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Household of William Telfer (born 1843, Peeblesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dennistoun, 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 1843 in Peeblesshire, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Telfer, born in 1843 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Mary (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), George (born 1873 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Stephen (born 1877 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Janet (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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William Telfer's household

Male

William

Telfer

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Telfer

Wife
Female

Mary

Telfer

Daughter
Male

George

Telfer

Son
Male

William

Telfer

Son
Male

Stephen

Telfer

Son
Female

Janet

Telfer

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Telfer
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Peeblesshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Telfer

Head

Married

38

1843

Peeblesshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Telfer

Wife

Married

38

1843

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Telfer

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Telfer

Son

-

8

1873

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Telfer

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Stephen

Telfer

Son

-

4

1877

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Telfer

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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