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Household of John Telfer (born 1846)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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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.

John Telfer and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Telfer, born in 1846 in , consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Telfer, born in 1847 in Reading, Berkshire, England. They had 4 children; Catherine E (born 1875 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), Nancy H (born 1877 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England), James (born 1878 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England) and Janet S (born 1880 in Blackburn, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother, Robert (born 1844 in Scotland) and John's Servant, Maria (born 1863 in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England).


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John Telfer's household

Male

John

Telfer

Head
Female

Janet

Telfer

Wife
Female

Catherine E

Telfer

Daughter
Female

Nancy H

Telfer

Daughter
Male

James

Telfer

Son
Female

Janet S

Telfer

Daughter
Male

Robert

Telfer

Brother
Female

Maria

Sholecar

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Telfer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Telfer

Head

Married

35

1846

Scotland

Janet

Telfer

Wife

Married

34

1847

Reading, Berkshire, England

Catherine E

Telfer

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Nancy H

Telfer

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

James

Telfer

Son

Single

3

1878

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Janet S

Telfer

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Blackburn, Lancashire, England

Robert

Telfer

Brother

Single

37

1844

Scotland

Maria

Sholecar

Servant

Single

18

1863

Ormskirk, Lancashire, England

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