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Household of John Telfer (born 1825, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Mungo, Dumfriesshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Telfer, born in 1825 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Telfer, born in 1826 in Corrie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Agnes (born 1853 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1855 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), John (born 1857 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), James (born 1860 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Thomas (born 1864 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Grandson, John (born 1875 in St Mungo's, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), John's Granddaughter, Janet (born 1881 in St Mungo's, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and John's Granddaughter, Jane (born 1881 in St Mungo's, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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John Telfer's household

Male

John

Telfer

Head
Female

Janet

Telfer

Wife
Female

Agnes

Telfer

Daughter
Female

Janet

Telfer

Daughter
Male

John

Telfer

Son
Male

James

Telfer

Son
Male

Thomas

Telfer

Son
Male

John

Telfer

Grandson
Female

Janet

Telfer

Granddaughter
Female

Jane

Telfer

Granddaughter
First name(s) John
Last name Telfer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 56
Birth year 1825
Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Telfer

Head

Married

56

1825

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Janet

Telfer

Wife

Married

55

1826

Corrie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Agnes

Telfer

Daughter

Unmarried

28

1853

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Janet

Telfer

Daughter

Unmarried

26

1855

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John

Telfer

Son

Unmarried

24

1857

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Telfer

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Thomas

Telfer

Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John

Telfer

Grandson

-

6

1875

St Mungo's, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Janet

Telfer

Granddaughter

-

0

1881

St Mungo's, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jane

Telfer

Granddaughter

-

0

1881

St Mungo's, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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