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Household of John Kerr (born 1818, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Mungo, 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.

John Kerr and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Kerr, born in 1818 in Dalton, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Helen Kerr, born in 1818 in Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; Archibald (born 1855 in St Mungo's, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Helen (born 1860 in St Mungo's, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Samuel (born 1861 in Hutton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), John's Servant, James (born 1863 in Kirkgunzeon, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), John's Servant, James (born 1865 in Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and John's Servant, Jane (born 1865 in St Mungo's, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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John Kerr's household

Male

John

Kerr

Head
Female

Helen

Kerr

Wife
Male

Archibald

Kerr

Son
Female

Helen

Kerr

Daughter
Male

Samuel

McAdam

Servant
Male

James

Kimm

Servant
Male

James

Copland

Servant
Female

Jane

Eskdale

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Kerr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 63
Birth year 1818
Birth place Dalton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Kerr

Head

Married

63

1818

Dalton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Helen

Kerr

Wife

Married

63

1818

Ruthwell, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Archibald

Kerr

Son

Unmarried

26

1855

St Mungo's, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Helen

Kerr

Daughter

Unmarried

21

1860

St Mungo's, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Samuel

McAdam

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Hutton, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Kimm

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Kirkgunzeon, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

James

Copland

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

Johnstone, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Jane

Eskdale

Servant

Unmarried

16

1865

St Mungo's, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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