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Household of Matthew Kerr (born 1843)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gateshead, Durham, England

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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.

Matthew Kerr and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Matthew Kerr, born in 1843 in Barrhead, consisted of 6 members. Matthew was the head of the household, married to Margaret A Kerr, born in 1847 in South Shields, Durham, England. They had 4 children; Elizabeth (born 1869 in Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England), Margaret A (born 1874 in Gateshead, Durham, England), Kate (born 1877 in Gateshead, Durham, England) and Hannah C (born 1879 in Gateshead, Durham, England).


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Matthew Kerr's household

Male

Matthew

Kerr

Head
Female

Margaret A

Kerr

Wife
Female

Elizabeth

Kerr

Daughter
Female

Margaret A

Kerr

Daughter
Female

Kate

Kerr

Daughter
Female

Hannah C

Kerr

Daughter
First name(s) Matthew
Last name Kerr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 38
Birth year 1843
Birth place Barrhead, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Matthew

Kerr

Head

Married

38

1843

Barrhead, Scotland

Margaret A

Kerr

Wife

Married

34

1847

South Shields, Durham, England

Elizabeth

Kerr

Daughter

Single

12

1869

Newcastle on Tyne, Northumberland, England

Margaret A

Kerr

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Gateshead, Durham, England

Kate

Kerr

Daughter

Single

4

1877

Gateshead, Durham, England

Hannah C

Kerr

Daughter

Single

2

1879

Gateshead, Durham, England

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