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« on: Sunday 08 February 09 18:40 GMT (UK) »
does anyone have any information  regarding william kerr born wath torthorwald 1878 who was married to bessie struthers hastings 31/12 1904 whose father was william hastings mother mary allan parish corriden william worked as a signal man on the railway i have lots of info on his family  thanks csc
DUMFRIES. KERR,DICKSON,BELL,HETHERINGTON,HILL
CUMBERLAND, CHARLTON,YOUNG,SPARKS,HEWITT,IRELAND. 
ORKNEY,CURSITER,DREVER,PEACE,COOPER,    
FAIR ISLE, MALCOLMSON,LESLIE.

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Re: william kerr
« Reply #1 on: Monday 09 February 09 21:04 GMT (UK) »
Hi CSC   I looked on the 1881 Census and found
Old Annan Road,Wath Village,Torthorwald,Dumfries.

Mary Kerr   u    Outdoor Worker 36   b  Torthorwald
Mary Kerr  Daughter                   11   b        """""
Isabella Kerr   Daughter              8     b        """""
William  Kerr   Son                       2    b        """""
Graham---Dumfries
Johnston---Mid Calder
Lyon----Abbey Parish
Sherlock---Ireland
Mcleish----Ireland and Scotland

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Re: william kerr
« Reply #2 on: Monday 09 February 09 21:56 GMT (UK) »
yes williams sister mary agnes was my great grandmother his mother my 3xgrandmother we did not know about william till recently have now found his  death and i see he had a son alan hastings kerr i remember an elderly aunt telling me he used to send parcels he was probably a bit better off than his sisters his mother and grandparents and some more family are buried mouswald thanks csc
DUMFRIES. KERR,DICKSON,BELL,HETHERINGTON,HILL
CUMBERLAND, CHARLTON,YOUNG,SPARKS,HEWITT,IRELAND. 
ORKNEY,CURSITER,DREVER,PEACE,COOPER,    
FAIR ISLE, MALCOLMSON,LESLIE.