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Household of Thomas Telfer (born 1837, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Crawford, 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.

Thomas Telfer and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Thomas Telfer, born in 1837 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 10 members. Thomas was the head of the household, married to Margaret Telfer, born in 1842 in Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; James (born 1868 in Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1869 in Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David (born 1872 in Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Marian (born 1875 in Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1877 in Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Sarah (born 1878 in Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Christina (born 1880 in Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Thomas's Visitor, James Anderson, born in 1831 in Eskdalemuir, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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Thomas Telfer's household

Male

Thomas

Telfer

Head
Female

Margaret

Telfer

Wife
Male

James

Telfer

Son
Female

Mary

Telfer

Daughter
Male

David

Telfer

Son
Female

Marian

Telfer

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Telfer

Daughter
Female

Sarah

Telfer

Daughter
Female

Christina

Telfer

Daughter
Male

James

Anderson

Visitor
First name(s) Thomas
Last name Telfer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Thomas

Telfer

Head

Married

44

1837

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret

Telfer

Wife

Married

39

1842

Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Telfer

Son

-

13

1868

Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Telfer

Daughter

-

12

1869

Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Telfer

Son

-

9

1872

Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marian

Telfer

Daughter

-

6

1875

Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Telfer

Daughter

-

4

1877

Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

Telfer

Daughter

-

3

1878

Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Christina

Telfer

Daughter

-

1

1880

Crawford, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Anderson

Visitor

-

50

1831

Eskdalemuir, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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