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Household of Abram Kerr (born 1830, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Durrisdeer, Dumfriesshire, 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.

Abram Kerr and 16 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Abram Kerr, born in 1830 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 17 members. Abram was the head of the household, married to Jane Kerr, born in 1836 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 9 children; James (born 1859 in Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Gordon (born 1861 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1863 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1867 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), William (born 1869 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1871 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Abram (born 1877 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), John (born 1880 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth Jane (born 1881 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Abram's Servant, Charles (born 1862 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Abram's Servant, Andrew (born 1865 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Abram's Servant, Thomas (born 1865 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Abram's Servant, Isabella (born 1866 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Abram's Servant, Jane (born 1857 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Abram's Servant, Ann (born 1854 in Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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Abram Kerr's household

Male

Abram

Kerr

Head
Female

Jane

Kerr

Wife
Male

James

Kerr

Son
Female

Gordon

Kerr

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Kerr

Daughter
Female

Maggie

Kerr

Daughter
Male

William

Kerr

Son
Male

Thomas

Kerr

Son
Male

Abram

Kerr

Son
Male

John

Kerr

Son
Female

Elizabeth Jane

Kerr

Daughter
Male

Charles

Lockhart

Servant
Male

Andrew

Bryden

Servant
Male

Thomas

Hope

Servant
Female

Isabella

Wylie

Servant
Female

Jane

Lockhart

Servant
Female

Ann

Stitt

Servant
First name(s) Abram
Last name Kerr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 51
Birth year 1830
Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (17 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Abram

Kerr

Head

Married

51

1830

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jane

Kerr

Wife

Married

45

1836

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Kerr

Son

Unmarried

22

1859

Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Gordon

Kerr

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jessie

Kerr

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Maggie

Kerr

Daughter

-

14

1867

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William

Kerr

Son

-

12

1869

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Thomas

Kerr

Son

-

10

1871

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Abram

Kerr

Son

-

4

1877

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

John

Kerr

Son

-

1

1880

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Elizabeth Jane

Kerr

Daughter

-

0

1881

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Charles

Lockhart

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Andrew

Bryden

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Thomas

Hope

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Isabella

Wylie

Servant

Unmarried

15

1866

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jane

Lockhart

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Ann

Stitt

Servant

Unmarried

27

1854

Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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