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Household of John Kerr (born 1839, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), 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 11 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Kerr, born in 1839 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), consisted of 12 members. John was the head of the household, married to Agnes Kerr, born in 1840 in Temple, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 9 children; William (born 1861 in Temple, Midlothian, Scotland), Margaret (born 1865 in Midlothian, Scotland), James (born 1867 in Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Jessie (born 1869 in Spott, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1871 in Spott, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Catherine (born 1873 in Spott, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland), Annie (born 1876 in Abbey St Bathans, Berwickshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1878 in Abbey St Bathans, Berwickshire, Scotland) and Mary Jane (born 1881 in Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Boarder, William Kerr, born in 1868 in Midlothian, Scotland.


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John Kerr's household

Male

John

Kerr

Head
Female

Agnes

Kerr

Wife
Male

William

Kerr

Son
Female

Margaret

Kerr

Daughter
Male

James

Kerr

Son
Female

Jessie

Kerr

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Kerr

Daughter
Female

Catherine

Kerr

Daughter
Female

Annie

Kerr

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Kerr

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Kerr

Daughter
Male

William

Kerr

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Kerr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Household members (12 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Kerr

Head

Married

42

1839

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Agnes

Kerr

Wife

Married

41

1840

Temple, Midlothian, Scotland

William

Kerr

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Temple, Midlothian, Scotland

Margaret

Kerr

Daughter

Unmarried

16

1865

Midlothian, Scotland

James

Kerr

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Pencaitland, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Jessie

Kerr

Daughter

-

12

1869

Spott, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Elizabeth

Kerr

Daughter

-

10

1871

Spott, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Catherine

Kerr

Daughter

-

8

1873

Spott, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

Annie

Kerr

Daughter

-

5

1876

Abbey St Bathans, Berwickshire, Scotland

Thomas

Kerr

Son

-

3

1878

Abbey St Bathans, Berwickshire, Scotland

Mary Jane

Kerr

Daughter

-

0

1881

Dunbar, Haddingtonshire (East Lothian), Scotland

William

Kerr

Boarder

-

13

1868

Midlothian, Scotland

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