Mathew Kerr and Helen Wells or Kerr

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Information on Elizabeth Galloway on the 1851.

East Street, Lochmaben
Same reference as Helen

Elizabeth Galloway, wid, 50,b. Newabbey, Kirkcudbrightshire
Wells
James, son, 22, sawyer
Margaret, dau, 30, House (formerly house servant)
Mary, dau, 24, House (formerly house servant)
Grace, dau, 13
Margaret Boyes, visitor, 10
?Francis Boyes, nephew, 6

all others b. Lochmaben



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Here's the family in 1841:


East Street, Lochmaben
840 ED 1 P 9

Jean Richardson, 60, Ind.
Wells
Robert, 50,joiner
Elizabeth, 35
Mary, 15
Hellen, 12
James, 10
Grace, 5
Margaret, 2
Elizabeth, 1

All b. Dumfriesshire - Note that in the 1841 Census, those of 15 and over were grouped into 5 year age bands so that Robert could be 50-54; Elizabeth, 35-39, etc.

Not found Matthew yet.

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David

Do you know who Robert married and when?

The only Mat* Kerr that I can find on the 1841 who is old enough to have children in the late 1840s  is in Dumfries:

Irish Street, Dumfries
821 ED 13 P 12

Matthew Kerr, 30, Blacksmith J (for journeyman) b. Dumfriesshire


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Robert Kerr married Elizabeth Byers in 1872.

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Ah - I looked at that marriage on 12 March 2006 according to SP , not long after I joined Rootschat!

Matthew is down as a labourer, deceased, so it won't be the Blacksmith.

I'll have another look for the thread.



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[audrey]

Mathew Kerr b 17/3/1804 Sanquha
F.Andrew Kerr
M.Grizel Morrison

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This looks more like him:

Just found an 18 year old Mat Keer or Kerr on the 1841 in Closeburn

Oat ?, Closeburn
816 ED 3 Page 1

David Bell, 20, fam servant
Mat Keer or Kerr, 18, farm servant

Both b. Dumfriesshire

Worth checking for him on the 1851 to see if he's still around


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I don't see the Mat*  Keer/Kerr/Keir b.cc. 1823 on the 1851, just the Blacksmith and an 11 year old.

The 1841 one  might well be Robert's father.  Don't see a baptism, marriage or burial though 

Helen was down as a widow on her marriage to John Dalzell but her marriage to John Kerr might well have been a non-Church of Scotland one and wouldn't show in the OPRs.


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