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Household of James Kerr (born 1827, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Calton, 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.

James Kerr and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Kerr, born in 1827 in Partick, Renfrewshire, consisted of 7 members. James was the head of the household, married to Sarah Kerr, born in 1834 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Jemima (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Cousin, Janet (born 1853 in Lochwinnoch, Ayrshire, Scotland), James's Niece, Margaret (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Nephew, William (born 1881 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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James Kerr's household

Male

James

Kerr

Head
Female

Sarah

Kerr

Wife
Female

Jemima

Kerr

Daughter
Male

Robert

Kerr

Son
Female

Janet

Kerr

Cousin
Female

Margaret

Kerr

Niece
Male

William

Kerr

Nephew
First name(s) James
Last name Kerr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Partick, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Kerr

Head

Married

54

1827

Partick, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Sarah

Kerr

Wife

Married

47

1834

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jemima

Kerr

Daughter

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Kerr

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Kerr

Cousin

Married

28

1853

Lochwinnoch, Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

Kerr

Niece

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Kerr

Nephew

-

0

1881

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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