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Families covered: Kerr of Bughtrig, Kerr of Chatto, Kerr of Maesmor, Kerr of Redden

                               
Sir Thomas Kerr of Redden
m1. Jean Kerr (dau of James Kerr or Ker of Chatto)
1. John Kerr of Redden (d 24.12.1645)
2. James Kerr
  A. Charles Kerr (Captain)
3. Andrew Kerr of Chatto (b 1628)
  m1. Isabella Cranstoun (dau of George Cranstoun of Bold)
  A. Andrew Kerr of Chatto (b 18.12.1661, d 28.03.1721, 2nd son)
  i. George Kerr (b 08.11.1702)
B. Thomas Kerr of Edinburgh (b 09.03.1667, d 12.12.1714, 4th son)
  m. (12.07.1694) Margaret Kerr (dau of John Kerr of Canongate)
  i. James Kerr of Bughtrig (d 24.01.1768)
  m1. (08.07.1725) Jean Thompson (d 01.10.1746, dau of Gavin Thompson of Edinburgh)
  a. Violet Kerr (b 24.04.1726)
  m. (10.01.1751) William Dempster of Edinburgh
  b. Isabel Kerr (b 13.08.1742, d 27.11.1825)
  m. (30.09.1794) William Simpson (minster of Tron Church, Edinburgh)
  c.+ 3 sons (d young) and 9 daughters (d unm)
  m2. (06.08.1750) Elizabeth Kerr (b c1714, d 21.02.1799, dau of Lord Charles Kerr)
  o. Charles Kerr of Bughtrig (b 21.05.1753, d 18.07.1813) had issue
  m. (08.02.1802) Marion Sharp (d 25.09.1850, dau of Francis Sharp of Leith)
  p. Robert Kerr of Edinburgh (b 20.10.1757, d 11.10.1813, 4th son of this marriage)
  m. Julia Wardrobe of Edinburgh
(1)+ 1 son and 2 daughters
  q.+ 3 sons and 2 daughters (d unm)
  C. James Kerr (b 04.05.1669, d 19.04.1712, Lt. Colonel)
  m. Elizabeth Fleming (d 12.05.1746)
  i. William Kerr (d by 03.1732, dsp)
  ii. Isabella Kerr
  m. (09.1733) Sir Robert Sinclair, 5th Bart of Stevenson (d 1752/4)
  D. William Kerr (b 20.05.1673, d 15.04.1731)
  m. Jean Tait (b c1674, d 04.10.1755)
  i. Andrew Kerr of Upper Chatto
  m. Cicely Ainslie (b c1707, d 04.10.1755)
  a. Charles Kerr
  m. Mary Hall of Monkridge Hall
  (1) daughter
  m. William Dean of Hexham
  (2)+ other issue (d unm) - Andrew, Cicely (b c1755, d 03.05.1848)
  b. William Kerr (b 1738, d unm 24.03.1767)
  c. Jane Kerr (d 04.1823)
  m. (26.11.1764) James RIchardson (minister of Oxnam and Morebattle)
  d. Cicely Kerr
  m. John Proctor of Berwick-on-Tweed
  ii. William Kerr of Kelso, Cleughside, and Bloody Laws (b 18.06.1709, d 1785-6)
  m1. (1736) Helenor Cranstoun (dau of Rev. John Cranstoun)
a. William Kerr of Northampton (b 12.01.1738, d 04.09.1824, surgeon)
  m1. (30.06.1764) Charlotte Dicey (dau of Cluer Dicey of Claybrook Hall)
  (1) John Manners Kerr of Maesmor and Thefreat House (b 30.10.1766, d 01.04.1843, General)
  m1. Isabella Errington (b c1774, d 14.10.1808, dau of George Errington)
  (A) John James Kerr of Maesmor (b 18.0.1799, d 1872, Commander RN) had issue
  (B) Frederick Kerr (b 06.10.1804, d 23.02.1876) had issue
  (C) William Frederick Kerr (b 15.11.1806, d 03.02.1878, vicar of Marston Si*en) had issue
  m. (17.06.1834) Agnes Morris
  (D) Mary (or Elizabeth) Kerr (b 02.06.1793)
  m. (20.06.1816) Justinian Alston of Odell Castle
  m2. (14.12.1814, sp) Margaret Davies (d 15.09.1825, dau of _ Davies of Plas Issa)
  m3. (15.01.1829, sp) Katherine Lloyd (dau of Edward Lloyd of Maesmor & Treffnant)
(2) Mary Anne Kerr (dsp 10.09.1804)
  m. (1802) Warden Sergison of Cuckfield Park (d 09.07.1811, Colonel)
  (3) Charlotte Kerr
  m. John Forster of Leicester Grange, Sheriff of Worchester
  m2. Mary Thompson (dau of _ Thompson, alderman of Northampton)
  b. Charles Kerr (b 04.02.1748, d 1796, 4th son)
  m. Jane Tweedie
  (1) Jane Kerr (b 05.02.1780, d 08.05.1855)
  m1. (03.10.1799) Shuckburg Ashley Apreece (dvpsp 06.10.1807, son of Sir Thomas, 1st Bart)
  m2. (11.04.1812) Sir Humphry Davy, Bart (d 1829, President of the Royal Society)
  c. James Kerr (b 09.02.1750, d 14.11.1821, Maj. General)
  m1. Louisa Turner (d 03.09.1790, Mrs. Hough)
  (1)+ issue - Charles (b 20.10.1783, dsp 19.06.1838, Major), Jemima (b 04.03.1787, d young)
m2. (01.12.1793) Anne Dick (d 23.10.1833, dau of Thomas Dick of Stratford-le-Bow)
  (3) Alexander John Kerr of Penang (b 30.03.1795, d 15.02.1882)
  m. (12.07.1825) Louisa Hough (dau of Lt. Col. Robert Hough)
  (A) child (d infant)
  (4) William Charles Kerr of The Haie (b 08.05.1799, d 12.01.1878) had issue
  m. (06.09.18287) Maria Eliza Robison Lewis (d 30.07.1886, dau of William Lewis)
  (5) Henry Thomas Coggan Kerr (b 05.1800, d 25.09.1845, captain) had issue
  m. (21.07.1828) Louisa Anne Blaydes (dau of Hugh Blaydes of High Paull and Ranby Hall)
  (6) Alfred George Kerr (b 01.07.1801, d 02.01.1857) had issue (1 dau)
  m. Frances Freeman
  (7) Jane Rosetta Kerr (b 10.02.1805, dsp 07.07.1850)
  m. (23.01.1847) Eustace Gray (RN)
  (8)+ other issue (d unm) - George Alfred (b 01.07.1801, d young), Russell Edward James (b 16.12.1803, d 23.09.1825), Anna Robina (b 13.03.1798, d 23.09.1825), Helen Mary (b 21.04.1806, d 1828), Marianne Eward (b 02.12.1807, d 23.12.1870)
  d. Jean Kerr (b 27.12.1736, d 28.08.1794)
  m. _ Huggin
e. Christian Kerr (b 18.10.1739)
  m. _ Scott
  f.+ other issue - John (b 02.08.1741, d unm Charleston 1780, captain), Andrew (b 02.01.1743, d unm Minden 1759), Anne (b 04.03.1854, d 05.1798), Helen (b 12.03.1756, d 27.02.1783)
  m2. Marianne Scott
  j. Marianne Kerr (b 05.1779, d 23.09.1834)
  m. (1802) Peter Ewart (d 15.09.1842, engineer at Woolwich)
  E.+ other issue - George (b 20.12.1657, d 22.03.1688), John (b 04.1665, d 18.04.1695), 3 daughters
  m2. ??
  J.+ other issue - Robert (b 27.03.1678), Charles, Henry
4. Jean Kerr
  m1. (04.1640) Sir John Kerr of Lochtour
  m2. (06.1652) Sir John Wauchope of Niddrie
5.+ other issue - Christian, Vair (b 07.1636)
m2. Mary Douglas
7.+ other issue - Margaret (b 09.1641), Mary (b 11.1642), Anne (b 01.1644)

Main source(s): BLG1886 (Kerr of The Haie), BLG1952 (Kerr of Newnham formerly of The Haie)
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