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Clan Kerr Resources
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Clan_Kerr For more on Clan Kerr see the WikiTree Clan Page.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clan_Kerr Wikipedia page for Clan Kerr
https://www.electricscotland.com/webclans/htol/kerr2.htm Clan Kerr History
http://heraldry-online.org.uk/kerr/kerr-arms.htm Herraldry
https://www.courtofthelordlyon.scot/ Court of the Lord Lyon
http://www.rampantscotland.com/clans/blclankerr.htm Clan/Family Histories - Kerr/Carr
Spelling Variant(s) of the "Kerr" Surname
Spelling was just not a big deal to our ancestors. In many old documents I find the same surname spelled different ways. So we will gather Kerr and any variants. I am starting a list here. But if I miss one, feel free to add it.
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- Laura (Pennie) Bozzay
- Scott Kerr
- Amy (Lancashire) Barlow
- Gregory Karr
- Brian Kerr
- Malcolm Hoare
DNA Studies
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- Laura Bozzay (Pennie-22) has tested at FTDNA and Ancestry. Raw autosomal data has also been uploaded to GedMatch, My Heritage, Genetic Affairs, and Geneanet.
- Amy (Lancashire) Barlow has tested at Ancestry and 23andme. Raw data has been uploaded to GedMatch.
- Kippenbrock-1 (Marci Kippenbrock) has tested at 23 and Me and Ancestry. Raw autosomal data has also been uploaded to GedMatch and My Heritage.
Profiles Through The Ages
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Pre-1500
1600
- Gustavus Kerr (Ker) (1685-1755). Profile manager's maternal 7x great-grandfather. Born in Aberdeenshire, Scotland and died in Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA. A trip to Scotland in 2019 yielded the name Gustavus is Nordic. Interested in tracing this further.
1700
- Gustavus Kerr (Ker) (1685-1755). Profile manager's maternal 7x great-grandfather. Born in Aberdeenshire, Scotland and died in Somerset, Pennsylvania, USA. A trip to Scotland in 2019 yielded the name Gustavus is Nordic. Interested in tracing this further.
- Kerr no number. Robert Kerr married Barbara Warlick (1795-1873) 1917 in Lincoln, South Carolina.North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011, Original data: North Carolina County Registers of Deeds. Microfilm. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, NC., Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; 2015. They are my 3rd GG Grandparents. I can't conclusively discover who Robert's parents are. John William Kerr and wife Cornelia Erwin are my 2nd GG Grandparents. John William's parents are quoted in his death certificate which I have a copy of.
- Robert Erwin Kerr (1850-1937) married Sarah Emmaline (Hord) Kerr (1866-1936) in 1894 they had 8 known children. The Hord family are direct descendants of my Hore/Hoare family of the UK. Robert Erwin Kerr's parents were John William Kerr (1822-1910) and Nancy Cornelia (Erwin) Kerr (1827-1911). John William Kerr's parents were Robert Kerr (1794-1875) who was born in Ireland and Barbara (Warlick) Kerr (1780-) born in Lincoln, Province of North Carolina.
1800
- Kerr-2094 Catherine (Kerr) Pennie (1869 - 1937) Laura Bozzay's great grandmother. Born in Scotland died in Canada.
- Kerr-2092 Charles Cordiner Kerr (1847) Laura Bozzay's 2x Great Grandfather Born and died in Scotland
- Kerr-2093 William Kerr (abt. 1803 - abt. 1867) Laura Bozzay's 3x Great Grandfather Born and died in Scotland
- Kerr-4888 William Kerr (1843 - bef. 1851) Laura Bozzay's 2x Great Uncle Born and died in Scotland
- Kerr-4889 Mary Ann Kerr (abt. 1845) Laura Bozzay's 2x Great Aunt Born in Scotland
- Kerr-2095 Ann Kerr (1871) Laura Bozzay 's Great Aunt Born in Scotland
- Kerr-2097 Charles Kerr (1873) Laura Bozzay's Great Uncle moved from Scotland to Oakville, Ontario, Canada where a street is named after him.
- Kerr-2096 Alexander Kerr (1874) Great Uncle moved from Scotland to Australia
- Kerr-4892 William Kerr (aft. 1879) Great Half-Uncle
- Kerr-4890 Bella Elizabeth "Lizzie" Kerr (1881) Great Half-Aunt Born in Scotland
- Kerr-4891 Christine Kerr (1891) Great Half-Aunt Born in Scotland
- Kerr-4908 William Thomas Kerr (abt. 1892 - 1961) Born and died in New Zealand I adopted this profile so if you know something about him I would love to collaborate. If you want to take over the profile let me know.
1900
- Kerr-2094 Catherine (Kerr) Pennie (1869 - 1937) Laura Bozzay's Great Grandmother. Born in Scotland died in Canada.
- Kerr-611 Floyd Trenton Kerr (1909) Married in Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States. I adopted this profile so if you know something about him I would love to collaborate. If you want to take over the profile let me know.
- Kerr-1231 William Ronald Kerr (1930) Parents married in Ontario, Canada. I adopted this profile so if you know something about him I would love to collaborate. If you want to take over the profile let me know.
- Kerr-2023 Isabella Kerr (1909) Born Carrickfergus, Antrim, Ireland. I adopted this profile so if you know something about her I would love to collaborate. If you want to take over the profile let me know.
- Kerr-2029 Samuel James Kerr (1904) Born Carrickfergus, Antrim, Ireland. I adopted this profile so if you know something about him I would love to collaborate. If you want to take over the profile let me know
- Kerr-2068 Margaret Ellen Kerr (1901) Born Te Aroha, Waikato, New Zealand. I adopted this profile so if you know something about her I would love to collaborate. If you want to take over the profile let me know.
- Kerr-2366 John Forrest Kerr (1903 - 1990) Died in New Zealand. I adopted this profile so if you know something about him I would love to collaborate. If you want to take over the profile let me know.
- Kerr-4093 Benjamin Kerr (1902) Born in Kansas, United States. I adopted this profile so if you know something about him I would love to collaborate. If you want to take over the profile let me know.
- Kerr-4252 David Kerr (abt. 1900) Married in New Zealand I adopted this profile so if you know something about him I would love to collaborate. If you want to take over the profile let me know.
- Kerr-4061 Elizabeth Florence Kerr (abt. 1907) Born in New Zealand. I adopted this profile so if you know something about her I would love to collaborate. If you want to take over the profile let me know.
- Kerr-4480 James Kerr (abt. 1900) Wife born in Pennsylvania so perhaps married there? I adopted this profile so if you know something about him I would love to collaborate. If you want to take over the profile let me know.
- Kerr-5908 James W Kerr (bef. 1902) Married in Newtown, New South Wales, Australia. I adopted this profile so if you know something about him I would love to collaborate. If you want to take over the profile let me know.
- Kerr-3556 John Robert Kerr (bef. 1908) Married in New Zealand. I adopted this profile so if you know something about him I would love to collaborate. If you want to take over the profile let me know.
- Kerr-3770 Mary Cecelia Kerr (1903) Born in New Zealand. I adopted this profile so if you know something about her I would love to collaborate. If you want to take over the profile let me know.
- Kerr-3769 Percy Ruthven Kerr (1908) Born in New Zealand. I adopted this profile so if you know something about him I would love to collaborate. If you want to take over the profile let me know.
- Kerr-3768 Thomas Alfred Kerr (1915) Born in New Zealand. I adopted this profile so if you know something about him I would love to collaborate. If you want to take over the profile let me know
- Kerr-6217 Wayne Edward Kerr (1920 - 1990) Born Pleasant Valley, Scott, Iowa, United States and died Scott, Iowa, United States I adopted this profile so if you know something about him I would love to collaborate. If you want to take over the profile let me know
- Kerr-4908 William Thomas Kerr (abt. 1892 - 1961) Born and died in New Zealand I adopted this profile so if you know something about him I would love to collaborate. If you want to take over the profile let me know.
Sources
- We love primary sources like documents on Scotland's People (birth, marriage, death, wills, valuation and poor rolls, tax rolls Bhttps://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIr9ODy4CN1QIVT2p-Ch1ZQAEbEAAYASAAEgIwOvD_BwE) land records, military service
- Good secondary sources like census records, family bibles with dates, letters and post cards, newspapers
- Look at family histories and internet trees as clues but not as valid sources to be believed. There are entire cases of fraudulent genealogies that were published and the internet abounds with junk genealogy. So please if you use any of these make sure you find something to support the information in it.
- https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct
- For the time period 1093-1286 the POMs which are the actual charters are a great resource http://paradox.poms.ac.uk/ebook/
- For pre-1500 research we have assembled a vetted list of resources found here https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Space:Pre-1500_Resource_Page&public=1
- https://fmg.ac/publications/journal/frequent-srcs
- http://redbookofscotland.co.uk/surname-index-k
- https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Category:Scotland_Genealogy_Resources
- https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Category:Scotland_Project
- https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project:Scotland
- https://stataccscot.edina.ac.uk/static/statacc/dist/support/help
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Also, I'm looking for Earl Frank Kerr's 1940 census data. I suspect he was in Arkansas or Louisiana. His wife was Geneva/Jeannie/Jennie Everett Kerr/
I would like to join the one name study. My mother is a Kerr, descended from Edward lee, Edward Lawrence, John William then Robert Kerr and Barbara (barbary) Warlick. They married 7 May 1817 in Tryon, Lincoln County, North Carolina. Andrew Kerr has long been proposed as his father, but I haven't found "that" piece of proof. Thanks, Marci Delaney
Then feel free to add your Kerr related profiles to the lists by time above.
Welcome to the Study!
Anyway, the page is open so you can post info on it. Welcome aboard! I recently took over this One Name Study so maybe the notice went to the former PM?
I am still looking to find the information about the 2 brother factions from Norway. They became Cessford's and Ferniehirst's ultimately.
Thank you.