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William Kerr 1677 – 1698 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Apr 1677

Birth Location: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Death Date: Abt. 1698

Death Location: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Father: Robert Kerr

Mother: Margaret Boyd

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In 1677, William Kerr entered the world in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland, born to Robert Ker \ Kerr and Margaret Murray Carlyle Boyd. William Kerr passed away in 1698 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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Biography

  • In 1677, William Kerr entered the world in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland, born to Robert Ker \ Kerr and Margaret Murray Carlyle Boyd.
  • William Kerr passed away in 1698 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland.

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William Kerr's Ancestors

Self
William Kerr
1677 – 1698
Birth Place: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
Parents
Robert Ker \ Kerr
1654 – 1680
Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Margaret (Murray Carlyle) Boyd
1654 – 1695
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John Boyd
1625 – 1719
Kilmarnock, Ayrshire, Scotland
Jonet Thomsone
1629 –
Kilmarnock, Ayr, Strathclyde, Scotland, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
James Boyd
1602 – 1665
Christane Hamilton
1595 –
Thomas Thomesone
1602 – 1635
Elspett Burrnet
1605 – 1666
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Thomesoun
1580 – 1656
(Jonet) (Man)
1583 – 1660

William Kerr's Timeline

2 Records

1677
21 Apr 1677
Birth of William Kerr in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
1698
Abt. 1698
Age 21
Death of William Kerr in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland
Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Apr 1677
    Event Place: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Abt. 1698
    Event Place: Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

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