Henry William Kerr^[1]

1848 - 1905  (~ 57 years)

• Name	Henry William Kerr
  Born	CA 1848	of, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1858	Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada   [2]
  Eby ID Number	dnf-79623
  Died	Apr 1905	Millbank, Mornington Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada
  Person ID	I79623	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	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]
  Children	1. James Kerr,   b. Mar 1869, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Ida Winnifred Kerr,   b. 14 Oct 1878, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F20725	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

  [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration. Ida Winnifred Kerr Born: Mornington Age: 18 Father: Henry Wm Kerr Mother: Rosanna Kerr Born: abt 1878 Spouse: David C Beggs Age: 24 born: Linwood CO Waterloo Father: Alexander Beggs Mother: Sarah Bell married 15 Oct 1896 married: Perth, Mornington [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 - CA 1848 - of, Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario Residence - 1858 - Mornington Twp., Perth Co., Ontario, Canada Married - 12 Dec 1858 - Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Apr 1905 - Millbank, Mornington Twp., Perth County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth