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Household of Alexander Kerr (born 1838, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Alexander Kerr, born in 1838 in Ayr, Ayrshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Janet Kerr, born in 1845 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Andrew (born 1865 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland), John (born 1878 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1881 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Agnes (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Nephew, Claud Nimmo, born in 1868 in Ayrshire, Scotland.


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Alexander Kerr's household

Male

Alexander

Kerr

Head
Female

Janet

Kerr

Wife
Male

Andrew

Kerr

Son
Male

John

Kerr

Son
Male

Alexander

Kerr

Son
Female

Agnes

Kerr

Daughter
Male

Claud

Nimmo

Nephew
First name(s) Alexander
Last name Kerr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 43
Birth year 1838
Birth place Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Alexander

Kerr

Head

Married

43

1838

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Janet

Kerr

Wife

Married

36

1845

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Andrew

Kerr

Son

-

16

1865

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

John

Kerr

Son

-

3

1878

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander

Kerr

Son

-

0

1881

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Kerr

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Claud

Nimmo

Nephew

-

13

1868

Ayrshire, Scotland

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