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Household of David Kerr (born 1844, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shotts Eastern, 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.

David Kerr and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of David Kerr, born in 1844 in Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 5 members. David was the head of the household, widower. He had 3 children; Mary (born 1870 in Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland), David (born 1871 in Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1876 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was David's Servant, Jane G Wright, born in 1816 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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David Kerr's household

Male

David

Kerr

Head
Female

Mary

Kerr

Daughter
Male

David

Kerr

Son
Female

Jane

Kerr

Daughter
Female

Jane G

Wright

Servant
First name(s) David
Last name Kerr
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

David

Kerr

Head

Widower

37

1844

Whitburn, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Mary

Kerr

Daughter

-

11

1870

Abbey, Renfrewshire, Scotland

David

Kerr

Son

-

10

1871

Carnwath, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Kerr

Daughter

-

5

1876

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane G

Wright

Servant

Widow

65

1816

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

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