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Household of James Kerr (born 1832)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Mearns, Renfrewshire, 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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Kerr, born in 1832 in , consisted of 10 members. James was the head of the household, married to Cath Kerr, born in 1836 in Ireland. They had 5 children; Henry (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1865 in Busby, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James (born 1867 in Busby, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Daniel (born 1871 in Busby, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Catharine (born 1876 in Busby, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Boarder, James (born 1831 in Inveraray, Argyllshire, Scotland), James's Boarder, James (born 1839 in Ireland) and James's Boarder, James (born 1841 in England).


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James Kerr's household

Male

James

Kerr

Head
Female

Cath

Kerr

Wife
Male

Henry

Kerr

Son
Female

Helen

Kerr

Daughter
Male

James

Kerr

Son
Male

Daniel

Kerr

Son
Female

Catharine

Kerr

Daughter
Male

James

Watson

Boarder
Male

James

Martin

Boarder
Male

James

Murphy

Boarder
First name(s) James
Last name Kerr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Ireland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Kerr

Head

Married

49

1832

Ireland

Cath

Kerr

Wife

Married

45

1836

Ireland

Henry

Kerr

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Helen

Kerr

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Busby, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Kerr

Son

-

14

1867

Busby, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Daniel

Kerr

Son

-

10

1871

Busby, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Catharine

Kerr

Daughter

-

5

1876

Busby, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Watson

Boarder

Unmarried

50

1831

Inveraray, Argyllshire, Scotland

James

Martin

Boarder

Unmarried

42

1839

Ireland

James

Murphy

Boarder

Unmarried

40

1841

England

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