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Household of John Kerr (born 1837, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock East, Renfrewshire, 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 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Kerr, born in 1837 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 9 members. John was the head of the household, married to Gavin Kerr, born in 1863 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; Gavin (born 1863 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John (born 1865 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1869 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), James (born 1871 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1873 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Helen (born 1879 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Duncan C (born 1881 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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John Kerr's household

Male

John

Kerr

Head
Male

Gavin

Kerr

Son
Female

Catherine

Kerr

Wife
Male

John

Kerr

Son
Female

Jessie

Kerr

Daughter
Male

James

Kerr

Son
Female

Catherine

Kerr

Daughter
Female

Helen

Kerr

Daughter
Male

Duncan C

Kerr

Son
First name(s) John
Last name Kerr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Kerr

Head

Married

44

1837

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Gavin

Kerr

Son

Unmarried

18

1863

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Catherine

Kerr

Wife

Married

42

1839

Ireland

John

Kerr

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jessie

Kerr

Daughter

-

12

1869

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Kerr

Son

-

10

1871

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Catherine

Kerr

Daughter

-

8

1873

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Helen

Kerr

Daughter

-

2

1879

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Duncan C

Kerr

Son

-

0

1881

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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