John
Wisnom
Kerr
MBE
Born in Carrickfergus, Antrim, Ireland
Ancestors 
Son of John Kerr
and Margaret McNinch (Hayes) Kerr
Brother of
Sarah Jane Hayes (Kerr) Flanagan, Elizabeth Kerr, Ellen Kerr, Wilhelmina Kerr, Charles Alphonsus Kerr, Robert Arthur Carnaghan Kerr and Bryce Kerr
Husband of
Irene Dorothy Thompson (Harland) Kerr
— married
29 Nov 1934 in Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Father of
[private daughter (1940s - unknown)]
Died
at age 63
in 26, Crumlin Gardens, Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland
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Biography
Birth
- U/1902/130/1016/22/337 John Kerr 29th June 1902 Male Hayes Larne(pre-1973 Q4)
- Census Years1911AntrimShankillMatchett StreetResidents of a house
- Residents of a house 54 in Matchett Street (Shankill, Antrim)
- Kerr William 35 Male Head of Family Presbyterian Co Antrim Labour Ship Yard
- Kerr Maggie 40 Female Sister Presbyterian Co Antrim
- Kerr John 58 Male Boarder Presbyterian Co Antrim Yarn Dresser Widower
- Kerr Jane 17 Female Boarder Presbyterian Co Antrim Winder in Mill
- Kerr Elizabeth 14 Female Boarder Presbyterian Co Antrim Rover in Mill
- Kerr Nellie 13 Female Boarder Presbyterian Co Antrim Doffers in Mill
- Kerr Wilishmena 11 Female Boarder Presbyterian Co Antrim
- Kerr Wisnom 9 Male Boarder Presbyterian Co Antrim
- Kerr Charlie 7 Male Boarder Presbyterian Co Antrim
- Kerr Robert A 5 Male Boarder Presbyterian Co Antrim[1]
Marriage
- Registration number M/1934/B1/511/9/38
- Registration district Belfast
- Place of marriage Fortwilliam Park Presbyterian
- Date of marriage 29th November 1934
- Groom details
- Groom name(s) John Wisnom Kerr
- Age condition at marriage of groom Full
- Bride details
- Bride name(s) Irene Dorothy Thompson Harland
- Age condition at marriage of bride Full
- Witnesses Robert Baird Harland + Agnes J Frew
Death
- Burial Place: Y 24 City Cemetery - Glenalina Extension
- Name of deceased John Wisnom Kerr
- Last place of residence R V H, 26 Crumlin Gdns
- Age 62 Yrs
- Sex M
- Date of death 25 August 1965
- Date of burial 27 August 1965
- Cemetery City Cemetery - Glenalina Extension
- Grave section and number Y 24
- Burial type Earth Burial
- Occupants of grave Y 24, City Cemetery - Glenalina Extension
- Forename(s) Surname Age Date of death Date of burial
- Mary Jane Harland 81 Yrs 26 July 1964 28 July 1964
- William Harland 68 Years 6 November 1944 8 November 1944
- John Wisnom Kerr 62 Yrs 25 August 1965 27 August 1965
- John Wisnom Kerr brother of Charles lost his job in the linen mills and was sent to be a grave digger in the 1920/30's. He was so appalled by the conditions he set up a grave diggers union.
- Supplement to the London Gazette 12/6/1965
- John Wisnom Kerr esq., organiser of the Building & Government Workers Section (NI) Amalgamated Transport & General Workers Union.
Find A Grave: Memorial #139342665
Sources
- John Wisnom Kerr, Organiser of the Building and Government Workers Section (Northern Ireland), Amalgamated Transport & General Workers Union.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with John by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with John:
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~12.50%
Valerie Kerr
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch FX9474895 [compare], yourDNAportal VAL9b903e5f, Ancestry member valeriekerr11
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch ME9351156 [compare], yourDNAportal VAL9b903e5f, FTDNA kit #IN75675
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Living DNA, GEDmatch UH9049127 [compare]
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~12.50%
John Kerr :
Living DNA, GEDmatch NV7042091 [compare], yourDNAportal DAV025fb14d
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~0.78%
~1.56%
Valerie Robinson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A980248 [compare], Ancestry member rutsvs
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