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Peter Kerr 1825–1894 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 November 1825

Birth Location: Preston Hall, Cranston, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 2 Jul 1894

Death Location: St Paul's Churchyard, Brightwater, Tasman, New Zealand

Father: John Kerr

Mother: Janet Ramage

Spouse(s): Ann Palmer

Children(s): Richard Kerr

Peter Kerr was born in 1825 in Preston Hall, Cranston, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of John Kerr And Janet Ramage. Peter Kerr married Ann Palmer, and had children including Richard James Kerr. Peter Kerr passed away in 1894 in St Paul's Churchyard, Brightwater, Tasman, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • Peter Kerr was born in 1825 in Preston Hall, Cranston, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of John Kerr And Janet Ramage.
  • Peter Kerr married Ann Palmer, and had children including Richard James Kerr.
  • Peter Kerr passed away in 1894 in St Paul's Churchyard, Brightwater, Tasman, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Kerr
1795–1862
Birth Location: New Battle, Cranston, Midlothian, Scotland
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Janet Ramage
1803–1873
Birth Location: Penicuik Midlothian Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Ann Palmer
1831–1910
Birth Location: Milton Malsor, Northamptonshire, England
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Children(s)

Richard Kerr
1867–1929
Birth Location: Waimea South, Nelson, New Zealand
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Peter Kerr's Ancestors

Self
Peter Kerr
1825–1894
Birth Place: Preston Hall, Cranston, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
John Kerr
1795–1862
New Battle, Cranston, Midlothian, Scotland
Janet Ramage
1803–1873
Penicuik Midlothian Scotland
Grandparents
James Kerr
1764–1807
Newbattle, Midlothian, Scotland
Catherine Cummin
1760–
Moulinrasehil, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
William Ramage
1778–1864
Midlothian, Scotland
Great-Grandparents
John Kerr
1723–1795
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Peter Kerr's Descendants

1.
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Peter Kerr (4 November 1825–2 Jul 1894) m. Ann Palmer (10 Jun 1831–4 Nov 1910)
  1. 1. Richard (James) Kerr 1867–1929 m. Hannah (Mary) Phipps 1870–1926
    1. 1. Roland (Richard) Kerr 1888–1953 m. Florence (Mary) Gardner 1890–1975
      1. 1. Audrey Kerr 1920–1999
      2. 2. Dixie (Mary) Kerr 1918–1989
      3. 3. Brandon (Mountford) Kerr 1927–2003
      4. 4. Meera (Helena) Kerr 1922–2003
      5. 5. Adrian ((Jock) Morris Allyne) Kerr 1909–1991 m. Daphne (Brenda) Way 1932–2020
        1. 1. Ivan (Trevor) Way 1949–1949

Peter Kerr's Timeline

2 Records

1825
4 November 1825
Birth of Peter Kerr in Preston Hall, Cranston, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
Preston Hall, Cranston, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
1894
2 Jul 1894
Age 69
Death of Peter Kerr in St Paul's Churchyard, Brightwater, Tasman, New Zealand
St Paul's Churchyard, Brightwater, Tasman, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 November 1825
    Event Place: Preston Hall, Cranston, Midlothian, Lothian, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Jul 1894
    Event Place: St Paul's Churchyard, Brightwater, Tasman, New Zealand
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