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Household of John Kerr (born 1831, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Inch (Landward), Wigtownshire, 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 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Kerr, born in 1831 in Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Hannah Kerr, born in 1835 in Ireland. They had 6 children; Margaret (born 1857 in Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland), John (born 1862 in Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland), James (born 1870 in Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1872 in Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Alexander (born 1872 in Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and David (born 1875 in Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Fred (born 1876 in Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland), John's Boarder, Annie (born 1878 in Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and John's Granddaughter, Mary Gordon (born 1881 in Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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John Kerr's household

Male

John

Kerr

Head
Female

Hannah

Kerr

Wife
Female

Margaret

Kerr

Daughter
Male

John

Kerr

Son
Male

James

Kerr

Son
Male

Robert

Kerr

Son
Male

Alexander

Kerr

Son
Male

David

Kerr

Son
Male

Fred

Shaw

Boarder
Female

Annie

Campbell

Boarder
Female

Mary Gordon

Kerr

Granddaughter
First name(s) John
Last name Kerr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Kerr

Head

Married

50

1831

Kirkmaiden, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Hannah

Kerr

Wife

Married

46

1835

Ireland

Margaret

Kerr

Daughter

Unmarried

24

1857

Stranraer, Wigtownshire, Scotland

John

Kerr

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

James

Kerr

Son

-

11

1870

Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Robert

Kerr

Son

-

9

1872

Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Alexander

Kerr

Son

-

9

1872

Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland

David

Kerr

Son

-

6

1875

Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Fred

Shaw

Boarder

-

5

1876

Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Annie

Campbell

Boarder

-

3

1878

Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary Gordon

Kerr

Granddaughter

-

0

1881

Inch, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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