1846 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Elspeth (born 1878 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1880 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Visitor, Jane Grigor, born in 1817 in Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland.


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James Telfer's household

Male

James

Telfer

Head
Female

Jane

Telfer

Wife
Female

Elspeth

Telfer

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Telfer

Daughter
Female

Jane

Grigor

Visitor
First name(s) James
Last name Telfer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 47
Birth year 1834
Birth place Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Telfer

Head

Married

47

1834

Kelso, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Jane

Telfer

Wife

Married

35

1846

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

Elspeth

Telfer

Daughter

-

3

1878

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Telfer

Daughter

-

1

1880

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Jane

Grigor

Visitor

-

64

1817

Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland

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