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William KERR 1542 – 1601 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 MAY 1542

Birth Location: Ferniehurst Castle, Fife, Scotland

Death Date: 1601

Death Location: London, London, England

Father: John Carew

Mother: Katherine Kerr

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William KERR was born in 1542 in Ferniehurst Castle, Fife, Scotland, the child of John Kerr Carew and Katherine Kerr. William KERR passed away in 1601 in London, London, England.

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Biography

  • William KERR was born in 1542 in Ferniehurst Castle, Fife, Scotland, the child of John Kerr Carew and Katherine Kerr.
  • William KERR passed away in 1601 in London, London, England.

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William KERR's Ancestors

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William KERR
1542 – 1601
Birth Place: Ferniehurst Castle, Fife, Scotland
Parents
John Kerr Carew
1500 – 1565
Ferniehurst Castle, Fife, Scotland
Katherine Kerr
1510 – 1566
Eckford, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Grandparents
Andrew Kerr
1480 – 1545
Ferniehirst Castle, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire, Schotland
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William KERR's Timeline

2 Records

1542
16 MAY 1542
Birth of William KERR in Ferniehurst Castle, Fife, Scotland
Ferniehurst Castle, Fife, Scotland
1601
1601
Age 59
Death of William KERR in London, London, England
London, London, England

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 MAY 1542
    Event Place: Ferniehurst Castle, Fife, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1601
    Event Place: London, London, England
    Record Source: Age:
    58-59

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