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Household of William Telfer (born 1856, Perthshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Carnock, Fife, 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.

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 1856 in Perthshire, consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Frances M G Telfer, born in 1853 in East Indies. They had 2 children; Edgar W F (born 1877 in Carnock, Fife, Scotland) and Elsie G A (born 1879 in Carnock, Fife, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Servant, Isabella M (born 1859 in Carnbee, Fife, Scotland) and William's Servant, Elizabeth (born 1863 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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William Telfer's household

Male

William

Telfer

Head
Female

Frances M G

Telfer

Wife
Male

Edgar W F

Telfer

Son
Female

Elsie G A

Telfer

Daughter
Female

Isabella M

Watson

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Purves

Servant
First name(s) William
Last name Telfer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Perthshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Telfer

Head

Married

25

1856

Perthshire, Scotland

Frances M G

Telfer

Wife

Married

28

1853

East Indies

Edgar W F

Telfer

Son

-

4

1877

Carnock, Fife, Scotland

Elsie G A

Telfer

Daughter

-

2

1879

Carnock, Fife, Scotland

Isabella M

Watson

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Carnbee, Fife, Scotland

Elizabeth

Purves

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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