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Household of John Kerr (born 1826, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Govan Church, 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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Kerr, born in 1826 in Stirlingshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Kerr, born in 1841 in Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; Margaret (born 1862 in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland), Ellen (born 1870 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1877 in Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Matthew (born 1880 in Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Kerr's household

Male

John

Kerr

Head
Female

Janet

Kerr

Wife
Female

Margaret

Kerr

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Kerr

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Kerr

Son
Male

Matthew

Kerr

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Kerr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Stirlingshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Kerr

Head

Married

55

1826

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Janet

Kerr

Wife

Married

40

1841

Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland

Margaret

Kerr

Daughter

Unmarried

19

1862

Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland

Ellen

Kerr

Daughter

Unmarried

11

1870

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

Kerr

Son

-

4

1877

Renfrewshire, Scotland

Matthew

Kerr

Son

-

1

1880

Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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