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Household of Joseph Kerr (born 1826, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian))

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, 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.

Joseph Kerr and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Joseph Kerr, born in 1826 in Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), consisted of 6 members. Joseph was the head of the household, married to Ann Kerr, born in 1832 in Stirlingshire, Scotland. They had 2 children; David (born 1861 in Stirlingshire, Scotland) and Ann (born 1868 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Joseph's Adopted Daughter, Jane (born 1879 in Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland) and Joseph's Boarder, George (born 1860 in South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).


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Joseph Kerr's household

Male

Joseph

Kerr

Head
Female

Ann

Kerr

Wife
Male

David

Kerr

Son
Female

Ann

Kerr

Daughter
Female

Jane

Creig

Adopted Daughter
Male

George

Meldrum

Boarder
First name(s) Joseph
Last name Kerr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 55
Birth year 1826
Birth place Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Joseph

Kerr

Head

Married

55

1826

Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), Scotland

Ann

Kerr

Wife

Married

49

1832

Stirlingshire, Scotland

David

Kerr

Son

Unmarried

20

1861

Stirlingshire, Scotland

Ann

Kerr

Daughter

-

13

1868

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Jane

Creig

Adopted Daughter

-

2

1879

Portobello, Midlothian, Scotland

George

Meldrum

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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