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Household of James Kerr (born 1836, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Kerr, born in 1836 in Ayrshire, consisted of 8 members. James was the head of the household, married to Ann Kerr, born in 1833 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; John (born 1863 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), Arthur (born 1867 in Ayrshire, Scotland), William (born 1869 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Annie (born 1875 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was James's Boarder, John D Niddrie, born in 1863 in Drumlithie, Kincardineshire, Scotland.


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James Kerr's household

Male

James

Kerr

Head
Female

Ann

Kerr

Wife
Male

John

Kerr

Son
Male

Arthur

Kerr

Son
Male

William

Kerr

Son
Female

Annie

Kerr

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Kerr

Daughter
Male

John D

Niddrie

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Kerr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Kerr

Head

Married

45

1836

Ayrshire, Scotland

Ann

Kerr

Wife

Married

48

1833

Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland

John

Kerr

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Arthur

Kerr

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Ayrshire, Scotland

William

Kerr

Son

Unmarried

12

1869

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Annie

Kerr

Daughter

-

6

1875

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Kerr

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John D

Niddrie

Boarder

Unmarried

18

1863

Drumlithie, Kincardineshire, Scotland

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