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Household of John Kerr (born 1835, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sanquhar, 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 1835 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Kerr, born in 1846 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 6 children; James (born 1871 in Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), John (born 1873 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1874 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1876 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1877 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Isabella (born 1880 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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John Kerr's household

Male

John

Kerr

Head
Female

Janet

Kerr

Wife
Male

James

Kerr

Son
Male

John

Kerr

Son
Male

Robert

Kerr

Son
Male

Thomas

Kerr

Son
Male

Alexander

Kerr

Son
Female

Isabella

Kerr

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Kerr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place 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

46

1835

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Janet

Kerr

Wife

Married

35

1846

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Kerr

Son

-

10

1871

Cumnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

John

Kerr

Son

-

8

1873

Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Robert

Kerr

Son

-

7

1874

Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Thomas

Kerr

Son

-

5

1876

Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Alexander

Kerr

Son

-

4

1877

Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Isabella

Kerr

Daughter

-

1

1880

Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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