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William Kerr[1]

Male 1836 - 1907  (70 years)


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  • Name William Kerr 
    Born 22 Jul 1836  Eniskillen, Fermangh, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9] 
    Gender Male 
    Immigration 1842  , Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Residence 1852  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Church of England 
    Occupation 1861  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Laborer 
    Residence 1861  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Anglican 
    Occupation 1870  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    farmer 
    Marriage Contract Jun 1870  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Occupation 1871  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Farmer 
    Residence 1871  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Church of England 
    Occupation 1881  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Farmer 
    Occupation 1891  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Farmer 
    Residence 1891  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Anglican 
    Occupation 1901  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Farmer 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-78585 
    Died 23 Apr 1907  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Buried St. James Anglican Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Person ID I78585  Generations
    Last Modified 20 Mar 2023 

    Father Hugh Kerr,   b. 1813, of, Eniskillen, Fermangh, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Jul 1842, Montreal, Ile De Montreal, Quebec Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 29 years) 
    Mother Ellen Rebecca White,   b. 26 Oct 1817, , Fermanagh, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Dec 1901, New Hamburg, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years) 
    Family ID F4633  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Hannah Elizabeth Illingworth,   b. 15 Mar 1840, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Dec 1929, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 89 years) 
    Married 2 Jun 1870  Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Children 
     1. William H. Kerr,   b. 1870, , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     2. Robert James Kerr,   b. 9 Mar 1873, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1 May 1929, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years)
     3. Annie Illingworth Kerr,   b. 13 May 1875, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jan 1895  (Age 19 years)
     4. Alfred E. Kerr,   b. 22 Apr 1880, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     5. Arthur L. Kerr,   b. 22 Feb 1882, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
     6. Walter F. Kerr,   b. 20 Oct 1886, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1957  (Age 70 years)
    Last Modified 20 Mar 2023 
    Family ID F20464  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [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

    2. [S133] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1901, Wilmot H-1 Page 8.

    3. [S140] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1881, Div. 4 Page 22.

    4. [S320] Cemetery - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - St. James Anglican CC#4571 Internet Link.
      William Kerr/ Born July 22, 1836/ Died Apr. 23, 1907/ his wife/ Hannah Illingworth/ 1840-1929

    5. [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div. 1 Pg. 8.

    6. [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,

    7. [S190] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1871, Div. 2 Page 55.

    8. [S939] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1891, Div. 1 Page 22.

    9. [S844] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1861, Sect. 4 Page 21.

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 22 Jul 1836 - Eniskillen, Fermangh, Ireland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsImmigration - 1842 - , Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Church of England - 1852 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Laborer - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Anglican - 1861 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - farmer - 1870 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage Contract - Jun 1870 - , Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 2 Jun 1870 - Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Church of England - 1871 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1881 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Anglican - 1891 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Farmer - 1901 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 23 Apr 1907 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - St. James Anglican Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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