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Household of Samuel Kerr (born 1850, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, 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.

Samuel Kerr and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Samuel Kerr, born in 1850 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, consisted of 6 members. Samuel was the head of the household, married to Martha P Kerr, born in 1849 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 3 children; James (born 1872 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1875 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1879 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was Samuel's Mother-In-Law, Mary Halliday, born in 1829 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland.


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Samuel Kerr's household

Male

Samuel

Kerr

Head
Female

Martha P

Kerr

Wife
Male

James

Kerr

Son
Female

Isabella

Kerr

Daughter
Female

Mary

Kerr

Daughter
Female

Mary

Halliday

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) Samuel
Last name Kerr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 31
Birth year 1850
Birth place Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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Samuel

Kerr

Head

Married

31

1850

Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Martha P

Kerr

Wife

Married

32

1849

Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Kerr

Son

-

9

1872

Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Isabella

Kerr

Daughter

-

6

1875

Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Kerr

Daughter

-

2

1879

Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Halliday

Mother-In-Law

Widow

52

1829

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

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