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William Kerr 1673 – 1731 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 May 1673

Birth Location: Chatto, Hownam, Roxburghshire Scotland

Death Date: 15 Apr 1731

Death Location: Riccalton, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire Scotland

Father: Sir Chatto

Mother: Isabella Cranstoun

Spouse(s): Jean Tait

Children(s): Margaret Kerr

William Kerr was born in 1673 in Chatto, Hownam, Roxburghshire Scotland, the child of Sir Andrew Kerr of Chatto and Isabella Cranstoun. William Kerr married Jean Tait, and had children including Margaret Kerr. William Kerr passed away in 1731 in Riccalton, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire Scotland.

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Biography

  • William Kerr was born in 1673 in Chatto, Hownam, Roxburghshire Scotland, the child of Sir Andrew Kerr of Chatto and Isabella Cranstoun.
  • William Kerr married Jean Tait, and had children including Margaret Kerr.
  • William Kerr passed away in 1731 in Riccalton, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire Scotland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sir Chatto
1628 – 1705
Birth Location: Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Scotland
SC
Isabella Cranstoun
1639 – 1675
Birth Location: Scotland
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Spouses(s)

Jean Tait
1674 – 1755
Birth Location: Kelso, Roxburgh, Scotland
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Children(s)

Margaret Kerr
Birth Location: Kincardine Kincardineshire Scotland
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William Kerr's Ancestors

Self
William Kerr
1673 – 1731
Birth Place: Chatto, Hownam, Roxburghshire Scotland
Parents
Sir Andrew Kerr of Chatto
1628 – 1705
Ancrum, Roxburghshire, Scotland
Isabella Cranstoun
1639 – 1675
Scotland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Kerr's Descendants

1.
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William Kerr (20 May 1673 – 15 Apr 1731) m. Jean Tait (16 May 1674 – 4 OCT 1755)
  1. 1. Margaret Kerr m. Samuel Riddell (19 Jul 1708 – abt 1799)
    1. 1. Jannett Riddel (01 Sep 1750 – ) m. James Birse (19 Feb 1736 – Aug 1807)
      1. 1. William Birss (10 APR 1780 – 1 MAR 1849) m. Mary Ross (6 Aug 1786 – 1851)
        1. 1. Anne Birse (17 March 1816 – 23 Feb 1889) m. William Hepburn, (11 Aug 1817 – 17 May 1883)

William Kerr's Timeline

2 Records

1673
20 May 1673
Birth of William Kerr in Chatto, Hownam, Roxburghshire Scotland
Chatto, Hownam, Roxburghshire Scotland
1731
15 Apr 1731
Age 58
Death of William Kerr in Riccalton, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire Scotland
Riccalton, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 May 1673
    Event Place: Chatto, Hownam, Roxburghshire Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1731
    Event Place: Riccalton, Jedburgh, Roxburghshire Scotland
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