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James Kerr 1603–1657 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Sep 1603

Birth Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 1657

Death Location: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

Father: John Kerr

Mother: Margaret Bull

Spouse(s): Catherine Simsone

Children(s): John Lothian

James Kerr was born in 1603 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, the child of John Kerr And Margaret Bull. James Kerr married Catherine Simsone, and had children including John Kerr Marquess Of Lothian. James Kerr passed away in 1657 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.

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Biography

  • James Kerr was born in 1603 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland, the child of John Kerr And Margaret Bull.
  • James Kerr married Catherine Simsone, and had children including John Kerr Marquess Of Lothian.
  • James Kerr passed away in 1657 in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Kerr's Ancestors

Self
James Kerr
1603–1657
Birth Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Parents
John Kerr
1578–1661
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Margaret Bull
1576–
Dunfermline, Fifeshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John Kerr
1539–
Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom
Euphemia Abercrombe
1552–1610
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Kerr
1500–1559
Katherine Kerr
1510–1566
Sir Pitmedden
1534–1586
Elizabeth Leslie
1513–1600
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert March
1465–1500
Chrstian Rutherford
1465–
Andrew Cessford
1485–1526
Agnes Crichton
1490–1543
George Abercromby
1501–1552
Margaret Gordon
1502–1555

James Kerr's Descendants

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James Kerr (18 Sep 1603–1657) m. Catherine Simsone (Abt. 1603–20 January 1631)
  1. 1. John (Kerr Marquess of) Lothian 1630–1666 m. Jeannette Miller 1637–1686
    1. 1. John (Randolph) Kerr 1666–1729 m. Margaret Smith 1668–1696
      1. 1. James (Kerr Justice of the) Peace 1680–1770 m. Sarah (Martha) Ball 1685–1771
        1. 1. James Kerr 1725–1800 m. Rowena Spear 1710–1782

James Kerr's Timeline

4 Records

1603
18 Sep 1603
Birth of James Kerr in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
1657
1657
Age 54
Death of James Kerr in Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
1780
24 Sep 1780
Age 177
James Kerr was baptized in England
England
1822
10 Jan 1822
Age 219
James Kerr was baptized in Surrey, England
Surrey, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Sep 1603
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 24 Sep 1780
    Event Place: England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1538-1812, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England, UK; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: P82GISA02

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1822
    Event Place: Surrey, England
    Record Source: London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1924, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England, UK; London Church of England Parish Registers; Reference Number: DWT/6461

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1657
    Event Place: Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
    Record Source: England & Wales, Prerogative Court of Canterbury Wills, The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; Records of the Prerogative Court of Canterbury, Series PROB 11; Class: PROB 11; Piece: 264

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