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William Kerr 1812 – 1859 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Feb 1812

Birth Location: Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland

Death Date: 25 May 1859

Death Location: Sunbury, Victoria, Australia

Father: David Kerr

Mother: Ann McCammon

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William Kerr was born in 1812 in Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland, the child of David Kerr and Ann Janet McCammon. William Kerr passed away in 1859 in Sunbury, Victoria, Australia.

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Biography

  • William Kerr was born in 1812 in Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland, the child of David Kerr and Ann Janet McCammon.
  • William Kerr passed away in 1859 in Sunbury, Victoria, Australia.

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William Kerr's Ancestors

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William Kerr
1812 – 1859
Birth Place: Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Parents
David Kerr
1777 – 1822
Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Ann (Janet) McCammon
1785 – 1854
New Luce, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Grandparents
John Ker
1735 – 1832
Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Helen McKie
1748 – 1811
John McCamon
1735 – 1813
Minnigaff, Kirkcudbrightshire, Scotland
Mary Drynnan
1758 – 1797
Ballantrae, Scotland
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William Kerr's Timeline

2 Records

1812
16 Feb 1812
Birth of William Kerr in Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland
Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland
1859
25 May 1859
Age 47
Death of William Kerr in Sunbury, Victoria, Australia
Sunbury, Victoria, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Feb 1812
    Event Place: Leswalt, Wigtownshire, Scotland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 May 1859
    Event Place: Sunbury, Victoria, Australia

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