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Household of Robert Ker (born 1851)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Greenock West, 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.

Robert Ker and 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Ker, born in 1851 in , consisted of 8 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Christina Ker, born in 1848 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; Joanna (born 1870 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Malcolm (born 1874 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Christina (born 1876 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland), Ellen (born 1878 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and James (born 1881 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Robert's Brother-In-Law, Daniel Cowan, born in 1860 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland.


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Robert Ker's household

Male

Robert

Ker

Head
Female

Christina

Ker

Wife
Female

Joanna

Ker

Daughter
Male

Malcolm

Ker

Son
Female

Christina

Ker

Daughter
Female

Ellen

Ker

Daughter
Male

James

Ker

Son
Male

Daniel

Cowan

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) Robert
Last name Ker
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 30
Birth year 1851
Birth place England

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Ker

Head

Married

30

1851

England

Christina

Ker

Wife

Married

33

1848

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Joanna

Ker

Daughter

-

11

1870

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Malcolm

Ker

Son

-

7

1874

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Christina

Ker

Daughter

-

5

1876

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Ellen

Ker

Daughter

-

3

1878

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

James

Ker

Son

-

0

1881

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Daniel

Cowan

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

21

1860

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

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