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Household of William Telfer (born 1828)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Totnes, Devon, England

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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.

William Telfer and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Telfer, born in 1828 in , consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Mary Telfer, born in 1840 in Scotland. They had 3 children; Frances C (born 1875 in Queenstown, Lancashire, England), Constance L (born 1878 in Cape, South Africa) and James D (born 1876 in Queenstown, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Servant, Ellen W Willing, born in 1863 in Brixham, Devon, England.


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William Telfer's household

Male

William

Telfer

Head
Female

Mary

Telfer

Wife
Female

Frances C

Telfer

Daughter
Female

Constance L

Telfer

Daughter
Male

James D

Telfer

Son
Female

Ellen W

Willing

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Telfer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Telfer

Head

Married

53

1828

Scotland

Mary

Telfer

Wife

Married

41

1840

Scotland

Frances C

Telfer

Daughter

Single

6

1875

Queenstown, Lancashire, England

Constance L

Telfer

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Cape, South Africa

James D

Telfer

Son

Single

5

1876

Queenstown, Lancashire, England

Ellen W

Willing

Servant

Single

18

1863

Brixham, Devon, England

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