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Household of William Kerr (born 1839, Dumfriesshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Tinwald, 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.

William Kerr and 12 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Kerr, born in 1839 in Dumfriesshire, consisted of 13 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Kerr, born in 1845 in Torthorwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland. They had 11 children; James (born 1865 in New Abbey, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), William (born 1866 in New Abbey, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Margaret (born 1869 in New Abbey, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Thomas (born 1870 in New Abbey, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Sarah (born 1872 in New Abbey, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Isabella (born 1874 in New Abbey, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Janet (born 1876 in Tinwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Robert (born 1877 in Tinwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Henrietta (born 1879 in Tinwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland), Samuel (born 1880 in Tinwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland) and Mary (born 1881 in Tinwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland).


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William Kerr's household

Male

William

Kerr

Head
Female

Sarah

Kerr

Wife
Male

James

Kerr

Son
Male

William

Kerr

Son
Female

Margaret

Kerr

Daughter
Male

Thomas

Kerr

Son
Female

Sarah

Kerr

Daughter
Female

Isabella

Kerr

Daughter
Female

Janet

Kerr

Daughter
Male

Robert

Kerr

Son
Female

Henrietta

Kerr

Daughter
Male

Samuel

Kerr

Son
Female

Mary

Kerr

Daughter
First name(s) William
Last name Kerr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 42
Birth year 1839
Birth place Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Household members (13 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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William

Kerr

Head

Married

42

1839

Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Sarah

Kerr

Wife

Married

36

1845

Torthorwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

James

Kerr

Son

-

16

1865

New Abbey, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

William

Kerr

Son

-

15

1866

New Abbey, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Margaret

Kerr

Daughter

-

12

1869

New Abbey, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Thomas

Kerr

Son

-

11

1870

New Abbey, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Sarah

Kerr

Daughter

-

9

1872

New Abbey, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Isabella

Kerr

Daughter

-

7

1874

New Abbey, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Janet

Kerr

Daughter

-

5

1876

Tinwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Robert

Kerr

Son

-

4

1877

Tinwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Henrietta

Kerr

Daughter

-

2

1879

Tinwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Samuel

Kerr

Son

-

1

1880

Tinwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

Mary

Kerr

Daughter

-

0

1881

Tinwald, Dumfriesshire, Scotland

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