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Household of James Telfer (born 1841, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Telfer, born in 1841 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Muir, born in 1841 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1873 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Christina (born 1875 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), Alexander (born 1878 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland) and John (born 1881 in Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Thomas Roy, born in 1861 in Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland.


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James Telfer's household

Male

James

Telfer

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Muir

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Telfer

Daughter
Female

Christina

Telfer

Daughter
Male

Alexander

Telfer

Son
Male

John

Telfer

Son
Male

Thomas

Roy

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Telfer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 40
Birth year 1841
Birth place Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Telfer

Head

Married

40

1841

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Muir

Wife

Married

40

1841

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Telfer

Daughter

-

8

1873

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Christina

Telfer

Daughter

-

6

1875

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Alexander

Telfer

Son

-

3

1878

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

John

Telfer

Son

-

0

1881

Bathgate, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Thomas

Roy

Boarder

-

20

1861

Crieff, Perthshire, Scotland

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