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Household of John Kerr (born 1851, Midlothian)

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 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Kerr, born in 1851 in Midlothian, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Agnes Kerr, born in 1853 in Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Janet (born 1873 in Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1875 in Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and David (born 1878 in Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Lodger, Robert Thomson, born in 1863 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.


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John Kerr's household

Male

John

Kerr

Head
Female

Agnes

Kerr

Wife
Female

Janet

Kerr

Daughter
Female

Margaret

Kerr

Daughter
Male

David

Kerr

Son
Male

Robert

Thomson

Lodger
First name(s) John
Last name Kerr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Kerr

Head

Married

30

1851

Midlothian, Scotland

Agnes

Kerr

Wife

Married

28

1853

Old Monkland, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Janet

Kerr

Daughter

-

8

1873

Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Kerr

Daughter

-

6

1875

Dalziel, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Kerr

Son

-

3

1878

Midlothian, Scotland

Robert

Thomson

Lodger

Unmarried

18

1863

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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