Skip to content
  • Start free trial
An original census record

Start a free trial to view

Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

Household of John Kerr (born 1832, Ayrshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

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 9 other people are on this record

More informationkeyboard_arrow_down

In the 1881 Census, the household of John Kerr, born in 1832 in Keith, Ayrshire, consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Kerr, born in 1836 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Robert (born 1862 in Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland), William (born 1865 in Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Mary Jane (born 1869 in Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Servant, Annie (born 1849 in Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Minna (born 1861 in Wigtownshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Mary (born 1858 in Minnigaff, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland), John's Servant, Mary (born 1861 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and John's Visitor, Elizabeth (born 1869 in Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


Get access to the original record, as well as a map showing the local area at the time

John Kerr's household

Male

John

Kerr

Head
Female

Janet

Kerr

Wife
Male

Robert

Kerr

Son
Male

William

Kerr

Son
Female

Mary Jane

Kerr

Daughter
Female

Annie

Cronnie

Servant
Female

Minna

Douglas

Servant
Female

Mary

Higgins

Servant
Female

Mary

Hood

Servant
Female

Elizabeth

Kerr

Visitor
First name(s) John
Last name Kerr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Keith, Ayrshire, Scotland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Kerr

Head

Married

49

1832

Keith, Ayrshire, Scotland

Janet

Kerr

Wife

Married

45

1836

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Robert

Kerr

Son

Unmarried

19

1862

Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland

William

Kerr

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Dreghorn, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary Jane

Kerr

Daughter

-

12

1869

Sorbie, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Annie

Cronnie

Servant

Unmarried

32

1849

Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Minna

Douglas

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary

Higgins

Servant

Unmarried

23

1858

Minnigaff, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland

Mary

Hood

Servant

Unmarried

20

1861

Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Kerr

Visitor

-

12

1869

Whithorn, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Explore Findmypast's newspaper collections

Explore the 1881 Census and millions of historical records for free with Findmypast. Find out more about the household of John Kerr in Sorbie in 1881, and follow the Kerr family through time in other national records, newspapers and more.

We've found family trees for John Kerr

We’ve found John Kerr in 428 family trees. Find out more about John Kerr's household and view the Kerr family in family trees created by Findmypast members.

Not who you're looking for?

Other households on nearby pages of the 1881 Census