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Household of John Kerr (born 1847, Stirlingshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Shotts Eastern, 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 1847 in Slamannan, Stirlingshire, consisted of 6 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Kerr, born in 1836 in Stonehouse, Ayrshire, Scotland. They had 1 child; William, born 1874 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were John's Step Son, Robert (born 1864 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland), John's Boarder, John (born 1859 in Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, William (born 1860 in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland).


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John Kerr's household

Male

John

Kerr

Head
Female

Jane

Kerr

Wife
Male

Robert

Brown

Step Son
Male

William

Kerr

Son
Male

John

Brown

Boarder
Male

William

Payne

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Kerr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 34
Birth year 1847
Birth place Slamannan, 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

34

1847

Slamannan, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Jane

Kerr

Wife

Married

45

1836

Stonehouse, Ayrshire, Scotland

Robert

Brown

Step Son

Unmarried

17

1864

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

William

Kerr

Son

-

7

1874

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

John

Brown

Boarder

Unmarried

22

1859

Shotts, Lanarkshire, Scotland

William

Payne

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland

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