Born in Fauresmith, Orange Free State
Daughter of Christopher Reid Senior
and Bridget Mary (Kinna) Reid
Sister of
Richard (Killian) Killien Reid [half], Christopher Reid Junior, Anne Reid, Annie (Reid) Kelly, John Reid and Bridget Mary Reid
Wife of
William Robert McConnell Kerr
— married
5 Sep 1888 in Jagersfontein, Orange Free State
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 82
in Durban, Natal, Union of South Africa
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Apr 2019
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Biography
Bridget Mary was born in 1861 in Fauresmith. She was the daughter of Christopher Reid and Bridget Kinna.
She was 25 years old when she married 23-year-old Digger William Robert McConnell Kerr in Jagersfontein on 5 September 1888.[1]
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| Marriage William Robert McConnell Kerr to Bridget Mary Reid |
They had the following children:
- Mary Bridget Kerr
- Margaret Emma Kerr (predeceased)
- Jame David McConnell Kerr (predeceased)
Bridget was living at 28 Myhill Mansions, Snell Parade in Durban when she passed away at home on 28 August 1943.[2][3][4]
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| Death Notice of Bridget Mary (Reid) Kerr |
Sources
- ↑ "South Africa, Civil Marriage Records, 1840-1973", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6ZH1-KY6P : 21 September 2022), William Robert McConnell Kerr, 1888
- ↑ "South Africa, Pietermaritzburg Estate Files 1846-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPC6-F7NP : 22 August 2019), Bridget Mary Kerr Or McConnell-Kerr, 1943; citing Probate, Pietermaritzburg Archives (Formerly Natal State Archives), South Africa
- ↑ "South Africa, Natal Province, Civil Deaths, 1863-1955," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:8DHB-Z26Z : 25 July 2020), Bridget Mary Reid Mc Connell-Kerr, 28 Aug 1943; Death, Durban, Inanda, Natal, South Africa, The National Archives of South Africa (NARS), Pretoria; FHL microfilm
- ↑ Added by Des Lynch on 22 June 2023
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