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Household of Walter Telfer (born 1844, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dumfries, 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.

Walter Telfer and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Walter Telfer, born in 1844 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 5 members. Walter was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Welsh, born in 1848 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Jane Welsh (born 1876 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Agnes S (born 1879 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Walter's Mother-In-Law, Jane Welsh, born in 1810 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland.


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Walter Telfer's household

Male

Walter

Telfer

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Welsh

Wife
Female

Jane Welsh

Tefer

Daughter
Female

Agnes S

Tefer

Daughter
Female

Jane

Welsh

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) Walter
Last name Telfer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Walter

Telfer

Head

Married

37

1844

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Welsh

Wife

Married

33

1848

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jane Welsh

Tefer

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Agnes S

Tefer

Daughter

Unmarried

2

1879

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jane

Welsh

Mother-In-Law

Widow

71

1810

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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