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Household of Thomas Telfer (born 1846, Roxburghshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Canongate, Midlothian, 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.

Thomas Telfer and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Telfer, born in 1846 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, consisted of 5 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Catherine Telfer, born in 1844 in Coldstream, Berwickshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Catherine (born 1872 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Isabella (born 1875 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Andrew (born 1876 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Thomas Telfer's household

Male

Thomas

Telfer

Head
Female

Catherine

Telfer

Wife
Female

Catherine

Telfer

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Telfer

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Telfer

Son
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Telfer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Telfer

Head

Married

35

1846

Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Catherine

Telfer

Wife

Married

37

1844

Coldstream, Berwickshire, Scotland

Catherine

Telfer

Daughter

-

9

1872

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Telfer

Daughter

-

6

1875

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Andrew

Telfer

Son

-

5

1876

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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