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Household of Peter Kerr (born 1835, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Hawick, Roxburghshire, 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.

Peter Kerr and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Peter Kerr, born in 1835 in Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 9 members. Peter was the head of the household, married to Margaret Kerr, born in 1838 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Peter (born 1867 in Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland), Betsy (born 1869 in Roxburghshire, Scotland), James W (born 1872 in Roxburghshire, Scotland), Ann (born 1875 in Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Jane C (born 1878 in Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Peter's Grandson, Robert (born 1876 in Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Peter's Granddaughter, Margaret M (born 1880 in Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland).


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Peter Kerr's household

Male

Peter

Kerr

Head
Female

Margaret

Kerr

Wife
Male

Peter

Kerr

Son
Female

Betsy

Kerr

Daughter
Male

James W

Kerr

Son
Female

Ann

Kerr

Daughter
Female

Jane C

Kerr

Daughter
Male

Robert

Kerr

Grandson
Female

Margaret M

Kerr

Granddaughter
First name(s) Peter
Last name Kerr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 46
Birth year 1835
Birth place Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Peter

Kerr

Head

Married

46

1835

Canonbie, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret

Kerr

Wife

Married

43

1838

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Peter

Kerr

Son

-

14

1867

Wilton, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Betsy

Kerr

Daughter

-

12

1869

Roxburghshire, Scotland

James W

Kerr

Son

-

9

1872

Roxburghshire, Scotland

Ann

Kerr

Daughter

-

6

1875

Roxburghshire, Scotland

Jane C

Kerr

Daughter

-

3

1878

Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Robert

Kerr

Grandson

-

5

1876

Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Margaret M

Kerr

Granddaughter

-

1

1880

Hawick, Roxburghshire, Scotland

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