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Household of William Kerr (born 1860, 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 Kerr and 6 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Kerr, born in 1860 in Inveresk, Midlothian, consisted of 7 members. William was the head of the household, married to Martha Kerr, born in 1862 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. They had 3 children; Thomas (born 1879 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland), Isabella (born 1881 in Leith, Midlothian, Scotland) and Robina (born 1874 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were William's Sister-In-Law, Mary (born 1860 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland) and William's Sister-In-Law, Isabella (born 1868 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland).


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William Kerr's household

Male

William

Kerr

Head
Female

Martha

Kerr

Wife
Male

Thomas

Kerr

Son
Female

Isabella

Kerr

Daughter
Female

Mary

Walker

Sister-In-Law
Female

Isabella

Hunter

Sister-In-Law
Female

Robina

Hunter

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Kerr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 21
Birth year 1860
Birth place Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

Household members (7 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Kerr

Head

Married

21

1860

Inveresk, Midlothian, Scotland

Martha

Kerr

Wife

Married

19

1862

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Thomas

Kerr

Son

-

2

1879

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Kerr

Daughter

-

0

1881

Leith, Midlothian, Scotland

Mary

Walker

Sister-In-Law

Married

21

1860

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Isabella

Hunter

Sister-In-Law

Unmarried

13

1868

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Robina

Hunter

Daughter

-

7

1874

Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

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