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Household of Adam Ker (born 1843, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Partick, 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.

Adam Ker and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Adam Ker, born in 1843 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 10 members. Adam was the head of the household, married to Jessie Ker, born in 1844 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; Helen (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Marjory (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Adam (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1877 in Langside, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Kate (born 1879 in Langside, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Adam's Servant, Margaret (born 1858 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and Adam's Servant, Helen (born 1862 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland).


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Adam Ker's household

Male

Adam

Ker

Head
Female

Jessie

Ker

Wife
Female

Helen

Ker

Daughter
Female

Marjory

Ker

Daughter
Female

Annie

Ker

Daughter
Male

Adam

Ker

Son
Female

Jessie

Ker

Daughter
Female

Kate

Ker

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Murray

Servant
Female

Helen

Lawson

Servant
First name(s) Adam
Last name Ker
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Adam

Ker

Head

Married

38

1843

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Ker

Wife

Married

37

1844

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Helen

Ker

Daughter

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Marjory

Ker

Daughter

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Ker

Daughter

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Adam

Ker

Son

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie

Ker

Daughter

-

4

1877

Langside, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Kate

Ker

Daughter

-

2

1879

Langside, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Murray

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Helen

Lawson

Servant

Unmarried

19

1862

Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

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