Kerr or Carr family of Slamannan

[andrew shanks]

I would be grateful if someone could look up the 1861 and 1871 census records for the following family:

John Kerr or Carr (coalminer) and his wife Elizabeth Hunter

Known children were:
David b1855 at Slamannan - probably died in infancy
Helen b1858 at Slamannan
John b1859 at Shotts
Alexander b1861 at Slamannan
David b1864 at Slamannan
James b1866 at Slamannan

Thank you

 

[Annette7]

Can only find in 1871 -

1871 - West Calder, Midlothian

John Kerr     46     Shale Miner    b. Carluke, Lanark
Thomas Kerr  19         ditto         b. Slamannan, Stirlingshire
Ellen Kerr      14         Dom. Svt.              ditto
John Kerr      12     Shale Miner   b. Shotts, Lanark
David Kerr      7     Scholar           b. Slamannan

Annette

[Yvonne_W]

Found your family in Slamannan in the 1861 - transcribed as Karr.

John Karr, coal miner, head, 39, Ireland
Elizabeth Karr, wife, 36, Kirkcaldy, Fife
Jane Karr, daur, 11, New Monkland, Lanarks
Thomas Karr, son, 9, Slamannan
Helen Karr, daur, 2, Slamannan
John Karr, son, 1, Shotts, Lanarks
James McCair, coal miner, nephew, 14, Shotts, Lanarks

Regards Yvonne

[Yvonne_W]

Just found this in the 1871, it seems to be your Kerr family with a few differences - they are at 11, Forth St.,  Calder, West Lothian.

John Kerr, 46, shale miner, Carluke, Lanarks
Thomas Kerr, son, 19, shale miner, Slamannan
Ellen Kerr, daur, 14, domestic servant, Slamannan
John Kerr, son, 12, shale miner, Shotts, Lanarks
David Kerr, son, 7, scholar, Slamannan

Would be best to look at the original census pages on SP I think.

Regards Yvonne.

[tommacgregor]

Hello,

I noticed your comments relating to the Kerrs and Hunters and it crossed my mind that there was a possibility that they could be linked to my ancestors. I have a John Hunter, born about 1644 at Alloa, Clackmannan who married an Elspeth Paterson, born about 1648 at Alloa, on 8th April, 1669 One of their children was Elizabeth Hunter, born about 1670 at nearby Tulliallan, Perthshire.

Elizabeth Hunter married James Couts on 28th November, 1687 at Tulliallan, Perthshire. Their son, Thomas Couts was born on 17th December, 1699 at Tulliallan and married Isabel (Ann) Stuart (Stewart) on 25th November, 1726. Their daughter, Elspeth (Isabel) Couts born on 7th November, 1736 at Tulliallan. Perthshire married William Izatt on 8th February, 1755 at Tulliallan.

I also have a number of Kerr's in the Family Tree, but they appear to have lived in the Dunfermline area of Fife.

I would be very interested in any comments that you may wish to make.

Kind regards,


Tom.

[andrew shanks]

Thank you to Annette7 and Yvonne_W for your help with the census data.

To tommacgregor - I don't know whether there is any connection between these Hunters and your own.  However, I had a quick look in my d/base and found an Elspeth Paterson who was born May 1625 at Alloa!

 

[tommacgregor]

Hello "Coonwarra",

Many thanks for your kindness in responding to my posting. If this was the Elspeth Paterson that I'm looking for, she would have been 44 at the time of her marriage to John Hunter on 8th April, 1669 at Alloa.

John Hunter was supposedly born about 1644, so he would have been about 25 when he married, Elspeth.

Probably a near relative I would think.

Many thanks,

Tom.