Born in Dundee, Dundee City, Scotland, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Daughter of James Smith
and Magdalene Matilda (Burns) Wallace
Sister of
Isabella Barry (Smith) Green, James Chapman Smith, Martha (Smith) Coster, Catherine Wallace (Smith) Morrison, Sarah Nevin (Wallace) Fairhall [half], Robert Smith Wallace [half] and Agnes (Wallace) Boddington [half]
Wife of
David Kerr
— married
1850 in New Zealand
Descendants 
Mother of
Magdalena (Kerr) Hunter, Walter Smith Kerr, John Kerr, Agnes Elizabeth (Kerr) McKenzie, Janet Kerr, Catherine (Kerr) Burbush, James Martin Kerr, Andrew Kerr, Edward Green Kerr, Isabella Smith (Kerr) Lang, Arthur Kerr, David Alexander Kerr, Annie Maria (Kerr) Smith, Amy Ponsonby (Kerr) Newport, Allan Burns Kerr and Thomas Alexander Kerr
Died
at age 71
in Foxhill, Nelson, New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 3 Apr 2015
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Biography
Margaret was born in 1832. Mentioned as Female Wallace on passenger list. She married David Kerr in 1850.[1]
She passed away in 1903[2] and was buried in St Michael's Churchyard, Brightwater, Tasman District, New Zealand.[3]
Sources
- ↑ https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz Marriage 1850/296 Margaret Smith / David Kerr
- ↑ https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz Death 1903/5761 Kerr Margaret 70Y
- ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #139685396
- Source: S500002 UPD 24 MAR 2015 16:33:45 GMT -0500 Title: Geni World Family Tree Publication: MyHeritage Text: The Geni World Family Tree is found on <A href="http://www.geni.com" target="_blank">www.Geni.com</A>. Geni is owned and operated by MyHeritage. Type: Collection Media: 40000 Page: http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-40000/geni-world-family-tree?s=139952601&itemId=246605501&action=showRecord Quality or Certainty of Data: 4 Data: Text:
Margaret Kerr (born Smith)
Event: Record Role: 40000:246605501:
Gender: Female
Birth: 1831 - Dundee, Dundee City, Scotland, United Kingdom
Death: 1903 - Foxhill, Nelson, New Zealand
Father: James Smith
Mother:Magdaline Matilda Wallace (born Burns)
Husband: David Kerr
Siblings: Isabella Barry Green (born Smith), James Chapman Smith, Martha Coster (born Smith), Catherine Wallace Morrison (born Smith Wallace), Jane Tavendale (born Smith)
Acknowledgements
This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import. Margaret Smith was created by John Verry through the import of Verry J F 2015 Family Tree.ged on Mar 28, 2015.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Margaret 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 Margaret:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Margaret 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 Margaret:
-
~6.25%
~12.50%
Jean (Morgan) Pearcy 
:
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member Jeanpearcy722
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~3.12%
Gail (Ford) Clark :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch a112715 [compare], Ancestry member andygail185
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~3.12%
~6.25%
Sue Paterson :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A5406558 [compare], Ancestry member Leith_Susan
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~1.56%
Ron Bothwell :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A133505 [compare]
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~1.56%
Cheryl (Wadsworth) Fraser :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch DL3839681 [compare], Ancestry member cheryl_f_caf
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Rejected matches › Margaret Elizabeth (Smith) Wheeler (1832-1904) › Margaret Smith (1832-1903) › Margaret Ann Smith (1831-) › Margaret (Murdock) Kerr (1831-)
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Categories: New Zealand, sailed 4 July 1842 | Saint Michael's Churchyard, Brightwater, Tasman