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Hugh William Kerr 1650–1715 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1650

Birth Location: of Crummock, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: Aug 1715

Death Location: Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: Hew Kerr

Mother: Marion Smith

Spouse(s): Elizabeth CALDWELL

Children(s): Jean Kerr\Car, Hugh Kerr, Georg Ker, William Kerr

The story of Hugh William Kerr began in 1650 in of Crummock, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland. Hugh William Kerr married Elizabeth Caldwell, and had children including Georg Ker, Hugh Kerr, Jean Kerr Car, William Kerr. Hugh William Kerr passed away in 1715 in Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of Hugh William Kerr began in 1650 in of Crummock, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland.
  • Hugh William Kerr married Elizabeth Caldwell, and had children including Georg Ker, Hugh Kerr, Jean Kerr Car, William Kerr.
  • Hugh William Kerr passed away in 1715 in Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hew Kerr
1605–1673
Birth Location: Crawfield, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Marion Smith
1623–1673
Birth Location: Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth CALDWELL
1649–1715
Birth Location: Auchingown, Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Jean Kerr\Car
1679–1773
Birth Location: Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire, Scotland
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Hugh Kerr
1679–1745
Birth Location: Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland
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Georg Ker
1674–
Birth Location: Gate-End, Beith, Ayr, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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William Kerr
1676–1730
Birth Location: Gate-End, Beith, Ayr, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Hugh Kerr's Ancestors

Self
Hugh Kerr
1650–1715
Birth Place: of Crummock, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
Hew Kerr
1605–1673
Crawfield, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland
Marion Smith
1623–1673
Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Robert (Kerr (Earl van) Roxburgh)
1565–1650
Eckford, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Johanna Drummond
1578–1643
Drummond Castle, Perth, Perthshire, Scotland
John Smith
1594–1654
of Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, Europe
Catherine Turnbell
1598–1650
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Hugh Kerr's Descendants

1.
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Hugh (William) Kerr (abt 1650–Aug 1715) m. Elizabeth CALDWELL (Abt. 1649–Aft. Aug 1715)
  1. 1. Jean Kerr\Car 1679–1773 m. William Caldwall 1675–1708
    1. 1. Margaret Calwel 1701–1762 m. Peter Barbor 1692–1779
      1. 1. Margaret Barber 1736– m. Robert Caldwell 1734–
        1. 1. JOHN Caldwell 1771–1872 m. Janet ((Jane) Susanah) Renfrew 1780–1881
        2. 2. Margaret Caldwell 1761–
        3. 3. Robert Caldwell 1763–1772
        4. 4. William Caldwell 1765–
        5. 5. Mary Caldwell 1767–
        6. 6. Robert Caldwell 1773–
        7. 7. David Caldwell 1775–
      2. 2. Elizabeth Barber 1738–
      3. 3. Agnes (B) Barber 1733–1797
      4. 4. Robert Barbour 1738–1815
      5. 5. John Barbour 1724–1726
      6. 6. Jean Barbour 1726–1737
      7. 7. Peter Barbour 1728–
      8. 8. William Barbour 1724–1726
      9. 9. Jean Barbour 1723–1726
      10. 10. David Barbor 1720–
    2. 2. Janet Caldwell 1708–1790
    3. 3. Robert Caldwell 1700–
    4. 4. Jean Caldwell 1698–1762
    5. 5. Margaret Caldwell 1699–
  2. 2. Hugh Kerr 1679–1745
  3. 3. Georg Ker 1674–
  4. 4. William Kerr 1676–1730

Hugh Kerr's Timeline

2 Records

1650
abt 1650
Birth of Hugh William Kerr in of Crummock, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland
of Crummock, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland
1715
Aug 1715
Age 65
Death of Hugh William Kerr in Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland
Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1650
    Event Place: of Crummock, Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Aug 1715
    Event Place: Beith, Ayrshire, Scotland
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