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Household of James Kerr (born 1831, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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.

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 1831 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Janet Kerr, born in 1833 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 5 children; Francis F (born 1861 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Janet F (born 1866 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), George R (born 1868 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Jemima (born 1870 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland) and Adam R (born 1873 in Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, Francis Forrest, born in 1816 in Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland.


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James Kerr's household

Male

James

Kerr

Head
Female

Janet

Kerr

Wife
Male

Francis F

Kerr

Son
Female

Janet F

Kerr

Daughter
Male

George R

Kerr

Son
Female

Jemima

Kerr

Daughter
Male

Adam R

Kerr

Son
Male

Francis

Forrest

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Kerr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Kerr

Head

Married

50

1831

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Janet

Kerr

Wife

Married

48

1833

Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

Francis F

Kerr

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Janet F

Kerr

Daughter

-

15

1866

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

George R

Kerr

Son

-

13

1868

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Jemima

Kerr

Daughter

-

11

1870

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Adam R

Kerr

Son

-

8

1873

Tranent, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Francis

Forrest

Boarder

Unmarried

65

1816

Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

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