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Household of Alexander Kerr (born 1846, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Newton, Midlothian, 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.

Alexander Kerr and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Kerr, born in 1846 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, consisted of 9 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Jane Kerr, born in 1848 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 6 children; Alexander (born 1868 in Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland), Elizabeth L (born 1872 in Newton, Midlothian, Scotland), Christina F (born 1873 in Newton, Midlothian, Scotland), Jane L (born 1876 in Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland), Mary H (born 1878 in Newton, Midlothian, Scotland) and Robert K A (born 1881 in Newton, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Boarder, Robert McKinlay, born in 1857 in Fala, Midlothian, Scotland.


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Alexander Kerr's household

Male

Alexander

Kerr

Head
Female

Jane

Kerr

Wife
Male

Alexander

Kerr

Son
Female

Elizabeth L

Kerr

Daughter
Female

Christina F

Kerr

Daughter
Female

Jane L

Kerr

Daughter
Female

Mary H

Kerr

Daughter
Male

Robert K A

Kerr

Son
Male

Robert

McKinlay

Boarder
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Kerr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Kerr

Head

Married

35

1846

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane

Kerr

Wife

Married

33

1848

Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

Alexander

Kerr

Son

Unmarried

13

1868

Dalkeith, Midlothian, Scotland

Elizabeth L

Kerr

Daughter

-

9

1872

Newton, Midlothian, Scotland

Christina F

Kerr

Daughter

-

8

1873

Newton, Midlothian, Scotland

Jane L

Kerr

Daughter

-

5

1876

Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary H

Kerr

Daughter

-

3

1878

Newton, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert K A

Kerr

Son

-

0

1881

Newton, Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

McKinlay

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

Fala, Midlothian, Scotland

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