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Household of John Telfer (born 1831, 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.

John Telfer and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Telfer, born in 1831 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Agnes Telfer, born in 1836 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; George (born 1859 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Andrew M (born 1872 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Adam (born 1874 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and William (born 1877 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Son, Thomas (born 1858 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland), John's Step Daughter, Agnes (born 1861 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and John's Step Daughter, Isabella (born 1864 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland).


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John Telfer's household

Male

John

Telfer

Head
Female

Agnes

Telfer

Wife
Male

George

Telfer

Son
Male

Andrew M

Telfer

Son
Male

Adam

Telfer

Son
Male

William

Telfer

Son
Male

Thomas

Marchbank

Step Son
Female

Agnes

Marchbank

Step Daughter
Female

Isabella

Marchbank

Step Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Telfer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Telfer

Head

Married

50

1831

Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Agnes

Telfer

Wife

Married

45

1836

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

George

Telfer

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Andrew M

Telfer

Son

-

9

1872

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Adam

Telfer

Son

-

7

1874

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

William

Telfer

Son

-

4

1877

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Thomas

Marchbank

Step Son

Unmarried

23

1858

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Agnes

Marchbank

Step Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Isabella

Marchbank

Step Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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