John Graham Kerr FRS (1869 - 1957)

Born 18 Sep 1869 in Shenley, Hertfordshire

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth Mary Kerr — married 7 Jul 1903 in Grange Parish Church, Edinburgh

Husband of Isabella Dunn MacIndoe — married about May 1936 in St Margaret, Westminster

Descendants

Died 21 Apr 1957 at age 87 in Barley, Hertfordshire

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Biography

See Biography on Wikipedia

Sources

• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NR4Y-RB3 : 18 September 2020), John Graham Kerr, 1869.
• "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VF64-LG1 : 19 February 2021), John G Kerr in entry for James Kerr, 1871.
• Graham Kerr - John, “Marriage Record,” 8/7/1903, Newington, Edinburgh, 685/5 128, Statutory Register of Marriages, Scotland.
• "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV8D-44C2 : 8 October 2014), John G Kerr and null, 1936; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1936, quarter 2, vol. 1A, p. 1213, Westminster St. Margaret, London, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
• "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch(https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVCZ-CRF4 : 4 September 2014), John G Kerr, 1957; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
• Graham Kerr - John, “Probate,” 24/7/1957, England & Wales National Index of Wills & Administrations 1858-1957.
• Biography published by University of Glasgow
• Obituary published by The Royal Society
• Obituary in Nature
• Parliamentary contributions in Hansard
• “Former Fellows of the RSE,” p20, https://www.rse.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/fells_indexp2.pdf.
• Hugh Murphy & Martin Bellamy, “The Dazzling Zoologist: John Graham Kerr and the Early Development of Ship Camouflage,” The Northern Mariner/Le Marin du Nord, XIX, 4, October 2009, 171-192, https://www.cnrs-scrn.org/northern_mariner/vol19/tnm_19_171-192.pdf.
• Graham Kerr - John, “Portraits,” https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw51632/Sir-John-Graham-Kerr, https://www.npg.org.uk/collections/search/portrait/mw228024, https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/sir-john-graham-kerr-18691957-regius-professor-of-zoology-at-the-university-of-glasgow-138765#, https://www.flickr.com/photos/uofglibrary/9493518221.