Robert James Kerr

1865 - 1919  (54 years)

• Name	Robert James Kerr
  Born	22 Aug 1865	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Name	R. J. Kerr
  Occupation	Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	Undertaker
  	"More than a Pool in the Woods.", Julie Schnurr
  Residence	1871	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	W. Methodist
  Occupation	1901	Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	?
  Occupation	1904	Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  	undertaker
  		Kerr,R.J.-0001-UndertakerAdvert-TheGlobe23Mar1904.JPG
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-107601
  Died	5 Sep 1919	London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Buried	Rushes Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  Person ID	I107601	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Rev. James Kerr,   b. CALC 19 Oct 1800, , Ireland ,   d. 6 Apr 1873, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 72 years)
  Mother	Margaret Jane,   b. CALC 13 Jun 1837, , Ireland ,   d. 13 Dec 1881  (Age ~ 44 years)
  Married	1860  [5]
  Family ID	F27512	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Jane Crookshanks,   b. 30 Dec 1862, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 30 Oct 1935, Stratford, Perth Co., Ontario, Canada  (Age 72 years)
  Married	6 Jun 1889	Crosshill, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F28655	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Kerr\emdash At his late residence, 57 Beaconsfield avenue, on Friday, September 5, 1919, Robert J., beloved husband of Margaret Kerr. In his 54th year. Funeral services at the residence on Saturday afternoon, at 3 p.m., to G. T. R., [Grand Trunk Railroad] via 4: 40 p.m. to Newton, Ont. Interment at Cross Hill Cemetery. London Advertiser, Sep. 6, 1919, p. 22 ______________________ Robert J. Kerr, a well-known commercial traveler, died at his home, 57 Beaconsfield Avenue, on Friday morning, following a short illness. He had been a resident of this city for the past fourteen years. He is survived by his wife and two sisters, Mrs. W. H. Knight of Crosshill, and Mrs. B. McFarland of Saskatoon. He was prominent in Masonic circles here. The remains will be forwarded today to Newton, where interment will be made in Crosshill Cemetery on Sunday. Rev. Mr. Hutton will conduct the services at his residence, and Rev. Mr. Watt will officiate at the grave. [Mrs. Kerr is called "his wife" and his sisters are named…?] London Advertiser, Sep. 6, 1919, p. 24

  
  

• Sources

  [S160] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1901, Wellesley E-5 Page 15. [S113] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1881, Division 3 Page 9. [S269] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1871, Div. 4, Pg. 66. [S241] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley - Rushes CC#4536 Waterloo Region Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society. Kerr/ Robert J. Kerr/ Aug. 22, 1865-Sep. 5, 1919/ His wife/ Margaret J. Crookshanks/ Dec. 30, 1862-Oct. 30, 1935/ Fanny M. Kerr/ Sep. 14, 1868-Mar. 9, 1893/ At rest [S855] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1861, Div. 12 Page 75.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 22 Aug 1865 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Undertaker - - Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - W. Methodist - 1871 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 6 Jun 1889 - Crosshill, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - ? - 1901 - Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - undertaker - 1904 - Linwood, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 5 Sep 1919 - London, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Rushes Cemetery, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth