John Kerr (1841 - 1926)

Born 2 Feb 1841 in Hampstead, South Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Annie Alice Heavyside (Ball) Kerr — married 9 Jul 1870 in Registry Office, Adelaide, South Australia

Descendants

Died 10 Jan 1926 at age 84 in Port Vincent, South Australia

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Biography

Article in Cyclopedia of South Australia Arrived in South Australia by the "Dauntless" . In 1882 he purchased 2,500 acres of scrub land at Port Vincent with his brother Charles Stair Kerr. By 1926 they owned over 7,000 acres.

Sources

• Family history records

• Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950

Name John Kerr Father's Name Stair Kerr Spouse Name Ann Alice Ball Spouse's Father's Name Henry Heaviside Ball Marriage Date 09 Jul 1870 Marriage Place Adelaide Registration Place Adelaide South Australia Page number 54 Volume Number 84 Household Members John Kerr

GOLDEN WEDDING

KERR—BALL. —On the 9th July, 1870, at the Registry Office, Adelaide, John, eldest son of the late Stair Kerr, of Enfield, to Anne Alice, second daughter of the late Henry H. Ball, of London. Present address— Port Vincent.

The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 - 1929) Wed 14 Jul 1920 Page 6 Family Notices

• Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985

Name John Kerr Death Date 10 Jan 1926 Death Place South Australia Registration Year 1926-1930 Registration Place South Australia Page number 245 Volume Number 484

DEATHS

KERR. — On the 10th January, at his residence, Glengyre, Port Vincent, John, beloved husband of Annie Kerr, in his eighty-fifth year.

The Register (Adelaide, SA : 1901 - 1929) Sat 16 Jan 1926 Page 8 Family Notices

• Australia and New Zealand, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current

Name John Kerr Death Date 10 Jan 1926 Death Place South Australia, Australia Cemetery Port Vincent Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place Minlaton, Yorke Peninsula Council, South Australia, Australia Has Bio? Y URL https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/143688574