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Household of John Kerr (born 1846)

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 9 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Kerr, born in 1846 in , consisted of 10 members. John was the head of the household, married to Eliza Kerr, born in 1849 in Ireland. They had 2 children; Mathew (born 1867 in Ireland) and Sarahann (born 1870 in Ireland).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Boarder, Thomas (born 1857 in Ireland), John's Boarder, John (born 1827 in Ireland), John's Boarder, Edward (born 1860 in Ireland), John's Boarder, John (born 1859 in Ireland), John's Boarder, James (born 1862 in Ireland) and John's Boarder, William (born 1854 in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland).


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John Kerr's household

Male

John

Kerr

Head
Female

Eliza

Kerr

Wife
Male

Mathew

Kerr

Son
Female

Sarahann

Kerr

Daughter
Male

Thomas

McChesney

Boarder
Male

John

Thompson

Boarder
Male

Edward

Thompson

Boarder
Male

John

Armour

Boarder
Male

James

Donaldson

Boarder
Male

William

Murdoch

Boarder
First name(s) John
Last name Kerr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 35
Birth year 1846
Birth place Ireland

Household members (10 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

John

Kerr

Head

Married

35

1846

Ireland

Eliza

Kerr

Wife

Married

32

1849

Ireland

Mathew

Kerr

Son

-

14

1867

Ireland

Sarahann

Kerr

Daughter

-

11

1870

Ireland

Thomas

McChesney

Boarder

Unmarried

24

1857

Ireland

John

Thompson

Boarder

Married

54

1827

Ireland

Edward

Thompson

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Ireland

John

Armour

Boarder

Married

22

1859

Ireland

James

Donaldson

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Ireland

William

Murdoch

Boarder

Unmarried

27

1854

Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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