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Household of Finlay Kerr (born 1833, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Cathcart Parish, Renfrewshire, 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.

Finlay Kerr and 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Finlay Kerr, born in 1833 in Argyllshire, consisted of 10 members. Finlay was the head of the household, married to Isabella Kerr, born in 1843 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Finlay (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alexander J (born 1866 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John R (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Alice W (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Effie K M (born 1873 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Isabella H (born 1875 in Crosshill, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Finlay's Servant, Mary Brown, born in 1864 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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Finlay Kerr's household

Male

Finlay

Kerr

Head
Female

Isabella

Kerr

Wife
Male

Finlay

Kerr

Son
Male

Robert

Kerr

Son
Male

Alexander J

Kerr

Son
Male

John R

Kerr

Son
Female

Alice W

Kerr

Daughter
Female

Effie K M

Kerr

Daughter
Female

Isabella H

Kerr

Daughter
Female

Mary

Brown

Servant
First name(s) Finlay
Last name Kerr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 48
Birth year 1833
Birth place Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Finlay

Kerr

Head

Married

48

1833

Argyllshire, Scotland

Isabella

Kerr

Wife

Married

38

1843

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Finlay

Kerr

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Kerr

Son

-

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alexander J

Kerr

Son

-

15

1866

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John R

Kerr

Son

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Alice W

Kerr

Daughter

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Effie K M

Kerr

Daughter

-

8

1873

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella H

Kerr

Daughter

-

6

1875

Crosshill, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Brown

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

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