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Household of Robert Kerr (born 1856)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Johnstone & Elderslie, 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 Kerr and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Robert Kerr, born in 1856 in , consisted of 9 members. Robert was the head of the household, married to Catherine Kerr, born in 1854 in Ireland. They had 4 children; Jane (born 1876 in Ireland), Thomas (born 1878 in Ireland), Martha (born 1879 in Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Mary Ann (born 1881 in Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Robert's Boarder, John (born 1858 in Ireland), Robert's Boarder, Daniel (born 1860 in Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland) and Robert's Boarder, Ellen (born 1864 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Robert Kerr's household

Male

Robert

Kerr

Head
Female

Catherine

Kerr

Wife
Female

Jane

Kerr

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Kerr

Son
Female

Martha

Kerr

Daughter
Female

Mary Ann

Kerr

Daughter
Male

John

McKendrick

Boarder
Male

Daniel

Crawford

Boarder
Female

Ellen

Swennie

Boarder
First name(s) Robert
Last name Kerr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 25
Birth year 1856
Birth place Ireland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Robert

Kerr

Head

Married

25

1856

Ireland

Catherine

Kerr

Wife

Married

27

1854

Ireland

Jane

Kerr

Daughter

-

5

1876

Ireland

Thomas

Kerr

Son

-

3

1878

Ireland

Martha

Kerr

Daughter

-

2

1879

Johnstone, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Kerr

Daughter

-

0

1881

Elderslie, Renfrewshire, Scotland

John

McKendrick

Boarder

Unmarried

23

1858

Ireland

Daniel

Crawford

Boarder

Unmarried

21

1860

Kilbirnie, Ayrshire, Scotland

Ellen

Swennie

Boarder

Unmarried

17

1864

Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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