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Household of William Kerr (born 1831)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Holytown, Lanarkshire, 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 7 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of William Kerr, born in 1831 in , consisted of 8 members. William was the head of the household, married to Sarah Kerr, born in 1841 in Ireland. They had 1 child; John, born 1870 in Carfin, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
During the period, also present in the household were William's Niece, Sarah (born 1864 in Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland), William's Boarder, Patrick (born 1846 in Ireland), William's Boarder, Patrick (born 1854 in Ireland), William's Boarder, Michael (born 1849 in Lennoxtown, Stirlingshire, Scotland) and William's Boarder, William (born 1851 in Lennoxtown, Stirlingshire, Scotland).


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William Kerr's household

Male

William

Kerr

Head
Female

Sarah

Kerr

Wife
Male

John

Kerr

Son
Female

Sarah

McLaughlin

Niece
Male

Patrick

Gallacher

Boarder
Male

Patrick

McGinlay

Boarder
Male

Michael

Shields

Boarder
Male

William

Shields

Boarder
First name(s) William
Last name Kerr
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Ireland

Household members (8 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

William

Kerr

Head

Married

50

1831

Ireland

Sarah

Kerr

Wife

Married

40

1841

Ireland

John

Kerr

Son

-

11

1870

Carfin, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Sarah

McLaughlin

Niece

Unmarried

17

1864

Kilwinning, Ayrshire, Scotland

Patrick

Gallacher

Boarder

Unmarried

35

1846

Ireland

Patrick

McGinlay

Boarder

Unmarried

27

1854

Ireland

Michael

Shields

Boarder

Unmarried

32

1849

Lennoxtown, Stirlingshire, Scotland

William

Shields

Boarder

Unmarried

30

1851

Lennoxtown, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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