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Household of Robert Kerr (born 1821, Wigtownshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Port Patrick, Wigtownshire, 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 Kerr and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Kerr, born in 1821 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, consisted of 13 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Mary Kerr, born in 1826 in Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; Jane (born 1861 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Jessie (born 1863 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Annie (born 1867 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Servant, Alexander (born 1855 in Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Robert's Servant, Robert (born 1855 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Robert's Servant, James (born 1857 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Robert's Servant, James (born 1859 in Ireland), Robert's Servant, William (born 1864 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Robert's Servant, Jess (born 1848 in Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland), Robert's Servant, Jane (born 1859 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland) and Robert's Servant, Maggie (born 1863 in Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland).


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Robert Kerr's household

Male

Robert

Kerr

Head
Female

Mary

Kerr

Wife
Female

Jane

Kerr

Daughter
Female

Jessie

Kerr

Daughter
Female

Annie

Kerr

Daughter
Male

Alexander

McKie

Servant
Male

Robert

Main

Servant
Male

James

Scott

Servant
Male

James

Craig

Servant
Male

William

McGhee

Servant
Female

Jess

Drynan

Servant
Female

Jane

McCrory

Servant
Female

Maggie

McCrory

Servant
First name(s) Robert
Last name Kerr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 60
Birth year 1821
Birth place Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Kerr

Head

Married

60

1821

Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Mary

Kerr

Wife

Married

55

1826

Kirkcowan, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jane

Kerr

Daughter

Unmarried

20

1861

Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jessie

Kerr

Daughter

Unmarried

18

1863

Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Annie

Kerr

Daughter

Unmarried

14

1867

Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Alexander

McKie

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Mochrum, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Robert

Main

Servant

Unmarried

26

1855

Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

James

Scott

Servant

Unmarried

24

1857

Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

James

Craig

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Ireland

William

McGhee

Servant

Unmarried

17

1864

Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jess

Drynan

Servant

Unmarried

33

1848

Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Jane

McCrory

Servant

Unmarried

22

1859

Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Maggie

McCrory

Servant

Unmarried

18

1863

Portpatrick, Wigtownshire, Scotland

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