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Walter Kerr 1510–1586 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1510

Birth Location: Cessford, Roxburghshire, Scotland

Death Date: 27 AUG 1586

Death Location: Roxburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Father: Andrew Kerr

Mother: Agnes Crichton

Spouse(s): Isabella Kerr

Children(s):

The story of Walter Kerr began in 1510 in Cessford, Roxburghshire, Scotland. Walter Kerr married Isabella Kerr. Walter Kerr passed away in 1586 in Roxburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Biography

  • The story of Walter Kerr began in 1510 in Cessford, Roxburghshire, Scotland.
  • Walter Kerr married Isabella Kerr.
  • Walter Kerr passed away in 1586 in Roxburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Walter Kerr's Ancestors

Self
Walter Kerr
1510–1586
Birth Place: Cessford, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Parents
Andrew Kerr
1485–1526
Cessford Castle, Newton St Boswells, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Agnes Crichton
1490–1543
Sanquhar, Dumfrieshire, Schotland
Grandparents
Robert Kerr
1464–1500
Cessford, Roxburgh, Scotland
Christian Rutherford
1469–1505
Rutherford Castle, West Linton, Peeblesshire, Scotland
Patrick (Crichton of) Cranston-Riddell
1455–1521
Edinburgh, Scotland
Katherine Turing
1454–1528
Scotland
Great-Grandparents
Walter Kerr
1445–1501
Isabel Hay
1451–1487
James Rutherford
1424–1498
James Rutherford
1424–1498
David Crichton
1457–1521
Margaret Shaw
1444–
John Edingburgh
1425–1488
Agnes Preston
1425–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Kerr
1420–1481
Margaret Douglas
1425–1484
David Hay
1394–1478
Elizabeth Douglas
1398–1460
James Rutherford
1395–1455
Beatrice Lauder
1405–
James Rutherford
1395–1455
Beatrice Lauder
1405–
Robert Crichton
1409–1478
Elizabeth Erskine
1415–1479
William Turing
1380–

Walter Kerr's Timeline

3 Records

1510
1510
Birth of Walter Kerr in Cessford, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Cessford, Roxburghshire, Scotland
1586
1586
Age 76
Burial of Walter Kerr in Scotland
Scotland
1586
27 AUG 1586
Age 76
Death of Walter Kerr in Roxburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Roxburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1510
    Event Place: Cessford, Roxburghshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1586
    Event Place: Scotland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 AUG 1586
    Event Place: Roxburghshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

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