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Household of Alexander Kerr (born 1841, Ayrshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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.
Alexander Kerr and 5 other people are on this record
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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Kerr, born in 1841 in Dalmellington, Ayrshire, consisted of 6 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Kerr, born in 1838 in Stair, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; Jeanie, born 1870 in Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were Alexander's Boarder, William (born 1857 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Alexander's Boarder, Hugh (born 1857 in Ayrshire, Scotland) and Alexander's Boarder, James (born 1861 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland).
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Alexander Kerr's household
Alexander
Kerr
Head
Mary
Kerr
Wife
Jeanie
Kerr
Daughter
William
Lawrie
Boarder
Hugh
Davidson
Boarder
James
Soutter
Boarder
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Kerr |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 40 |
| Birth year | 1841 |
| Birth place | Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland |
Household members (6 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Kerr | Head | Married | 40 | 1841 | Dalmellington, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Kerr | Wife | Married | 43 | 1838 | Stair, Ayrshire, Scotland | |
Jeanie | Kerr | Daughter | - | 11 | 1870 | Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
William | Lawrie | Boarder | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Hugh | Davidson | Boarder | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Ayrshire, Scotland | |
James | Soutter | Boarder | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland |
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