Robert James Kerr^[1]

1873 - 1929  (56 years)

• Name	Robert James Kerr
  Born	9 Mar 1873	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  FindAGrave	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203214670
  Name	James Kerr
  Name	James R. Kerr
  Occupation	undertaker
  Residence	1891	Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Anglican
  Occupation	1902	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Merchant
  Occupation	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Treasurer, Railway
  Residence	1911	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Anglican
  Occupation	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Manufacturer, Shoe
  Residence	1921	83 Ahrens St. W., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Residence	1921	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  	Church of England
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-179550
  Died	1 May 1929	Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Buried	Saint James Anglican Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I179550	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	William Kerr,   b. 22 Jul 1836, Eniskillen, Fermangh, Ireland ,   d. 23 Apr 1907, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Hannah Elizabeth Illingworth,   b. 15 Mar 1840, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 3 Dec 1929, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 89 years)
  Married	2 Jun 1870	Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [6]
  Family ID	F20464	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ada Jane Mitchell,   b. 18 Apr 1876, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 11 Mar 1932, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 55 years)
  Married	2 Sep 1902	New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F176234	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Mr. R.J. Kerr Died at Kitchener The death occurred at Kitchener on Tuesday evening of Mr. Robert James Kerr, at the age of 56 years. The deceased was a former well known and popular citizen of New Hamburg and the announcement of his death occasioned deep regret among his many friends in town and vicinity. He had been suffering with diabetes for several years and his death was not unexpected. The deceased was a son of the late William Kerr and Mrs. Hannah Kerr and was born on the Kerr homestead, Huron Road. He spent his boyhood days on the farm but later came to New Hamburg and was in the undertaking and furniture business and then in the flour and feed business until he moved to Kitchener about 18 years ago. He was married to Miss Ada Mitchell, daughter of the late Thomas Mitchell, who is left to mourn his death, besides his aged mother and four brothers, namely W. H. Kerr, of Lumsden, Sask., A. E. Kerr and Walter Kerr, of the Huron Road, and Arthur Kerr, of Brussels. The late Mr. Kerr was a member of the Masonic lodge and an adherent of the Anglican Church. The funeral will be held this afternoon with services at his late home in Kitchener followed by interment at St. James Cemetery, Huron Road, Rev. Mr. Lang-Ford of Kitchener and Rev. Mr. Pogson, rector of the local parish will officiate at the obsequies. New Hamburg Independent May 3 1929 pg 5 ____________ Died At Kitchener, Ont., on Wednesday, May 1st, 1929 Robert James Kerr beloved husband of Ada Mitchell Aged 56 Years 1 Month 22 Days The Funeral will take place from his late residence 83 Ahrens St.W. Kitchener, Ont. Friday May 3rd, 1929 2.00 o'clock p.m. thence to St. John's Anglican Church for service. Interment to be made in St. James Cemetery, Wilmot Tp. Funeral Card

  
  

• Sources

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 17092-1902. Robert James Kerr, 29, Merchant, b. Wilmot, Res. New Hamburg, son of William Kerr and Hannah E. Illingworth, married Ada Mitchell, 26, b. Wilmot, Res. New Hamburg, daughter of Thomas Mitchell and Catherine Heiseman, Witnessed by: D. A. Mcdonald of Palmerston and Ida Millar of New Hamburg, 2 Sept 1902 at New Hamburg [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 4 Page 22. [S340] Census - ON, Waterloo, Berlin - 1911, Div. 28 Pg. 9. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 1 Page 22. [S2264] Census - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - 1921, Sub Dist. 24 Page 15. [S721] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, marriage certificate (1870), Kerr-Illingworth. William Kerr, 34, farmer of Wilmot, b. Enniskillen, Ireland, s/o Hugh and Ellen Kerr, married Hannah Elizabeth Illingworth, 29, residence Wilmot, b. Wilmot, d/o William and Ann Illingworth. witnesses, Simon James Callum and Jane Calum, both of the Township of Wilmot, Ontario, married 2 Jun 1870 at. St. James Church on the Huron Road, Haysville, Wilmot,

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 9 Mar 1873 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Anglican - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Merchant - 1902 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Married - 2 Sep 1902 - New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Treasurer, Railway - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Anglican - 1911 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Manufacturer, Shoe - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - 1921 - 83 Ahrens St. W., Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Church of England - 1921 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - 1 May 1929 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth