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Hi everyone
Looking for any information on John Kerr who was married to Elizabeth Forbes . I donot know where either of these people originated from or where their marriage took place.
I know they had at least one daughter named Mary, and probably other children.
Mary Kerr was born on 22.06.1833 or 2.06.1833 in Tradeston a place near Glasgow, Scotland.
They may have come to live in the parish of Gorbals/ City of Glasgow in Scotland in the early 1850's
Mary Kerr went on to marry James Lindsay (of Glasgow) in the parish of Gorbals, Scotland 25.06.1854.
Thanks to everyone for your help.
(Please read final post for update on this family)

could this be the family on the 1851 Census ..... this is from ancestry

1851 Scotland Census

Name: Mary Kerr
Age: 17
Estimated birth year: abt 1834
Relationship: Daughter
Father's Name: John Kerr
Mother's Name: Elisabeth Kerr
Gender: Female
Where born: Glasgow, Lanark
Parish Number: 644/2
Civil parish: Gorbals
County: Lanarkshire
Address: 104 Commerce St
Occupation: Sleam Loom Weaver
ED: 9C
Page: 14 (click to see others on page)
Household schedule number: 50
Line: 6
Roll: CSSCT1851_166

John Kerr 43 b.ca 1808, Glasgow, Lanarckshire, Hand Loom Weaver
Elisabeth Kerr 41 b.ca 1810, Glasgow, Sleam Loom Weaver
Margaret Kerr 19 b.ca 1832, Camckel, Ayrshire, Sleam Loom Weaver
Mary Kerr 17
Elizabeth Kerr 15 b.ca 1836, Glasgow, Leamstress <<<< (???Seamstress?)
Janet Kerr 9 b.ca 1842, Glasgow, Scholar
Hannah Kerr 4 b.ca 1847, Glasgow



If so ..... I believe you can see the actual image on Scotland's People.



sylvia

and the family in 1841 .... already in the Gorbals


1841 Scotland Census

Name: John Kerr
Age: 35
Estimated birth year: abt 1806
Gender: Male
Where born: Lanarkshire, Scotland

Civil parish: Gorbals
County: Lanarkshire
Address: Centre St
Occupation: Cotton Weaver
Parish Number: 644/2

John Kerr 35
Elizabeth Kerr 30 b.ca 1811, Scotland
Margaret Kerr 10 b.ca 1831, Lanarkshire, Cotton Drawer
Mary Kerr 8 b.ca 1833, Lanarkshire
Elizabeth Kerr 6 b.ca 1835, Lanarkshire
Elizabeth Hudes 1 MO b.ca 1841, Lanarkshire


1861 Scotland Census

Name: John Kerr
Age: 53
Estimated birth year: abt 1808
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name : Elizabet Kerr
Gender: Male
Where born: Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Registration Number: 644/9
Registration district: Tradeston
Civil parish: Glasgow Govan
County: Lanarkshire
Address: 75 Commerce St
Occupation: Cotton Weaver
ED: 52
Household schedule number: 67
Line: 19
Roll: CSSCT1861_110

John Kerr 53
Elizabet Kerr 52 b.ca 1809, Carmichael, Ayrshire
Mary Kerr 26
Elizabeth Kerr 18
Janet Kerr 18
Hannah Kerr 14
Jean Nelson 26 << notation made that her name is/was Jean Kerr, Daughter


1871 Census

Name: John Kerr
Age: 64
Estimated birth year: abt 1807
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name : Elizabeth Kerr
Gender: Male
Where born: Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Registration Number: 644/10
Registration district: Hutchesontown
Civil parish: Glasgow Govan
County: Lanarkshire
Address: 22 Norfolk St
Occupation: Church Officer
ED: 96
Household schedule number: 79
Line: 16
Roll: CSSCT1871_142

John Kerr 64
Elizabeth Kerr 62 b.ca 1809, Maronghal, Ayrshire
Elizabeth Kerr 33
Janet Kerr 26
Hannah Kerr 23

???? and in 1881??

1881 Census

Name: John Kerr
Age: 72
Estimated birth year: abt 1809
Relationship: Head
Gender: Male
Where born: Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Registration Number: 644/12
Registration district: Gorbals
Civil parish: Glasgow Gorbals
County: Lanarkshire
Address: 3 Nicholson St
Occupation: Church Officer Gorbals
ED: 1
Household schedule number: 2
Line: 6
Roll: cssct1881_246

John Kerr 72
Hannah McNeil 39 b.ca 1842, Maybole, Ayreshire, Sister-in-Law (?????)





sylvia

Hi Leathen,I Find a John Kerr marrying Elizabeth Forbes 26 June 1830
@ Gorbals Lanark,Children Mary 1833,Margaret 1831,Elizabeth1834,
John1836, Issabella 1840, Jane Ross1838, Janet1842, Ann 1845,
Hannah 1846.Is this your family, I don,t know! but hope it helps. good luck
Phil

please delete your other Keir posting - thanks

Thanks Phillip
There seems to be so many children! They seem to fit the right time, place and age so thankyou for your post it has been very helpful

I appreciate your time.

Lea

To Sylvia
Thankyou so much for your effort here it is so much appreciated to find this much information. I will go back to Scot people for images. This has been a key find in my tree.

Best wishes


Lea.

As both John and Elizabeth died after 1855, you should be able to find their deaths on Scotlandspeople. The death entries may give you their parents names - if the informant knew the details.

rootgatherer

Thankyou, I have had quite a lot off there already and off this great site too. I was just really stuck on this family with not having too much information until all you lovely people helped me out
Thanks again for your advice

Lea

Phillip

Have located some of them on scotlandspeople and are following up the rest, your information was good, and much appreciated
Thanks again

Lea

Phillip

Have found everyone except for Margaret Kerr will keep searching but have gone and found birth certificates from Scotlands people for all the others to add to my tree, quite a fun bit of research . Thanks again for your help.

Lea

Have found Margaret Kerr, only because I tried looking for Kerr with one R instead of two. It pays to persevere thanks again lovely people for your valuable information.

Lea

Hi Everyone.
Unfortunately through no fault by anyone, and the sad part about researching people with the same names, I have come to discover that this family is not indeed mine. I do have a Mary Kerr marrying a James Lindsay but this Mary Kerr daughter of John Kerr and Elizabeth Forbes through a marriage document was married to Robert Colville Smith. I just wanted to thank everyone for their time and effort and you will all be happy to know that I have been in contact with a descendant from this family who did not have any of this research and she has now gained a lot from all of our research, so no one has wasted any time.
I will now go and try to find my correct tree members!!!!!!

Lea

It happens, Lea!!


Thnak you for letting us know



Good luck with finding your Mary Kerr



sylvia

Have you found your Mary and James on any census records please? The only Mary b. 1833 with husband James that I can see in 1861 living in Glasgow was born in Ireland.

To SylviaInCanada

Thanks for your message and best wishes

Lea

rootgatherer

I have only just started going back through my documents and visiting Scotland's people to verify things to make sure they are right. So to answer your question, I have not really got very far yet.
Will certainly post what I have as I go
Thankyou for your interest, as you can imagine it has tipped me upside down to lose a whole family, so I am going slowly until I am sure all the pieces go together.
thanks again

Lea