Born in Brightwater, Nelson, New Zealand
Ancestors 
Daughter of James Kerr
and Jane (Hopgood) Kerr
Sister of
Eliza Ann (Kerr) Hall, Janet (Kerr) Palmer, Emily Ada (Kerr) Ford, Florence Annie (Kerr) Schwass and Herbert James Kerr
Wife of
William Edmund Russ
— married
11 Feb 1875 in Waimea West, Nelson, New Zealand
Descendants 
Mother of
Annie Mabel (Russ) Shirtliff, Ethel Janet (Russ) Lammas, Elizabeth Constance Russ and Jane Kerr (Russ) Eden
Died
at age 26
in Waimea West, Nelson, New Zealand
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| Created 28 Nov 2014
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Biography
Jane was born in 1852.[1]
She married William Russ in 1875.[2] [3]
She passed away on 22 Dec 1878, a few days after her youngest child, Jane Russ, was born[4] and was buried in Waimea West Cemetery, Brightwater, Tasman District, New Zealand. [5] [6]
Sources
- ↑ https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz Birth 1852/2610 Kerr, Jane / Jane / James
- ↑ https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz Marriage 1875/3159 Jane Kerr / William Edmund Russ
- ↑ Marriage Notice https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/TC18750216.2.6
- ↑ https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz Death 1879/227 Russ, Jane 27Y
- ↑ Funeral Notice https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NEM18781223.2.12.2
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #147656553
- Curnow, Elsie S. Country Ways in Two Countries: Jonah Russ from Somerset and His New Zealand Descendants : a Family History. Nelson, New Zealand: F Ashton, 1987. p63ff.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jane by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Jane:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jane by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Jane:
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~3.12%
David Smith
:
MyHeritage DNA
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Jean (Morgan) Pearcy :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Jeanpearcy722
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~1.56%
John Wadsworth :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A109341 [compare], Ancestry member Judyjohn5344
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~1.56%
Michael Wadsworth :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Karen (Wadsworth) Hughes :
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