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Duncan Kerr 1841–1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1841

Birth Location: Rothesay, Isle of Bute, Scotland

Death Date: 9 Feb. 1885

Death Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Father: Andrew (Keir)

Mother: Isabella McLean

Spouse(s): Isabella Joyce

Children(s): Robert Kerr, James Kerr, Isabella Kerr, Andrew Kerr, Henry Kerr

In 1841, Duncan Kerr entered the world in Rothesay, Isle of Bute, Scotland, born to Andrew Kerr Keir And Isabella Mclean. Duncan Kerr married Isabella Joyce, and had children including Andrew Ernest Kerr, Henry Duncan Kerr, Isabella Kerr, James Henry Kerr, Robert Alexander Kerr. Duncan Kerr passed away in 1885 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1841, Duncan Kerr entered the world in Rothesay, Isle of Bute, Scotland, born to Andrew Kerr Keir And Isabella Mclean.
  • Duncan Kerr married Isabella Joyce, and had children including Andrew Ernest Kerr, Henry Duncan Kerr, Isabella Kerr, James Henry Kerr, Robert Alexander Kerr.
  • Duncan Kerr passed away in 1885 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Andrew (Keir)
1801–1872
Birth Location: Caputh, Perthshire, Scotland
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Isabella McLean
1801–1872
Birth Location: Kingarth, Bute, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Isabella Joyce
1848–1919
Birth Location: Lancaster, Lancashire, England
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Children(s)

Robert Kerr
1875–1943
Birth Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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James Kerr
1870–1934
Birth Location: Lancashire, England
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Isabella Kerr
1872–1872
Birth Location: Lancashire, England
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Andrew Kerr
1878–1929
Birth Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Henry Kerr
1880–
Birth Location: Williamstown, Victoria, Australia
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Duncan Kerr's Ancestors

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Duncan Kerr
1841–1885
Birth Place: Rothesay, Isle of Bute, Scotland
Parents
Andrew Kerr (Keir)
1801–1872
Caputh, Perthshire, Scotland
Isabella McLean
1801–1872
Kingarth, Bute, Scotland
Grandparents
John (Keir) (Kier)
1780–1827
Caputh, Perthshire, Scotland
Elizabeth McLagan
1778–1882
Caputh, Perthshire, Scotland
Archibald Maclean
1762–1851
Mull, Argyll, Scotland
Isobel Macpherson
1759–
Cowstown, Rothesay, Bute, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Kier
1736–1824
Janet Geddes
1742–1817
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Kerr
1705–1767
Mary Hunter
1700–

Duncan Kerr's Descendants

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Duncan Kerr (1841–9 Feb. 1885) m. Isabella Joyce (October 1848–18 May 1919)
  1. 1. Robert (Alexander) Kerr 1875–1943 m. Elizabeth (Charlotte) Powell 1881–1946
    1. 1. Reginald (Arthur) Kerr 1917–1987
    2. 2. Leslie (Gordon) Kerr 1903–1968
    3. 3. Phyliss (Ruby) Kerr 1907–1987
    4. 4. Harold (Norman) Kerr 1911–1983
    5. 5. Myrtle (Isabella) Kerr 1915–1972
    6. 6. Robert (Eric) Kerr 1921–1979 m. Olive (Genevieve) White 1923–2019
      1. 1. Heather (June) Kerr 1948–2002
    7. 7. un (named female) Kerr 1909–1909
    8. 8. James (Alexander) Kerr 1901–1957 m. Julia (Florence Mary) AMIS 1897–
      1. 1. Eileen (Isobel) Kerr –2004 m. Alfred McIntosh 1923–1976
    9. 9. Elizabeth (May Beatrice) Kerr 1906–1906
    10. 10. Albert (Edward) Kerr 1904–1957
    11. 11. Baby (Girl) Kerr 1909–1909
  2. 2. James (Henry) Kerr 1870–1934 m. Ida (May) Sims 1885–1982
    1. 1. Arthur (James) Kerr 1910–1969
  3. 3. Isabella Kerr 1872–1872
  4. 4. Andrew (Ernest) Kerr 1878–1929
  5. 5. Henry (Duncan) Kerr 1880–

Duncan Kerr's Timeline

2 Records

1841
1841
Birth of Duncan Kerr in Rothesay, Isle of Bute, Scotland
Rothesay, Isle of Bute, Scotland
1885
9 Feb. 1885
Age 44
Death of Duncan Kerr in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Rothesay, Isle of Bute, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Feb. 1885
    Event Place: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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