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Household of William Capland Kerr (born 1837, Midlothian)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in South Leith, Midlothian, 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.

William Capland Kerr and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Capland Kerr, born in 1837 in Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. William Capland was the head of the household, married to Ann Kerr, born in 1842 in Orwell, Kinrossshire, Scotland. They had 5 children; James Butters (born 1865 in Collington, Midlothian, Scotland), Michael Paton (born 1867 in Collington, Midlothian, Scotland), William Copland (born 1874 in Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland), Adam (born 1876 in Errol, Perthshire, Scotland) and Isabella Paton (born 1869 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).


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William Capland Kerr's household

Male

William Capland

Kerr

Head
Female

Ann

Kerr

Wife
Male

James Butters

Kerr

Son
Male

Michael Paton

Kerr

Son
Male

William Copland

Kerr

Son
Male

Adam

Kerr

Son
Female

Isabella Paton

Kerr

Daughter
First name(s) William Capland
Last name Kerr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 44
Birth year 1837
Birth place Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William Capland

Kerr

Head

Married

44

1837

Midlothian, Scotland

Ann

Kerr

Wife

Married

39

1842

Orwell, Kinrossshire, Scotland

James Butters

Kerr

Son

Unmarried

16

1865

Collington, Midlothian, Scotland

Michael Paton

Kerr

Son

Unmarried

14

1867

Collington, Midlothian, Scotland

William Copland

Kerr

Son

Unmarried

7

1874

Brechin, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Adam

Kerr

Son

Unmarried

5

1876

Errol, Perthshire, Scotland

Isabella Paton

Kerr

Daughter

Unmarried

12

1869

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

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