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Edward Douglas Kerr 1768–1839 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1768

Birth Location: Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, , Scotland

Death Date: 25 Mar 1839

Death Location: Greenbush, Elizabethtown Leeds, Ontario, Canada

Father: George Kerr

Mother: Jane Carlisle

Spouse(s): Susannah Kidd, Francis Kerr

Children(s): Jane Kerr, Benjamin Kerr, George Kerr, Susanna Kerr, Thomas Kerr, Lady Kerr, Joseph Kerr, Elizabeth Kerr, Eleanor Kerr, Harriet Kerr, Edward Jr, Richard Kerr, John Kerr, Benjamin Kerr

In 1768, Edward Douglas Kerr entered the world in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, , Scotland, born to George Kerr And Jane Elizabeth Carlisle. Edward Douglas Kerr married Francis Kerr, Susannah Kidd, and had children including Benjamin Kerr, Benjamin Thomas Kerr, Edward Kerr Jr, Eleanor Nellie Kerr, Elizabeth Betty Kerr, George Kerr, Harriet Maria Kerr, Jane Kerr, John Kerr, Joseph Kerr, Lady Margaret Kerr, Richard Kerr, Susanna Kerr, Thomas Kerr. Edward Douglas Kerr passed away in 1839 in Greenbush, Elizabethtown Leeds, Ontario, Canada.

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Biography

  • In 1768, Edward Douglas Kerr entered the world in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, , Scotland, born to George Kerr And Jane Elizabeth Carlisle.
  • Edward Douglas Kerr married Francis Kerr, Susannah Kidd, and had children including Benjamin Kerr, Benjamin Thomas Kerr, Edward Kerr Jr, Eleanor Nellie Kerr, Elizabeth Betty Kerr, George Kerr, Harriet Maria Kerr, Jane Kerr, John Kerr, Joseph Kerr, Lady Margaret Kerr, Richard Kerr, Susanna Kerr, Thomas Kerr.
  • Edward Douglas Kerr passed away in 1839 in Greenbush, Elizabethtown Leeds, Ontario, Canada.

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Edward Kerr's Ancestors

Self
Edward Kerr
1768–1839
Birth Place: Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, , Scotland
Parents
George Kerr
1746–
Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Jane (Elizabeth) Carlisle
1748–1819
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Edward Kerr's Descendants

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Edward (Douglas) Kerr (1768–25 Mar 1839) m. Susannah Kidd (1769–15 Oct 1854) m. Francis Kerr (1769–15 October 1854)
  1. 1. Jane Kerr 1827–1904 m. Henry Welsh 1829–1896
    1. 1. Eliza (Jane) Welsh 1854–1893 m. John Welsh 1853–
      1. 1. Joseph Welsh 1877–
      2. 2. Marggret Welsh 1879–
      3. 3. John Welsh 1881–
    2. 2. Mary (Ann) Welsh 1861–1909
    3. 3. William (Francis) Welsh 1866–1942
    4. 4. George (Henry) Welsh 1872–1942
    5. 5. Margaret (D) Welsh 1859–1912
    6. 6. Henry Welsh 1856–1875
    7. 7. James Welsh 1851–1899
    8. 8. Sarah (Ann) Welsh 1849–1923 m. William (Robert) Otter 1898– m. John Murray 1844–1895 m. Thomas HYSLOP 1835–1913
      1. 1. Sarah (Jane Jennie) MURRAY 1873–1932
      2. 2. William (John) Hyslop 1875–1932
      3. 3. Sarah (Jane) Hislop 1878–
      4. 4. Thomas (Edward) Hyslop 1885–1908
      5. 5. Henry ("Harry") Hyslop 1885–1949
      6. 6. James (Carlyle) HYSLOP 1888–1963
      7. 7. Joseph (Watson) HYSLOP 1890–1918
    9. 9. John Welsh 1863–1942
    10. 10. Eliza (Jane) Welsh 1861–1893
  2. 2. Benjamin (Thomas) Kerr 1804–1894
  3. 3. George Kerr 1800–1881
  4. 4. Susanna Kerr 1813–1856
  5. 5. Thomas Kerr 1815–1904
  6. 6. Lady (Margaret) Kerr 1798–1888
  7. 7. Joseph Kerr 1801–1861
  8. 8. Elizabeth ('Betty') Kerr 1805–1887
  9. 9. Eleanor ('Nellie') Kerr 1806–1881
  10. 10. Harriet (Maria) Kerr 1807–1881
  11. 11. Edward (Kerr) Jr 1811–
  12. 12. Richard Kerr 1813–
  13. 13. John Kerr 1817–1882
  14. 14. Benjamin Kerr 1808–1839

Edward Kerr's Timeline

2 Records

1768
1768
Birth of Edward Douglas Kerr in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, , Scotland
Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, , Scotland
1839
25 Mar 1839
Age 71
Death of Edward Douglas Kerr in Greenbush, Elizabethtown Leeds, Ontario, Canada
Greenbush, Elizabethtown Leeds, Ontario, Canada

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1768
    Event Place: Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, , Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 Mar 1839
    Event Place: Greenbush, Elizabethtown Leeds, Ontario, Canada

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