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Thomas Kerr 1529 – 1586 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1529

Birth Location: Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Death Date: 1586

Death Location: London, England, United Kingdom

Father: Lord Kerr

Mother: Katherine logan

Spouse(s): Janet Kirkcaldy, Lady Scott

Children(s): William Kerr, Andrew Kerr, Mary Kerr, Margaret Kerr, Julian Kerr, James Kerr, Janet Ker

Thomas Kerr was born in 1529 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Lord John Kerr and Katherine Catharina of Cessford logan. Thomas Kerr married Janet Kirkcaldy, Lady Janet of Buccleuch Scott, and had children including William Kerr, Andrew Kerr, Mary Kerr, Margaret Kerr, Julian Kerr, James Kerr, Janet Ker. Thomas Kerr passed away in 1586 in London, England, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • Thomas Kerr was born in 1529 in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, the child of Lord John Kerr and Katherine Catharina of Cessford logan.
  • Thomas Kerr married Janet Kirkcaldy, Lady Janet of Buccleuch Scott, and had children including William Kerr, Andrew Kerr, Mary Kerr, Margaret Kerr, Julian Kerr, James Kerr, Janet Ker.
  • Thomas Kerr passed away in 1586 in London, England, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

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Thomas Kerr's Ancestors

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Thomas Kerr
1529 – 1586
Birth Place: Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Parents
Lord John Kerr
1500 – 1558
Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Katherine (Catharina of Cessford) logan
1510 – 1565
Grandparents
Andrew Ker
1480 – 1545
Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Jeanette Home
1490 – 1543
Polwarth, Berwickshire, Scotland
Andrew (David) Kerr
1485 – 1526
Agnes Crichton
1490 – 1543
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Smailholm
1448 – 1484
Margaretha Kersheugh
1450 – 1512
George Home
1432 – 1497
Mariota [Sinclair]
1436 – 1496
Thomas Kerr
1448 – 1484
Margaretha Ker
1460 – 1541
Patrick Crichton
1450 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Kerr
1420 – 1481
Margaret Douglas
1425 – 1463
David Home
1407 – 1450
Elizabeth Carmichael
1408 – 1495
John Sinclair
1418 – 1444
Katherine Home
1426 – 1456
Thomas Kersheugh
1430 – 1499
Catharina Colville
1430 – 1484

Thomas Kerr's Descendants

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Thomas Kerr (1529 – 1586) m. Janet Kirkcaldy (1540 – 1572) m. Lady (Janet of Buccleuch) Scott (Abt 1546 – 1587)
  1. 1. William Kerr (16 May 1562 – 13 Jan 1598) m. Mary (Ann) Clifford (9 Sep 1573 – 7 Mar 1603) m. Elizabeth Lyon (Abt 1555 – Abt 1590) m. Elizabeth Lyon (1565 – 1616) m. Elizabeth Ord (1572 – 1616) m. Elizabeth Lyon (1562 – 1607)
  2. 2. Andrew Kerr (1565 – 19 Dec 1631) m. Katherine Houston (1568 – 1646) m. Anna Stewart (Abt 1566 – 1670)
  3. 3. Mary Kerr (Abt 1565 – )
  4. 4. Margaret Kerr (1570 – 24 May 1594)
  5. 5. Julian Kerr (1572 – 30 Mar 1637) m. Patrick Hume ( – Aft Mar 1637) m. Thomas Hamilton (Jan 1563 – 29 May 1637)
  6. 6. James Kerr (1577 – Jul 1645) m. Mary (Fox) Rutherford (1575 – ) m. Janet (1590 – 1586) m. Mary Rutherford (Abt 1583 – ) m. Lady (Frances Howard Carr Countess of Warwick and) Somerset (31 May 1590 – 27 Aug 1632) m. Janet Scott (1605 – 1645)
    1. 1. Robert Ker (Abt 1595 – ) m. Christian Hamilton (Abt 1599 – )
    2. 2. Robert Carr (1629 – 1692) m. Christian Hamilton (Abt 1620 – 7 Nov 1688)
      1. 1. Thomas Carr (13 Mar 1646 – Nov 1711) m. Mary (Lucy) Garland (1654 – Abt 1745) m. Susannah Brooks
        1. 1. William (Perry) Carr (Abt 1675 – 20 Feb 1728) m. Mary McMinn (Abt 1680 – 1766)
        2. 2. Mary (Agnes) Carr (30 Nov 1677 – 13 Dec 1759) m. John Collins (1725 – Nov 1797) m. William Mackgehee (1 Nov 1672 – 9 Dec 1748)
        3. 3. Thomas Carr (Abt 1679 – 29 May 1738) m. Mary Dabney (22 Jan 1688 – 7 Sep 1748)
        4. 4. William Carr (1680 – Abt Nov 1711) m. Mary Chiles (1681 – 1766) m. Catherine Winston (1684 – 1719)
        5. 5. John Carr (1682 – 1733) m. Elizabeth James (1685 – 1730)
        6. 6. Robert Carr (1682 – 1 May 1773) m. Mary Williams (1713 – 1 May 1773)
        7. 7. Ann Carr
        8. 8. Anne Carr (1690 – 1725) m. Samuel Overton (14 Aug 1685 – 1719)
        9. 9. Robert Carr (1695 – 1773) m. Mary Williams (1713 – 1 May 1773)
        10. 10. Thomas Carr (1705 – 1743) m. Mary Dabney (22 Jan 1688 – 7 Sep 1748)
  7. 7. Janet Ker m. Patrick Hume ( – Abt 1608)

Thomas Kerr's Timeline

4 Records

1529
1529
Birth of Thomas Kerr in Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
1529
17 Jun 1529
Thomas Kerr was christened in Ford Castle, Northumberland, England
Ford Castle, Northumberland, England
1586
1586
Age 57
Death of Thomas Kerr in London, England, United Kingdom
London, England, United Kingdom
1586
31 Mar 1586
Age 57
Burial of Thomas Kerr in Jedburgh, Scottish Borders, Scotland
Jedburgh, Scottish Borders, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1529
    Event Place: Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 17 Jun 1529
    Event Place: Ford Castle, Northumberland, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1586
    Event Place: London, England, United Kingdom

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 31 Mar 1586
    Event Place: Jedburgh, Scottish Borders, Scotland

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