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James de Kerr Ker 1640–1690 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jan 1640

Birth Location: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

Death Date: 1690

Death Location: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Father: Andrew Kerr

Mother: Grissell Stewart

Spouse(s): Helen Crawford

Children(s): John\Archibald Graden

The story of James de Kerr Ker began in 1640 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland. James de Kerr Ker married Helen Crawford, and had children including John Archibald De Kerr Ker Laird Of Graden. James de Kerr Ker passed away in 1690 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • The story of James de Kerr Ker began in 1640 in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland.
  • James de Kerr Ker married Helen Crawford, and had children including John Archibald De Kerr Ker Laird Of Graden.
  • James de Kerr Ker passed away in 1690 in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Ker's Ancestors

Self
James Ker
1640–1690
Birth Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Parents
Andrew de Kerr
1607–1660
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grissell (de) Stewart
1610–1660
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Grandparents
Andrew Kerr
1577–1630
Errol, Perth, Scotland
Grissell Kirkbill
1580–1630
Edinburgh, Scotland
William (of Egilsay) Stewart
1570–1620
Elphinstone,Stirling,Scotland
Effie Wemis
1585–1635
Dunferline,Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Alexander Kerr
1550–1600
Margaret Simmie
1555–1605
Margaret Bellenden
1550–1600
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Ker's Descendants

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James (de Kerr) Ker (15 Jan 1640–1690) m. Helen Crawford (8 Dec 1639–Abt. 1690)
  1. 1. John\Archibald (de Kerr Ker Laird of) Graden 1662–1699 m. Anna (de) Nicolson 1665–1712
    1. 1. Robert Carr 1686–1740 m. Mary Wilson 1699–1740
      1. 1. Rachel Carr 1718–1773 m. George Wallace 1714–1760
        1. 1. William Wallace 1739–1816 m. Agnes Shaw 1744–1780
        2. 2. Alice Wallace 1734–
        3. 3. Mark Wallace 1736–1764
        4. 4. Ann Wallace 1740–
        5. 5. Katherine Wallace 1742–
        6. 6. Ann WALLACE 1744–
      2. 2. Thomas Carr 1720–1776

James Ker's Timeline

2 Records

1640
15 Jan 1640
Birth of James de Kerr Ker in Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
1690
1690
Age 50
Death of James de Kerr Ker in Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1640
    Event Place: Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1690
    Event Place: Stirling, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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