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Household of J W R Kerr (born 1840, Dunbartonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holytown, 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.

J W R Kerr and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of J W R Kerr, born in 1840 in Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 5 members. J W R was the head of the household, married to Jessie Kerr, born in 1844 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; John N (born 1873 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jessie F (born 1876 in Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was J W R's Boarder, Andrew Notman, born in 1838 in Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland.


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J W R Kerr's household

Male

J W R

Kerr

Head
Female

Jessie

Kerr

Wife
Male

John N

Kerr

Son
Female

Jessie F

Kerr

Daughter
Male

Andrew

Notman

Boarder
First name(s) J W R
Last name Kerr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 41
Birth year 1840
Birth place Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

J W R

Kerr

Head

Married

41

1840

Dumbarton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Jessie

Kerr

Wife

Married

37

1844

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John N

Kerr

Son

Unmarried

8

1873

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jessie F

Kerr

Daughter

Unmarried

5

1876

Bothwell, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Andrew

Notman

Boarder

Widower

43

1838

Airdrie, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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