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Household of Alexander Kerr (born 1824, Dumfriesshire)
1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Larkhall, 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 1824 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 7 members. Alexander was the head of the household, married to Mary Thomson, born in 1826 in Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Thomas (born 1857 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1859 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1861 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John (born 1863 in Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Alexander's Visitor, William Thomson, born in 1868 in Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
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Alexander Kerr's household
Alexander
Kerr
Head
Mary
Thomson
Wife
Thomas
Kerr
Son
Alexander
Kerr
Son
Elizabeth
Kerr
Daughter
John
Kerr
Son
William
Thomson
Visitor
| First name(s) | Alexander |
| Last name | Kerr |
| Relationship | Head |
| Marital status | Married |
| Age | 57 |
| Birth year | 1824 |
| Birth place | Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
Household members (7 people)
First name(s) | Last name | Relationship | Marital status | Age | Birth year | Birth place | Full record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alexander | Kerr | Head | Married | 57 | 1824 | Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland | |
Mary | Thomson | Wife | Married | 55 | 1826 | Carmichael, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Thomas | Kerr | Son | Unmarried | 24 | 1857 | Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Alexander | Kerr | Son | Unmarried | 22 | 1859 | Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
Elizabeth | Kerr | Daughter | Unmarried | 20 | 1861 | Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
John | Kerr | Son | Unmarried | 18 | 1863 | Douglas, Lanarkshire, Scotland | |
William | Thomson | Visitor | - | 13 | 1868 | Carluke, Lanarkshire, Scotland |
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