Cleughbrae , mouswald

[KerrUSA]

I hope people (especially csc and Stoop) are still monitoring this thread occasionally.  I just stumbled onto it while Googling myself silly looking for missing links in my Kerr ancestry.  This thread has been a goldmine for me!  Here is my Kerr ancestry, as I can best reconstruct it:

James Kerr (1718-1789)  b. UNK; d. Mouswald, Dumfriesshire
+Martha Moffat (1728-1803)  b. UNK; d. UNK

- John Kerr (1756-?)  b. Mouswald Banks, Dumfriesshire; d. Mouswald Banks, Dumfriesshire
  +Jean Tweedie (1768-1841)  b. Mouswald, Dumfriesshire; d. UNK

-- John Kerr (1786-1843) b. Mouswald Banks, Dumfriesshire; d. Mouswald, Dumfriesshire
   +Agness Johnstone (1806-?) b. UNK; d. UNK

---David Kerr (1828-?)  b. Dalton, Dumfriesshire; d. UNK
   +Mary Bell (1826-?)  b. UNK; d. UNK

---- (Rev.) John Kerr (1852-1920)  b. Trohoughton, Dumfriesshire;  d.  Haddington, East Lothian
      +Maria Groves (c. 1864-1943)  b. London, England; d. Sydenham, England

----- Winnifred Violet Kerr (1894-1957)  b. Dirleton, North Berwick; d. Bromley, Kent, England
       +Leonard John Willis (1884-1942)  b. Blackheath, England; d. Sydenham, England

------ Violet Joyce Willis (me Mum!)

I would be most interested -- and grateful -- for any information that will fill in some of the missing information (the "?" and "UNK").  None of our Kerr surnamed family are still alive (the Rev. John Kerr's only grandson died without heirs), so I would also be keen to meet some of my Kerr cousins!  Also, of course, any thoughts on how to determine James Kerr's parents would be most welcome, as well.

[Gadget]

Hi

I've put info on the other thread that you've started ( http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,420702.0.html )  - relating to this:

john kerr married agnes johnstone march 1823 lochmaben

children

janet: 28/8/1824 lochmaben
william: 1/3/1826 lochmaben
david: 1828 lochmaben
John: 1831 lochmaben
isabel: 1834 lochmaben
thomas: 1835 lochmaben
jean: 17/2/1839 torthorwald
agnes: 1840 lochmaben
agnes: 23/4/1843 torthorwald
mary: 1847 torthorwald


1841 census- raemoor, tortorwald
john-45-farmer
agnes-35
david-13
john-11
thomas-6
isabella-3
jean-2
agnes-1 month

Gadget

[csc]

hi great to have another kerr      1828 birth david son to john kerr and agnes johnstone upper butterthwaite male  birth 23rd february baptized 3rd march        marriage 5th november 1847 david son of john kerr raemuir  and mary bell daughter of james bell branetrig      marys brother is also a preacher  csc

[csc]

1768   jean tweedie daughter tojames tweedie and janet bell his spouse in banks was born on the 23rd february baptized 28th   csc

[csc]

the other kerr family at barlouth thomas kerr/janet johnstone   janet was the daughter of robert johnstone farmer dalton  no wonder there is confusion  thomas was obviously a bit older than janet csc

[csc]

janet johnstone/kerr parents were robert/isobel roddick roberts address on marriage is kirk---- isobels was brae  dalton 4 children listed george jane janet and another un named birth 2 days before janets maybe twins  1 not surviving   csc

[csc]

kerr marriage 21st march 1852 torthorwald  john kerr farmer barlouth and catherine henderson redhills          the barlouth kerrs were previously at mouswald banks    csc

[Kerr Aust]

Hello there
Not sure if this is still an active post ....  my ggg grandfather was Thomas Kerr b c 1800 son of James Kerr and Janet Tweedie.  His son Joseph left Scotland for Australia in 1857.  I have been going through the thread to see if there is any information I don't have although all the different Kerrs makes it very confusing!  I have found Thomas in the 1841, 51 census also have John Kerr in 1861.  Thomas was a joiner and bacon curer/dealer at Elizafield and John inherited the business on his death in 1859.  Quite a few of the family died in a typhus epidemic in 1849/50.  What I can't seem to find is Thomas's birth (not recorded?) or any sign of siblings.  It seems odd that there was only one child.  also would like to know when he was born as 1800 is a bit of a guess.  I can't find either Thomas or his father in the OPR for births/marriages.  Anyone had any luck with that?
Happy new year from the Australian Kerrs!

[csc]

welcome to the kerr page have got info on lots of kerrs will have a look for you  one of my family george kerr was in the australian army he was born torthorwald  csc