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Household of James Kerr (born 1843)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Blackburn, Lancashire, England

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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.

James Kerr and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Kerr, born in 1843 in , consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Francis Kerr, born in 1855 in Whitley, Cheshire, England. They had 2 children; Ida Florence (born 1878 in Church, Lancashire, England) and Gertrude H (born 1880 in Church, Lancashire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Nurse, Sarah Frances (born 1849 in Norfolk, England), James's Waiteress, Annie (born 1856 in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England), James's Nurse, Charity (born 1867 in Dilham, Norfolk, England) and James's Cook, Margaret (born 1841 in Ireland).


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James Kerr's household

Male

James

Kerr

Head
Female

Sarah Francis

Kerr

Wife
Female

Ida Florence

Kerr

Daughter
Female

Gertrude H

Kerr

Daughter
Female

Sarah Frances

Lowne

Nurse
Female

Annie

Collins

Waiteress
Female

Charity

Watson

Nurse
Female

Margaret

Sandgrove

Cook
First name(s) James
Last name Kerr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Kerr

Head

Married

38

1843

Scotland

Sarah Francis

Kerr

Wife

Married

26

1855

Whitley, Cheshire, England

Ida Florence

Kerr

Daughter

Single

3

1878

Church, Lancashire, England

Gertrude H

Kerr

Daughter

Single

1

1880

Church, Lancashire, England

Sarah Frances

Lowne

Nurse

Single

32

1849

Norfolk, England

Annie

Collins

Waiteress

Single

25

1856

Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England

Charity

Watson

Nurse

Single

14

1867

Dilham, Norfolk, England

Margaret

Sandgrove

Cook

Widow

40

1841

Ireland

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