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Household of John Kerr (born 1832, Renfrewshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Paisley, 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 1832 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, consisted of 8 members. John was the head of the household, married to Jane Kerr, born in 1837 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Thomas (born 1860 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Mary (born 1864 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Jane (born 1869 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Harry (born 1872 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Margaret (born 1878 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was John's Servant, Ann Maclachlan, born in 1852 in Argyllshire, Scotland.


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John Kerr's household

Male

John

Kerr

Head
Female

Jane

Kerr

Wife
Male

Thomas

Kerr

Son
Female

Mary

Kerr

Daughter
Female

Jane

Kerr

Daughter
Male

Harry

Kerr

Son
Female

Margaret

Kerr

Daughter
Female

Ann

Maclachlan

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Kerr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 49
Birth year 1832
Birth place Paisley, 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

49

1832

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane

Kerr

Wife

Married

44

1837

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Thomas

Kerr

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Kerr

Daughter

Unmarried

17

1864

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Jane

Kerr

Daughter

-

12

1869

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Harry

Kerr

Son

-

9

1872

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Margaret

Kerr

Daughter

-

3

1878

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Ann

Maclachlan

Servant

Unmarried

29

1852

Argyllshire, Scotland

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