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Household of William Kerr (born 1844)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Houghton Le Spring, Durham, England

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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 Kerr and 5 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Kerr, born in 1844 in , consisted of 6 members. William was the head of the household, married to Margaret Kerr, born in 1850 in Scotland. They had 3 children; Christina M (born 1874 in Sunderland, Durham, England), Sarah B (born 1876 in Sunderland, Durham, England) and James H (born 1878 in Durham, England).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Niece, Ada Mc Kay, born in 1873 in Sunderland, Durham, England.


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William Kerr's household

Male

William

Kerr

Head
Female

Margaret

Kerr

Wife
Female

Christina M

Kerr

Daughter
Female

Sarah B

Kerr

Daughter
Male

James H

Kerr

Son
Female

Ada

Mc Kay

Niece
First name(s) William
Last name Kerr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Scotland

Household members (6 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Kerr

Head

Married

37

1844

Scotland

Margaret

Kerr

Wife

Married

31

1850

Scotland

Christina M

Kerr

Daughter

Single

7

1874

Sunderland, Durham, England

Sarah B

Kerr

Daughter

Single

5

1876

Sunderland, Durham, England

James H

Kerr

Son

Single

3

1878

Durham, England

Ada

Mc Kay

Niece

Single

8

1873

Sunderland, Durham, England

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