kerr

[dollymadjock]

looking for any decendants of william,matthew,john kerr. all born in in glasow william born 9.3.1895.
john about 1897 and matthew about 1899. their youngest brother was my father robert born 14.1.1920. their parents where john davidson kerr and elizabeth harrity married in st alphonsus chapel glasgow 4.6.1894. there where othere children jenny(jane jean???) went australia. elizabeth went to australia. catherine known as katie. dont know if their where any more children. am looking for dates of birth ectr. i cant find jennys as doont know if this is her name or just what the family called her. have traced an old address in auss for her but that was as far as i got. i would imagaine that these people are all deceased now. any help appreciated.
                                                        thanks. dolly

[poppysmum]

Hi
I have looked on scotlands people and found;
1938 Kerr Elizabeth Harrity F 61 Springburn
If you looked at the death certificate you could see who signed and this might give yoy a clue about her children. 
I also found in 1901 Calton;
John Kerr 30 bglasgow stereotyper
Elizabeth h Kerr 24 bglasgow
William Kerr 6 bglasgow
John Kerr 4 Bglasgow
Matthew Kerr 2 bglasgow

I wasn't sure if you already knew this.
I couold look on ancestorsonboard for the ones who might have gone abroad if you like.
Maybe you could search for the kids marriage certificates to see if they married before they moved away.
caroline

[dollymadjock]

thank you caroline i have that info already. my grandfather out lived elizabeth and signed her death cert. im  just interested in getting info on the rest. matthew john william. william i believe died through the war not as a soldier. i have vague memeories of meeting matthew or john as a child . i knew my auntie katie when i was small but family rift lost contact when i was young. but thanks for your help. dolly

[yorkshireros]

new to this chat room and not very skilled in its workings but I would like to say hallo and introduce myself as a descendant of john and catherine,their 1st born Patrick being my great grandfather,his son,Thomas was my grandfather and Elizabeth ,who married John davidsonKerr was his auntie.We then have my father Bernard,deceased.I live in Sheffield as did my grandfather.
Patrick was married twice,1st to elizabeth Macauley,died of TB 28yrs and then to Eliza maxwell.2children to 1st marr.4 to 2nd.1 to Sheffield 1 to Wales 3 to America plus Eliza.
Your info re Australian relatives is new to me as I have only touched on both Elizabeth Harrity and her sister catherine.
I have found and visited family in Glasgow and  Wales and hope to find more.I hope you reply to this and tell me how to be of help or how to progress.

[dollymadjock]

hi yorkshireros in reply to your post  the australia connection is john and elizabeths daughter jenny my aunt who went there in the 30s .im their youngest roberts daughter speak to soon

[yorkshireros]

Hi dollymj,2nd attempt as I lost all that I had written.I'll do it in short now
My gt.granfather Elizabeth's brother patrick
 " grandfather Thomas,settled in sheffield 1900s
traced living rels in Glasgow wales and now looking to Birmingham and Bournemouth.
Patrick's 2 sons Joseph and Patrick went to America as did their mother Eliza.His other bros william ended up in Wales.
Would love to gather more info re Catherine and Elizabeth and any bits of K
knowledge re life in Glasgow etc.Hope this reaches you.I am 64yrs and should have looked into this a long time ago.Tell me how to safely contact you.

[dollymadjock]

hi yorkshireros i dont know too much about my grannie elizabeth as she died in 1938 26 yrs before i was born im 46 . i was born in glasgow the youngest of 9 girls my parents were robert kerr and mary smith i live in birmingham and have done for most bof my life i do however retain my glaswiegan accent and am truely scottish will pm you with my number

[yvetteg]

 ..............