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Household of Robert R Telfer (born 1855, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tradeston, 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.

Robert R Telfer and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert R Telfer, born in 1855 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 5 members. Robert R was the head of the household, married to Mary Telfer, born in 1852 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Isabella M (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Pollokshields, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert R's Servant, Mary Lindsay, born in 1865 in Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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Robert R Telfer's household

Male

Robert R

Telfer

Head
Female

Mary

Telfer

Wife
Female

Isabella M

Telfer

Daughter
Male

James

Telfer

Son
Female

Mary

Lindsay

Servant
First name(s) Robert R
Last name Telfer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 26
Birth year 1855
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert R

Telfer

Head

Married

26

1855

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Telfer

Wife

Married

29

1852

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Isabella M

Telfer

Daughter

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Telfer

Son

-

0

1881

Pollokshields, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Lindsay

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Lanarkshire, Scotland

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