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Personal data William Kerr 

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Household of William Kerr

He has/had a relationship with Marion Robertson Kerr.


Child(ren):

  1. William Hugh Kerr  1900-1974 
  2. Janet Burrell Kerr  1905-2000
  3. Christina Scott Kerr  1915-1979 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of William Kerr

Henry Kerr
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John Burrell
1801-1861
Janet Aitken
1810-1847

William Kerr
1874-1956


Marion Robertson Kerr
1878-1965

William Hugh Kerr
1900-1974
Janet Burrell Kerr
1905-2000
Christina Scott Kerr
1915-1979

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    Sources

    1. Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Trees / Ancestry.com
    2. 1891 Scottish Census, Government
      Name: William Kerr Age: 17 Estimated birth year: abt 1874 Relationship: Son Father`s Name: Joseph M Mother`s Name: Janet Gender: Male Where born: Edinburgh Registration Number: 685A/2 Registration district: St George Burgh Civil parish: Edinburgh St Cuthberts Town: Edinburgh County: Midlothian Address: 9 William St Occupation: Plumbers Apprentice ED: 47 Household schedule number: 14 Line: 24 Roll: CSSCT1891_335
    3. 1881 Scotland Census, Ancestry.com
      Birth date: abt 1874
      Birth place: Edinburgh, Midlothian
      Residence date: 1881
      Residence place: Edinburgh St Cuthberts, Midlothian, Scotland
      / Ancestry.com
    4. Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950, Ancestry.com / Ancestry.com
    5. UK, Royal Air Force Airmen Records, 1918-1940, Ancestry.com, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey, England; Kew, Surrey, England; Air Ministry: Air Member for Personnel and Predecessors: Airmen's Records; Series Number: AIR 79 / Ancestry.com
    6. 1891 Scotland Census, Ancestry.com
      Birth date: abt 1874
      Birth place: Edinburgh
      Residence date: 1891
      Residence place: Edinburgh St Cuthberts, Midlothian, Scotland
      / Ancestry.com

    Historical events

    Birthday April 3, 1874

    • The temperature on April 3, 1874 was about 12.4 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 21 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the west-southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 61%. Source: KNMI
    • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • From July 6, 1872 till August 27, 1874 the Netherlands had a cabinet De Vries - Fransen van de Putte with the prime ministers Mr. G. de Vries Azn. (liberaal) and I.D. Fransen van de Putte (liberaal).
    • From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
    • In the year 1874: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
      • March 18 » Hawaii signs a treaty with the United States granting exclusive trade rights.
      • May 16 » A flood on the Mill River in Massachusetts destroys much of four villages and kills 139 people.
      • July 14 » The Chicago Fire of 1874 burns down 47 acres of the city, destroying 812 buildings, killing 20, and resulting in the fire insurance industry demanding municipal reforms from Chicago's city council.
      • October 9 » The Universal Postal Union is created by the Treaty of Bern.
      • November 25 » The United States Greenback Party is established as a political party consisting primarily of farmers affected by the Panic of 1873.
      • December 29 » The military coup of Gen. Martinez Campos in Sagunto ends the failed First Spanish Republic and the monarchy is restored as Prince Alfonso is proclaimed King of Spain.

    Day of death April 24, 1956

    • The temperature on April 24, 1956 was between -1.1 °C and 10.0 °C and averaged 4.9 °C. There was 7.2 hours of sunshine (50%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the northwest. Source: KNMI
    • Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
    • In The Netherlands , there was from September 2, 1952 to October 13, 1956 the cabinet Drees II, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
    • In The Netherlands , there was from October 13, 1956 to December 22, 1957 the cabinet Drees III, with Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) as prime minister.
    • In the year 1956: Source: Wikipedia
      • The Netherlands had about 10.8 million citizens.
      • January 26 » Soviet Union cedes Porkkala back to Finland.
      • January 28 » Elvis Presley makes his first national television appearance.
      • May 1 » The polio vaccine developed by Jonas Salk is made available to the public.
      • May 24 » The first Eurovision Song Contest is held in Lugano, Switzerland.
      • June 28 » in Poznań, workers from HCP factory go to the streets, sparking one of the first major protests against communist government both in Poland and Europe.
      • September 13 » The IBM 305 RAMAC is introduced, the first commercial computer to use disk storage.
    

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