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Household of William Kerr (born 1839, Aberdeenshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in St Clement, Forfarshire (Angus), 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 Kerr and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Kerr, born in 1839 in Aberdeenshire, consisted of 5 members. William was the head of the household, married to Crighton Kerr, born in 1857 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland. They had 2 children; Jessie (born 1875 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland) and Betsy (born 1877 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household was William's Mother-In-Law, Betsy Low, born in 1825 in Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland.


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William Kerr's household

Male

William

Kerr

Head
Female

Crighton

Kerr

Wife
Female

Jessie

Kerr

Daughter
Female

Betsy

Kerr

Daughter
Female

Betsy

Low

Mother-In-Law
First name(s) William
Last name Kerr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Kerr

Head

Married

42

1839

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Crighton

Kerr

Wife

Married

24

1857

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Jessie

Kerr

Daughter

-

6

1875

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

Betsy

Kerr

Daughter

-

4

1877

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Betsy

Low

Mother-In-Law

Widow

56

1825

Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus), Scotland

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