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Household of William Telfer (born 1840, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Camlachie, 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.

William Telfer and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Telfer, born in 1840 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Janet Telfer, born in 1842 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Jessie (born 1863 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Telfer's household

Male

William

Telfer

Head
Female

Janet

Telfer

Wife
Female

Jessie

Telfer

Daughter
Female

Agnes

Telfer

Daughter
Male

George

Telfer

Son
Male

William

Telfer

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Telfer

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Telfer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Telfer

Head

Married

41

1840

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Telfer

Wife

Married

39

1842

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Telfer

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Telfer

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Telfer

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Telfer

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Telfer

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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