Margaret (Haworth) Kerr (1798 - 1860)

Born 16 Feb 1798 in Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Wife of Walter Kerr — married 11 Aug 1816 in Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Descendants

Died Mar 1860 at age 62 in Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland

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Biography

Margaret (Haworth) Kerr was born in Scotland.

Margaret Haworth was born in the parish of Larbert on 16 February 1798 and was the third daughter of William Haworth and Margaret Hartly.^[1]

Margaret married Walter Kerr in the parish of Larbert on 11 August 1816 and had three children before Walter was lost at sea.^[2]

1. John Kerr (1819–1896)
2. Margaret (Kerr) Whyte (1821–1880)
3. Isabel Walter Kerr (1824–?)

On the 1841 census, Margaret, a widow, is living in West Carron, Larbert, with her children: John (20 years) and Margaret (15 years). Margaret is a school teacher and her son, John, is a designer like his grandfather, William Haworth. Margaret's unmarried sisters, Elizabeth and Frances, are also living with them.^[3]

On the 1851 census, Margaret, a widow, is living in West Carron, Larbert, with her sister, Frances. Margaret is a school mistress and Frances is a muslin sewer.^[4]

Margaret Haworth died, aged 62 years, in March 1860.^[5]

Census Records

1841 Scotland Census ^[3]

• Margaret Kerr, Head, Widowed, 40 years, Teacher, Stirlingshire, Scotland
• John Kerr, Son, Single, 20 years, Carver, Stirlingshire, Scotland
• Margaret Kerr, Daughter, Single, 15 years, Stirlingshire, Scotland
• Elizabeth Hayworth, Sister, Single, 35 years, Stirlingshire, Scotland
• Frances Hayworth, Sister, Single, 30 years, Stirlingshire, Scotland

1851 Scotland Census ^[4]

• Margaret Kerr, Head, Widowed, 53 years, School Mistress, Stirlingshire, Scotland
• Frances Hayworth, Sister, Single, 42 years, Muslin Sewer, Stirlingshire, Scotland

Sources

1. ↑ Birth or Baptism|Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Births and Baptisms|National Records of Scotland, Ref: 10/347; Parish Number: 485; Frame: 186|ScotlandsPeople (accessed 28 March 2024)|Margaret Haworth born or baptised on 16 Mar 1798, daughter of William Haworth & Margaret Hartly, in Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland.
2. ↑ Marriage|Church of Scotland: Old Parish Registers - Banns and Marriages|National Records of Scotland, Ref: 10/667; Parish Number: 485; Frame: 349|ScotlandsPeople (accessed 28 March 2024)|Margaret Haworth marriage to Walter Kerr on or after 11 Aug 1816 in Larbert, Stirlingshire, Scotland.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Ancestry.com. 1841 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Parish: Larbert; ED: 5; Page: 3; Line: 340; Year: 1841. Original data: 1841 Scotland Census. Edinburgh, Scotland: General Register Office for Scotland. Reels 1-151. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Ancestry.com. 1851 Scotland Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Parish: Larbert; ED: 10; Page: 10; Line: 11; Roll: CSSCT1851_102; Year: 1851. Original data: Scotland. 1851 Scotland Census. Reels 1-217. General Register Office for Scotland, Edinburgh, Scotland.
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 28 August 2020), memorial page for Margaret Haworth Kerr (16 Mar 1798–Mar 1860), Find a Grave Memorial no. 213898046, citing Larbert Parish Churchyard, Larbert, Stirling, Scotland.