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Household of John Kerr (born 1849, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunfermline, Fife, 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.

John Kerr and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Kerr, born in 1849 in Stirlingshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Isabella Kerr, born in 1852 in Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland. They had 3 children; William (born 1874 in Forest Mill, Clackmannanshire, Scotland), John (born 1877 in Forest Mill, Clackmannanshire, Scotland) and James (born 1879 in Forest Mill, Clackmannanshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Agnes (born 1827 in Stirlingshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, James (born 1864 in Perth, Perthshire, Scotland).


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John Kerr's household

Male

John

Kerr

Head
Female

Isabella

Kerr

Wife
Male

William

Kerr

Son
Male

John

Kerr

Son
Male

James

Kerr

Son
Female

Agnes

Ritchison

Servant
Male

James

Harrower

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Kerr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 32
Birth year 1849
Birth place Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Kerr

Head

Married

32

1849

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Isabella

Kerr

Wife

Married

29

1852

Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland

William

Kerr

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Forest Mill, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

John

Kerr

Son

Unmarried

4

1877

Forest Mill, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

James

Kerr

Son

Unmarried

2

1879

Forest Mill, Clackmannanshire, Scotland

Agnes

Ritchison

Servant

Unmarried

54

1827

Stirlingshire, Scotland

James

Harrower

Boarder

Unmarried

17

1864

Perth, Perthshire, Scotland

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