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Household of Jannet Kerr (born 1828, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Penpont, Dumfriesshire, 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.

Jannet Kerr and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Jannet Kerr, born in 1828 in Penpont, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 7 members. Jannet was the head of the household, widow. She had 4 children; Nicholas (born 1861 in Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), James (born 1863 in Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), William (born 1866 in Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Maggie (born 1866 in Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Jannet's Sister, Nicholas (born 1824 in Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Jannet's Visitor, Mary (born 1839 in Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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Jannet Kerr's household

Female

Jannet

Kerr

Head
Female

Nicholas

Kerr

Daughter
Male

James

Kerr

Son
Male

William

Kerr

Son
Female

Maggie

Kerr

Daughter
Female

Nicholas

Ballantine

Sister
Female

Mary

McMurdie

Visitor
First name(s) Jannet
Last name Kerr
Relationship Head
Marital status Widow
Age 53
Birth year 1828
Birth place Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Jannet

Kerr

Head

Widow

53

1828

Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Nicholas

Kerr

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Kerr

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William

Kerr

Son

-

15

1866

Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Maggie

Kerr

Daughter

-

15

1866

Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Nicholas

Ballantine

Sister

Unmarried

57

1824

Penpont, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

McMurdie

Visitor

Unmarried

42

1839

Closeburn, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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