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Household of John Telfor (born 1846, Peeblesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Culter, Lanarkshire, 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 Telfor and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Telfor, born in 1846 in Kirkurd, Peeblesshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jessie Telfor, born in 1850 in Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1871 in Kirkurd, Peeblesshire, Scotland), Jane Reid (born 1873 in Kirkurd, Peeblesshire, Scotland), Henry (born 1875 in Bonhill, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Grace Weir (born 1877 in Coulter, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Archibald Douglas (born 1879 in Coulter, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Telfor's household

Male

John

Telfor

Head
Female

Jessie

Telfor

Wife
Male

John

Telfor

Son
Female

Jane Reid

Telfor

Daughter
Male

Henry

Telfor

Son
Female

Grace Weir

Telfor

Daughter
Male

Archibald Douglas

Telfor

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Telfor
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Kirkurd, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Telfor

Head

Married

35

1846

Kirkurd, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Jessie

Telfor

Wife

Married

31

1850

Biggar, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Telfor

Son

-

10

1871

Kirkurd, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Jane Reid

Telfor

Daughter

-

8

1873

Kirkurd, Peeblesshire, Scotland

Henry

Telfor

Son

-

6

1875

Bonhill, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Grace Weir

Telfor

Daughter

-

4

1877

Coulter, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald Douglas

Telfor

Son

-

2

1879

Coulter, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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