William
Palmer
Kerr
Born in Waimea South, Nelson, New Zealand
Ancestors 
Son of Peter Kerr
and Ann (Palmer) Kerr
Brother of
John Kerr, Henry Kerr, David Kerr, Robert Kerr, Andrew Kerr, Ann Elizabeth (Kerr) Palmer, James Kerr, Janet (Kerr) Palmer, Richard James Kerr, Peter Kerr, Elizabeth (Kerr) Williams, Alfred Ernest Kerr, Alice Kerr and Mary Eliza (Kerr) Taylor
Husband of
Eliza (Walker) Kerr
— married
1873 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
Herbert Kerr, Albert Percy Kerr, Ethelinda (Kerr) Eden, Ancel Kerr and Becky Ann (Kerr) Neal
Died
at age 32
in Wanganui, New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 3 Jan 2014
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Biography
William was born in 1850.
Eliza Walker and William Palmer Kerr married in New Zealand in 1873 [1], and had 5 children together:
- Herbert [2]
- Albert Percy Kerr (1877-1962)
- Ethelinda (Kerr) Eden (1878-1956)
- Ancel Kerr (1881-1881)
- Becky Ann (Kerr) Neal (1883-1940)
He died on the 25th of November 1883 aged 32 years old at home in River Bank, Nelson. [3][4]. It is unknown where he was buried.
Died of pneumonia [5].
Sources
- ↑ New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs : Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (digital index) Marriage Registration: 1873/5785 - Eliza Walker and William Palmer Kerr (accessed March 16, 2023 )
- ↑ New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs : Births, Deaths & Marriages Online (digital index) Birth Registration: 1874/18799 - Kerr Herbert - Parents recorded as: Eliza and William (accessed March 16, 2023 )
- ↑ "Births, Deaths & Marriages Online", [digital index], New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs (www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz), Death Registration of William Palmer Kerr, aged at death 32Y; citing Death Certificate 1883/6070 .
- ↑
"Papers Past, National Library of New Zealand"
Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXIV, Issue 9662, 27 November 1882, Page 2
Papers Past Article (accessed 16 March 2023) - ↑ needs source
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William 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 William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William 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 William:
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~6.25%
John Wadsworth
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A109341 [compare], Ancestry member Judyjohn5344
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~6.25%
Michael Wadsworth :
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~3.12%
Karen (Wadsworth) Hughes :
AncestryDNA
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~1.56%
Jean (Morgan) Pearcy :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Jeanpearcy722
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~1.56%
Caitlin Hughes :
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Anonymous Brickland :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch JZ9496907 [compare], FTDNA kit #IN31787
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~0.78%
Iris Maskell :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Tracey (Ihaka) O'Donoghue :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T711143 [compare], FTDNA kit #458036
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Rejected matches › William Kerr (1848-) › William H. Cary (1850-) › William Kerr (1850-) › William C Kyer (1852-) › William D Carr (abt.1849-1883)
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