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Household of James Kerr (born 1828, Berwickshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Shields, Durham, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Kerr, born in 1828 in Berwick, Berwickshire, consisted of 9 members. James was the head of the household, married to Mary Kerr, born in 1834 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England. They had 7 children; Elizabeth (born 1859 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), James (born 1860 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Robert (born 1863 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Andrew (born 1866 in Jarrow, Durham, England), Henry (born 1869 in Jarrow, Durham, England), William (born 1871 in Jarrow, Durham, England) and John P (born 1876 in Jarrow, Durham, England).


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James Kerr's household

Male

James

Kerr

Head
Female

Mary

Kerr

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Kerr

Daughter
Male

James

Kerr

Son
Male

Robert

Kerr

Son
Male

Andrew

Kerr

Son
Male

Henry

Kerr

Son
Male

William

Kerr

Son
Male

John P

Kerr

Son
First name(s) James
Last name Kerr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Berwick, Berwickshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Kerr

Head

Married

53

1828

Berwick, Berwickshire, Scotland

Mary

Kerr

Wife

Married

47

1834

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Elizabeth

Kerr

Daughter

Single

22

1859

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

James

Kerr

Son

Single

21

1860

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Robert

Kerr

Son

Single

18

1863

Jarrow, Durham, England

Andrew

Kerr

Son

Single

15

1866

Jarrow, Durham, England

Henry

Kerr

Son

Single

12

1869

Jarrow, Durham, England

William

Kerr

Son

Single

10

1871

Jarrow, Durham, England

John P

Kerr

Son

Single

5

1876

Jarrow, Durham, England

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