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Household of John Kerr (born 1839, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Anderston, Lanarkshire, 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 1839 in Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 11 members. John was the head of the household, married to Mary Kerr, born in 1842 in St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 8 children; Alexander (born 1861 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1864 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), William (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Daniel (born 1872 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Samuel (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1878 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Jane (born 1880 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Adam Connel, born in 1852 in Ayrshire, Scotland.


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John Kerr's household

Male

John

Kerr

Head
Female

Mary

Kerr

Wife
Male

Alexander

Kerr

Son
Female

Maggie

Kerr

Daughter
Male

William

Kerr

Son
Male

Daniel

Kerr

Son
Male

John

Kerr

Son
Male

Samuel

Kerr

Son
Female

Mary

Kerr

Daughter
Female

Jane

Kerr

Daughter
Male

Adam

Connel

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Kerr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Kerr

Head

Married

42

1839

Thornhill, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Kerr

Wife

Married

39

1842

St Ninians, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Alexander

Kerr

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Kerr

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Kerr

Son

-

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Daniel

Kerr

Son

-

9

1872

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Kerr

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Samuel

Kerr

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Mary

Kerr

Daughter

-

3

1878

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Kerr

Daughter

-

1

1880

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Adam

Connel

Lodger

Widower

29

1852

Ayrshire, Scotland

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