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Household of John Kerr (born 1857, Argyllshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hamilton, 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 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Kerr, born in 1857 in Coalhill, Argyllshire, consisted of 7 members. John was the head of the household, married to Janet Kerr, born in 1860 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Archibald (born 1878 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland), James (born 1879 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and Robert (born 1881 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Mother, Margaret (born 1839 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, Thomas (born 1868 in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Kerr's household

Male

John

Kerr

Head
Female

Janet

Kerr

Wife
Male

Archibald

Kerr

Son
Male

James

Kerr

Son
Male

Robert

Kerr

Son
Female

Margaret

Barr

Mother
Male

Thomas

McDermid

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Kerr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 24
Birth year 1857
Birth place Coalhill, Argyllshire, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Kerr

Head

Married

24

1857

Coalhill, Argyllshire, Scotland

Janet

Kerr

Wife

Married

21

1860

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Archibald

Kerr

Son

Unmarried

3

1878

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Kerr

Son

-

2

1879

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Robert

Kerr

Son

-

0

1881

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Barr

Mother

Unmarried

42

1839

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Thomas

McDermid

Boarder

Unmarried

13

1868

Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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