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Household of John Telford (born 1816, Cumberland)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Longtown, Cumberland, 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.

John Telford and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Telford, born in 1816 in Bewcastle, Cumberland, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Thomas (born 1843 in Bewcastle, Cumberland, England), John (born 1847 in Bewcastle, Cumberland, England) and Elizabeth (born 1854 in Bewcastle, Cumberland, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Jane (born 1857 in Walton, Cumberland, England) and John's Lodger, George (born 1855 in Wiswell, Lancashire, England).


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John Telford's household

Male

John

Telford

Head
Male

Thomas

Telford

Son
Male

John

Telford

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Telford

Daughter
Female

Jane

Bell

Servant
Male

George

Nuttall

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Telford
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 65
Birth year 1816
Birth place Bewcastle, Cumberland, England

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Telford

Head

Widower

65

1816

Bewcastle, Cumberland, England

Thomas

Telford

Son

Single

38

1843

Bewcastle, Cumberland, England

John

Telford

Son

Single

34

1847

Bewcastle, Cumberland, England

Elizabeth

Telford

Daughter

Single

27

1854

Bewcastle, Cumberland, England

Jane

Bell

Servant

Single

24

1857

Walton, Cumberland, England

George

Nuttall

Lodger

Single

26

1855

Wiswell, Lancashire, England

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