James Kerr

1869 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	James Kerr
  Born	Mar 1869	Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1911	Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Teacher
  Residence	1911	Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Presbyterian
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-164729
  Died	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I164729	Generations
  Last Modified	7 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Henry William Kerr,   b. CA 1848, of, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario ,   d. Apr 1905, Millbank, Mornington Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada  (Age ~ 57 years)
  Mother	Rosanna Kerr,   b. Abt 1848, of, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Married	12 Dec 1858	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Family ID	F20725	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Helen Nellie Dewar,   b. Feb 1869, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Mary F. Kerr,   b. Sep 1904, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. James W. Kerr,   b. Oct 1907, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	12 Nov 2024
  Family ID	F162478	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  School was suspended in the Principal's room on Monday and Tuesday as Mr. Kerr was called to the family home in Mornington by the death of his father. Wellesley Maple Leaf, April 13, 1905 _______________________ On account of the death of Principal Kerr's mother the visiting day exercises which the children of the Wellesley school had prepared for yesterday, have been postponed until sometime in January. Mr. Jas. Kerr, Principal of the Wellesley public school was called to his parents' home near Millbank on Monday morning by a telephone message announcing the critical illness of his mother, who passed away about nine o'clock that same evening. Deceased was one of the pioneers of Mornington, having resided there for about half a century. She leaves a family of six children: Wm. H., at home; Mrs. Wm. Watt, Manitoba; Mary at home; Jas. Wellesley; Mrs. Ashley, Chicago; Mrs. D. C. Beggs, Linwood. The funeral occurs today; the interment being in the Presbyterian cemetery at Millbank. Wellesley Maple Leaf, December 22, 1904

  
  

• Sources

  [S504] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wellesley Twp. - 1911, Div. 11 page 14. [S14] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Berlin Chronicle (1856-1860), 21 Dec 1858. By the Rev. F. W. Bindeman on the 12th inst., Henry William Kerr to Susana Kerr, of the Township of Mornington.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - Mar 1869 - Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Occupation - Teacher - 1911 - Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Presbyterian - 1911 - Wellesley Village, Wellesley Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth