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Thomas Kerr

Male 1827 - 1870  (43 years)


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  • Name Thomas Kerr 
    Born 1827  , Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/193623057 
    Occupation 1861  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Carpenter 
    Residence 1861  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Church of Scotland 
    Occupation 1870  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    carpenter 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-100922 
    Died 13 Mar 1870  Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3, 4, 5, 6
    Cause: Rheumatic Fever with Heart disease & Pleurisy, also Bronchitis 3 weeks 
    Buried Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Person ID I100922  Generations
    Last Modified 25 Apr 2024 

    Father Robert Kerr,   b. CALC 1 Feb 1787, , Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Nov 1870, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 83 years) 
    Mother Mary,   b. 1793, , Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown 
    Family ID F38392  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Father Robert Kerr,   b. CALC 1 Feb 1787, , Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 Nov 1870, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 83 years) 
    Family ID F271144  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mary Currie Black,   b. 1825, , Ayrshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Oct 1897, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 25 Mar 1854  Stewarton, , Ayr, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Children 
     1. Robert Kerr,   b. 29 Jan 1854, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Dec 1917, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
     2. Mary Richardson Kerr,   b. 30 Jul 1856, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Apr 1923, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 66 years)
     3. Jessie Kerr,   b. 1858, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Apr 1873, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 15 years)
     4. Janet Kerr,   b. 31 Aug 1858, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Marion Annie Kerr,   b. 21 Oct 1860, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Jul 1952  (Age 91 years)
     6. Annie Kerr,   b. 1862, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     7. Agnes Kerr,   b. 12 Dec 1863, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Apr 1911, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years)
     8. Helen Neilson Kerr,   b. 1865, Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Dec 1949  (Age 84 years)
    Last Modified 26 Apr 2024 
    Family ID F25957  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1838] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1861, Galt 1861 Div. 5 Page 62.

    2. [S2697] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge, Mount View Cemetery Internet Link.
      [S] In/ loving memory/ of/ Thomas Kerr/ died/ Mar. 13th, 1870/ aged 43 years/ also his wife/ Mary C. BLACK/ died/ Oct 27, 1897/ aged 73 years/ natives of/ Ayrshire Scotland/ blessed are the dead/ which die in the Lord/ KERR/

    3. [S31] News - ON, Waterloo, Cambridge - Dumfries Reformer (1850-1892), 16 Mar 1870.
      Kerr, Thomas died 13 Mar 1870 At his residence, Galt, aged 45 years. A carpenter by trade.

    4. [S570] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1871, Div. 1, Pg. 59.

    5. [S1800] Census - ON, Waterloo, Galt - 1891, Section 2 Page 35.

    6. [S2491] aaa Vit - ON - Death Registration, death certificate 005769 (1870).
      Name:Thomas Kerr Gender:Male Age:45 Birth Date:abt 1825 Birth Place:Scotland Death Date:Mar 1870 Death Place:Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Cause of Death:Rheumatic Fever Complicated With Heart Disease And

    7. [S2181] Scotland, Select Marriages, 1561-1910.
      NameThomas Kerr
      Marriage Date25 Mar 1854
      Marriage PlaceStewarton, Ayr, Scotland
      SpouseMary Currie Black

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1827 - , Ayrshire, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 25 Mar 1854 - Stewarton, , Ayr, Scotland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Carpenter - 1861 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Church of Scotland - 1861 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - carpenter - 1870 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Rheumatic Fever with Heart disease & Pleurisy, also Bronchitis 3 weeks - 13 Mar 1870 - Galt (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Mount View Cemetery, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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