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Record #16460
Name :
: George Douglas KERR (1900 - 1975)


Father
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Mother
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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 10 Sep 1900

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: Dec 1975
Abode (1) : Place of BirthScotland, Lanark, Glasgow

6 Love Loan
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Montreal
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 10 Apr 1911
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Hesperian

Placement Family
: Whaley
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
: Quarriers Orphan Homes

Agency
: Quarriers
NotesA birth registration was found for George Douglas Kerr: Date: Septemer 10, 1900, 10:00 a.m.; Place: 6 Love Loan, Glasgow, Scotland; Parents: William Kerr, baker & journeyman, and Mary McBride, married January 21, 1879, Glasgow, Scotland.

A death registration was found for William Kerr, baker (journeyman), married to Mary Reid: Date: July 11, 1904, 5:40 AM; Place: 7 New Street, Paisley, Renfreswshire, Scotland; Parents: William Kerr, railway surfaceman and Janet Blair (both deceased); Cause: Heart Disease.

A death registration was found for Mary Kerr, 48, widow of William Kerr, baker (journeyman): Date: October 7, 1907, 8:10 pm; Place: Royal Infirmary, 767 Cumbernould Road, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland; Parents: William Reid, mason and Mary McBride (both deceased); Cause: Cirrhotic Kidney, Venous Thrombosis, Gangrene of Lung. This was reported by her son, John Kerr.

In 1911, George Kerr, 10, arrived at Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, in a group of 99 Quarrier boys en route to Brockville, Ontario, Canada.

On July 29, 1925, at Kingston, Frontenac, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between George Douglas Kerr, 26, farmer, born in Scotland to Wm Kerr and Mary McBride; and Lillie Belle Morris, 36, nursing, born in Athens, Ontario, Canada, to Joseph Morris and Margaret Fortare.

At least 2 children were born of this marriage.

George Douglas Kerr died in December, 1975, at Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Lillie Bell Morris Kerr died on February 29, 1984, in Athens, Ontario, Canada.

In the Athen's museum, it is noted

"George Douglas Kerr - Born Sept 10, 1900 to William Kerr and Mary McBride Kerr in Scotland. His brother Andrew was born Feb 7, 1897. Both parents died by 1907 and the family was not able to keep them. They were sent to the Bridge of Wier in 1910 and they came to Canada on April 2 1910. William settled in Westport and married Chrissy Robin. George married Lilly Morris. His children were Bob and Glenna (Morris). Bob was the Athen's Fire Chief for many years. George's immigration trunk has been loaned for the Athens Home Boys Display 
ContributorsCreated : 2012-07-15 16:57:14 / From original database

Last Updated : 2012-07-18 15:25:36 /

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22560 ACTON, Philip John1917SCT,     May 1931 : Athenia CAN Quarriers  
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9871 ADAMSON, Charles Daniels1897SCT,    , Airdrie Apr 1909 : Hesperian CAN Quarriers  
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6418 ALEXANDER, Thomas1893SCT,     Jun 1910 : Hesperian CAN Cossar (George Carter)  
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