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Household of John Kerr (born 1846, Renfrewshire)

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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Kerr, born in 1846 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Catherine Kerr, born in 1847 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Rosina (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Elizabeth (born 1881 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1880 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Brother, Peter (born 1848 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), John's Boarder, Edward (born 1851 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and John's Boarder, Eliza (born 1852 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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John Kerr's household

Male

John

Kerr

Head
Female

Catherine

Kerr

Wife
Female

Rosina

Kerr

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Kerr

Daughter
Male

Peter

Kerr

Brother
Male

Edward

McNaught

Boarder
Female

Eliza

McNaught

Boarder
Female

Margaret

McNaught

Daughter
First name(s) John
Last name Kerr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Kerr

Head

Married

35

1846

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Catherine

Kerr

Wife

Married

34

1847

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Rosina

Kerr

Daughter

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Kerr

Daughter

-

0

1881

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Peter

Kerr

Brother

Married

33

1848

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Edward

McNaught

Boarder

Married

30

1851

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Eliza

McNaught

Boarder

Married

29

1852

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

McNaught

Daughter

-

1

1880

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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