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Household of James Kerr (born 1827, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Neilston, 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 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Kerr, born in 1827 in Stewarton, Ayrshire, consisted of 13 members. James was the head of the household, married to Agnes Kerr, born in 1838 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Maggie (born 1860 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James (born 1863 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1865 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John G (born 1867 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1869 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1870 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and William (born 1878 in Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Mother-In-Law, Margaret (born 1804 in Fenwick, Ayrshire, Scotland), James's Visitor, Mary (born 1845 in Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland), James's Servant, Agnes (born 1859 in Crosshill, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and James's Servant, Peter (born 1863 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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James Kerr's household

Male

James

Kerr

Head
Female

Agnes

Kerr

Wife
Female

Maggie

Kerr

Daughter
Male

James

Kerr

Son
Female

Jane

Kerr

Daughter
Male

John G

Kerr

Son
Female

Agnes

Kerr

Daughter
Female

Mary

Kerr

Daughter
Male

William

Kerr

Son
Female

Margaret

Gilmour

Mother-In-Law
Female

Mary

Gilmour

Visitor
Female

Agnes

Londoun

Servant
Male

Peter

Stewart

Servant
First name(s) James
Last name Kerr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 54
Birth year 1827
Birth place Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Kerr

Head

Married

54

1827

Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Agnes

Kerr

Wife

Married

43

1838

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Maggie

Kerr

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Kerr

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane

Kerr

Daughter

-

16

1865

Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John G

Kerr

Son

-

14

1867

Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Agnes

Kerr

Daughter

-

12

1869

Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Kerr

Daughter

-

11

1870

Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

William

Kerr

Son

-

3

1878

Neilston, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Gilmour

Mother-In-Law

Widow

77

1804

Fenwick, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary

Gilmour

Visitor

Unmarried

36

1845

Stewarton, Ayrshire, Scotland

Agnes

Londoun

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Crosshill, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Peter

Stewart

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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