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Household of John Kerr (born 1839, Yorkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Whitby, Yorkshire,Yorkshire (North Riding), England

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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.

John Kerr and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Kerr, born in 1839 in Lythes, Yorkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabel Summerson Kerr, born in 1838 in Lythes. They had 5 children; John (born 1871 in Lythes), Henry Summerson (born 1872 in Lythes), George Frederick (born 1875 in Lythes), Ann Summerson (born 1877 in Lythes, Yorkshire, England) and William Alexander (born 1881 in Lythes).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1827 in Lythes) and John's -, Anne Elizabeth (born 1864 in Lythes).


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John Kerr's household

Male

John

Kerr

Head
Female

Isabel Summerson

Kerr

Wife
Male

John

Kerr

Son
Male

Henry Summerson

Kerr

Son
Male

George Frederick

Kerr

Son
Female

Ann Summerson

Kerr

Daughter
Male

William Alexander

Kerr

Son
Female

Elizabeth

Pearson

Visitor
Female

Anne Elizabeth

Dobson

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First name(s) John
Last name Kerr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Lythes, Yorkshire, England

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Kerr

Head

Married

42

1839

Lythes, Yorkshire, England

Isabel Summerson

Kerr

Wife

Married

43

1838

Lythes

John

Kerr

Son

Single

10

1871

Lythes

Henry Summerson

Kerr

Son

Single

9

1872

Lythes

George Frederick

Kerr

Son

Single

6

1875

Lythes

Ann Summerson

Kerr

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Lythes, Yorkshire, England

William Alexander

Kerr

Son

Single

0

1881

Lythes

Elizabeth

Pearson

Visitor

Widow

54

1827

Lythes

Anne Elizabeth

Dobson

-

Single

17

1864

Lythes

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