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Hannah Elizabeth Illingworth[1]

Female 1840 - 1929  (89 years)


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  • Name Hannah Elizabeth Illingworth 
    Born 15 Mar 1840  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11] 
    Gender Female 
    FindAGrave https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/203238761 
    Residence 1852  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Church of England 
    Residence 1870  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Marriage Contract Jun 1870  , Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Name Hannah Elizabeth Kerr 
    Residence 1871  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Church of England 
    Residence 1891  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Anglican 
    Occupation 1911  Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Income 
    Residence 1911  Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Anglican 
    Eby ID Number Waterloo-78587 
    Died 3 Dec 1929  Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 11] 
    Cause: Pneumonia, 5 days 
    Buried Saint James Anglican Cemetery, Wilmot Township, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Person ID I78587  Generations
    Last Modified 3 Mar 2025 

    Father William Illingworth,   b. CALC 28 Jul 1806, Keighley, , Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jun 1891, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 84 years) 
    Mother Ann Ferguson,   b. 1806, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 18 Dec 1882, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Family ID F8120  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family William Kerr,   b. 22 Jul 1836, Eniskillen, Fermangh, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Apr 1907, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years) 
    Married 2 Jun 1870  Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    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 1885, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 9 years)
     4. Alfred Edward Kerr,   b. 22 Apr 1880, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 Jun 1953, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     5. Arthur Lewis Kerr,   b. 22 Feb 1882, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Dec 1958  (Age 76 years)
     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 4 Mar 2025 
    Family ID F20464  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Mrs. William Kerr

      Death removed a highly esteemed Wilmot Township resident in the person of Mrs. William Kerr, aged 89, who died at her residence, R. R. No. 1, New Hamburg, on Tuesday. The late Mrs. Kerr would have celebrated her 90th birthday in March. Her death followed a week's illness and a wide circle of friends regret her passing. She was a native of Ireland, having come to Canada from that country at the age of eight years. Before her marriage she was Miss Hannah Illingworth. Mrs. Kerr lived the greater part of, her life on her farm home near New Hamburg. She was a member of the St. James' Anglican Church and of the Women's Auxiliary of that church and was active in the parish. She was predeceased by her husband some twenty years. A family of four sons survive her, namely Alfred and Walter on the homestead, Arthur in New Hamburg and William of Lumsden, Sask. One son, James Kerr, died in Kitchener one year ago, and a daughter, Miss Annie Kerr, died when quite young. There are also nine grandchildren and two deceased grandchildren. The funeral will be held at 3 o'clock Friday afternoon with a service at St. James' Anglican Church on the Huron road. Interment will be made in St. James' Anglican cemetery.

      Waterloo Chronicle, 5 Dec 1929, p. 3

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      In Memoriam At Rest At Maple Grove Farm, Wilmot, on Tuesday, December 3rd, 1929, Hannah Elizabeth Illingworth Relict of the late William Kerr In her 90th year. Funeral Will take place from her late residence, on Friday, December 6th. Private service at the house, thence to St. James' Church for service at 2.30 o'clock.

      Funeral Card

  • 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. [S890] Funeral Card - - Waterloo Historical Society - photocopies, "Funeral Card of Hannah Elizabeth Illingworth,".
      In Memoriam At Rest At Maple Grove Farm, Wilmot, on Tuesday, December 3rd, 1929, Hannah Elizabeth Illingworth Relict of the late William Kerr In her 90th year. Funeral Will take place from her late residence, on Friday, December 6th. Private service at the house, thence to St. James' Church for service at 2.30 o'clock.

    6. [S346] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1911, Wilmot Twp. 1911 Div. 8 Page 14.

    7. [S134] Census - ON, Waterloo, Wilmot - 1851, Div. 1 Pg. 11.

    8. [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,

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

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

    11. [S2555] News - ON, Waterloo, New Hamburg - New Hamburg Independent (1917 -, Mrs. Hannah Kerry Passes - Dec 6 1929 pg 4.

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 15 Mar 1840 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, 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 MapsResidence - 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 MapsResidence - Church of England - 1871 - 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 - Income - 1911 - Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Anglican - 1911 - Haysville, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - Cause: Pneumonia, 5 days - 3 Dec 1929 - Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Link to Google Earth
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