
1. James Kerr m. 22 Mar 1793, in Hollow on Sorn Scotland, Elizabeth Hendry.
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There are many claims as to how the Kerrs came to Scotland. One is that they were of Anglo-Norman origin and descended from two brothers who settled in Roxburgh in the 14th century. Another source states that they are of Viking descent, arriving in the Borders by way of France and settling at Ferniehurst near Jedburg.Further research reveals that a William Kerr witnessed an agreement between the Burg of Irvine and Brice of Eglunstone in 1205 and this is the first of the name recorded in Border history. It is also claimed that the name is derived from a Celtic word meaning" strength". Whatever the truth is as to their origins it is clear that they became one of the leading clans of the Border region and a formidable force in the shaping of the history of that region. There is a "Kerr" tartan and Coat of Arms which is discribed thus.
BLAZON OF ARMS. _
Arms. Gules on a chevron argent three mullets of the field of the first.
Crest. The sun in splendour proper.
Motto. Sero sed serio.(Late but in earnest.)
The border region was an area dividing England and Scotland
and was established by the Romans in 122 A.D. The wall that
divided the two countries was, and still is,known as Hadrians Wall.
It runs from Solway to Tyne. The great rampart,dotted with castles
and garrisons, stretched across the countryside and dispite the
ravages of time, still stands. Other walls have come tumbling down
but Hadrians Wall endures, a living symbol of the military strength
and civil power of the invading Romans.
Why the Romans constructed such a wall is still being debated.
Was it to keep the English in or the wild men of the north out?
If the latter is true it failed in its objective as the Scots over-ran
it on several occasions. However it did succeed in separating
those who inhabited the region into two distinct peoples. _
George MacDonald Fraser writes in his book "The Steel Bonnets"
"In the making of Britian,between England and Scotland there was
prolonged and terrible violence and those who lived in the border
region suffered terribly. Armies marched and counter marched,
fought and fled across it; it was wasted and burned and dispoiled,
its people harried and robbed and slaughtered, on both sides, by
both sides. Whatever the rights and wrongs, the Borderers were
the people who bore the brunt; for almost three hundred years.
They lived on a battlefield that stretched from Solway to the
North Sea. War after war was fought on it, and this, to put it
mildly, had an effect on the folk who lived there."
The border people evolved into a race of hard people who lived
outside the law so that by the sixteenth century robbery and blood
fued had become endemic among them. These clans were known
as Reivers ie robbers, plunderers, raider,and marauder. In addition
the Reiver was a fighting man, a guerrilla soldier and was drawn
from small landholders,gentlemen farmer, argricultural labourer
and even a peer of the realm.
Twenty one tribes, known as Riders or Raiders inhabited the
Border region. Among them were the Kerrs. Again a quote
from MacDonald Fraser.........
"The Kerrs were, with the possible exception of the Scotts,
the leading tribe of the Scottish Middle Marsh, which they frequently
ruled as Wardens.However, no family was more active in reiving.
The Cressford and Ferniehurst branches were continual rivals.
Notables: Robert of Cressford (C.1590) Thomas of Ferniehurst known
as Dand Kerr. They are still strongly represented
in the Border Country today."
The Borderers, as well as raiding and robbing, engaged in many sports
the most popular of which was horse racing. As far back as 1590's race
meetings were held and race horses greatly prized. All sports whether
football, cock-fighting or racing lent themselves to gambling and often
the spoils of a raid were won or lost on the turn of a card or the race result.
They took great pleasure in their own music and sang and recited their ballads.
They made poems about their robber hereos and to many it seemed strange
that such crude, warlike folk should produce such vital and lasting literature.
To be left-handed in Scotland is to be "Ker-handed" as the Kerr's
were notoriously left-handed. In discribing the Peel houses it is noted
that the Kerrs built their staircases in an anti-clockwise fashion to
accommodate their swords being held in the left hand.
Inter-racial marriage between the Scots and the English was prohibited
and the death penalty imposed on Scots who married Englishwomen
without licence. It was also treason to Scotswoman, or even befriend her,
without permission.However the Borderers had scant regard for English law
and married across the line. This further complicated the work of those trying
to maintain law and order in the region.
And so it was for centuries until the Death of Queen Elizabeth 1 in 1603
brought the Scottish king, James to the throne of England.
He set about to unite England and Scotland to create the Realm of
Great Britian and in doing so to make an end of the Borderland.
It would take seven years to do so and during those years the
Border Clans were hunted with great ferocity. Shot, burned, hanged,
starved, imprisoned and exiled, their homes destroyed the old border
Clans were at last subdued in an ethic cleansing of the 17th. century.
Those that survived became little more than serfs on their Clan land
now held by the English.
The old ways had to give way and those who resisted the New Order
went either to the gallows or to exile. They did not go easy but against
the combined military and political strength of the united England
and Scotland they stood little chance.
The detailed history of the Reivers makes interesting reading and anyone
desirous of learning more of the Border clans should seek out a copy of
George MacDonald Fraser's book "The Steel Bonnets."
It gives in great detail a history of the Kerr's and their role in the shaping
of what was to become Great Britian.
One hundred years later members of the Kerr family were born who would,
in time, make their homes in Australia. They were brothers,
Andrew and James, who were born in Muirkirk, Ayeshire the district of Kyle,
County Ayr. County Ayr covered 30,000 acres of land and it is interesting
to note that following twenty years in the Colony of New South Wales
these brothers were to own land far in excess of their native County.
They were the sons of poor tenant farmers who worked on an estate
called "Wellwood" owned by the Duke of Portland.
1.1. John Kerr. b. 8 Dec 1793.
1.2. Andrew Kerr.
b. 10 Nov 1795, Muirkirk Scotland,
m. 1837, Elizabeth Livingstone,
(daughter of Andrew Livungstone).
Andrew died 3 May 1866, "Wellwood"Orange NSW Australia.
Andrew Kerr had come "free" to the colony of New South Wales
C: 1825. He had letters of introduction to George Rankin at
"Kellosheil", near Bathurst. Andrew worked for some years for
Mr. Rankin before becoming the superintendent of
Rev. Samuel Marsden's station at Molong. He lived in a small
cottage on the banks of the Molong Creek and this residence
was the first house built in Molong
On 11th February 1837 Andrew received a grant of 1195 acres by
Richard Bourke then Govenor of the Colony of New South Wales.
The land was in the Bathurst area known as Summer Hill and was part of
a 9000 acres grant made to Sir James Stirling
(later the founder of Western Australia). Stirling failed take up the grant
and the land was re-assigned. Andrew Kerr had his portion surveyed in
1836 and a year later had cleared twenty acres with the assistance of
one convict servant. Andrew named his property "Wellwood"
after the estate on in his native Scotland where his parents had been
impoverished tenant farmers.The original "Wellwood"
had been granted to the Duke of Portland.
Andrew later purchased property at Yullundry and another about eighty
miles North West of Bathurst which was most likely at Kerr's Creek.
He stocked these two propertys with sheep.
In 1837 he took up "Derribong" on the Bogan River which he stocked
with cattle and for a time he suffered many losses at "Derribong"
due to a savage tribe of natives resisting the unlawful aquisition of their land.
In 1837 Andrew married Elizabeth Livingstone the only child of a
fellow Scot, Andrew Livingstone. Upon the death of Elizabeth's father
a further 848 acres were added to Andrew Kerrs holdings.
Further land purchases enabled Andrew Kerr to established a
thriving pasterial property on which he erected an imposing homestead,
with surrounding buildings.
Andrew Kerr held all his properties up until his death at "Wellwood"
on 3rd May,1866. He was then 71 years old.The descendents of
Andrew continued to farm "Wellwood" for the next 120 years
until the estate was broken up and sold.
Dr.Cremin, an Archaeologist from Sydney University is quoted as saying "
The heritage signifance of this area is a largely neglected key to
European settlement before Orange developed as a township."
she goes on to write of the grazing squattocracy of the Kerrs, and the
elegance of Wellwood homestead which still stands today.
It is usually said that the fine double-storey homestead on Wellwood was built at
the very beginning of Andrew Kerr's residence there. The Sydney Morning Herald
sale advertisement of 17 March 1978 claimed 1837, the National trust Register
gives c: 1840. Others claim the present house was built in 1858.
Apart from minor alterations such as the enclosure of the verandah
and replacement of a fanlight the homestead remains basically in its 1858 condition.
The environment of Wellwood, sited just before the creek which was its original
boundry, is striking. Two great oak-trees guarding the western approach to the house,
were most certainly planted by Andrew Kerr in his early years on the property.
The basket willows along Summer Hill Creek's nearby lagoon are said to be
cuttings given to the original Andrew from a tree on St. Helena.
In his will dated 26 January 1860 Andrew bequethed his properties
to his son Andrew Taylor Kerr and his daughter Elizabeth Hendry Kerr.
Apart from Wellwood there were several large parcels of land,
two cattle stations on the Bogan River, "Durabong" and "Trigan"
and two sheep stations on the Buckingbar Creek, "Yullendry"
and "Mullendry." He also bequeathed Fourteen thousand
four hundred pounds.
1.2.1. Andrew Taylor Kerr.
b. 10 Nov 1837,
m. 1863, in Sofala New South Wales,
Isabella Helen Dunbar Johnson.
1.2.1.1. Andrew Essex Kerr..
1.2.1.2. Alexander Livingstone Kerr..
1.2.1.3. John Harcourt Kerr..
1.2.1.4. Emily Eliza Kerr.
m. James Ross.
1.2.1.5. Marion Isobelle Kerr..
1.2.2. Elizabeth Hendry Kerr.
b. 3 Sep 1839.
1.2.3. James George Kerr.
b. 17 May 1841.
1.2.4. William Simpson Kerr.
b. 1 Mar 1844.
1.3. Mary Kerr.
b. 2 Feb 1801, Muirkirk Scotland,
m. 31 Jul 1815, in Greenock West Parish Scotland,
David Ross,
b. 22 Feb 1794, Scotland.
Mary died 29 Aug 1887, Muirkirk Scotland.
1.3.1. Elizabeth Ross
b. 22 Sep 1820.
1.3.2. Malcolm Ross
b. 1 Apr 1823.
1.3.3. James Ross
b. 27 Dec 1825.
1.3.4. William Ross
b. 30 Nov 1827.
William Ross was the owner of Dilga Station near Cumnock in 1860's and 1870's.
In 1885 he was appointed as lamplighter at Molong, a position he held until
May 1889. William refused to light the lamp over the bridge to Betts Street
considering it be unsafe. While Council did decide to relocate the lamp,
they had not done so by the following May. William claimed sixpence a lamp
for this area compared to twopence on the others. He was asked either to
fulfil his contract or resign. He resigned.
Six months later he was re-appointed and held the position until 1893.
He then became the Inspector of Nuisances and was still in this position
in 1903-04. William is on record as giving evidence in favour of the railway
between Molong and Parkes being established.
he was also a bird enthusiasst and exhibited his birds at the Molong show.
His wife held the first successful tender for cleaning the Town Hall.
1.3.5. Andrew Hendrie Ross
b. 1 Aug 1829, Carbells, near Muirkirk, Scotland,
m. 7 Nov 1881, in Molong New South Wales,
Frances Genn.
Andrew died 29 Jan 1910, Surrey Hills Sydney.
1.3.5.1. Minnie Mary Ross
m. _____ Cole.
1.3.5.2. Wallace Andrew Ross
1.3.6. John Kerr Ross
b. 14 Sep 1831.
1.3.7. Isabella Ross
b. 22 Jan 1833.
1.3.8. Margaret Ross
b. 6 Apr 1834.
1.3.9. Jane Portious Ross
b. 30 May 1835.
1.3.10. Thomas Smith Ross
b. 12 Jan 1840.
1.3.11. Hendry Ross
b. 30 Nov 1841.
1.3.12. Euphemia Sarah Ross
b. 18 Dec 1844,
m. M McCullen.
1.3.12.1. Mary Kerr McCullen
m. Samual Henry Evans.
1.3.12.1.1. Edwin Evans.
1.3.12.1.2. Doris Euphemia Evans
b. 6 Dec 1892.
1.3.12.1.3. Evelyn Maud Evans
b. Aug 1895.
1.3.12.1.4. Maggie Irene Evans
b. 1898.
1.3.12.1.5. Harry Baden Evans
b. 30 Aug 1900.
1.3.12.1.6. Harry Evans.
1.3.12.2. Edwin McCullen.
1.3.12.3. Doris McCullen.
1.3.12.4. Robert McCullen.
1.3.12.5. Evelyn McCullen.
1.3.12.6. Maisie McCullen.
1.3.12.7. Harry McCullen.
1.3.12.8. Stanley McCullen.
1.3.12.9. Herbert McCullen.
1.3.12.10. Ronald McCullen.
1.4. James Kerr.
b. 27 May 1804, Muirkirk, Scotland.,
m. (1) 8 Aug 1833, in Longford, Tasmania, Australia.,
Isabella Mary Renshaw.,
b. 27 Dec 1812, Tempest Hey Liverpool, England.,
(daughter of William Renshaw. and Rosanna McBride)
d. 25 Jul 1856, Carcoar NSW. Australia.,
m. (2) 11 May 1857, in Bathurst NSW Australia,
Mary Ann Hawes,
b. ABT. 1827, London England,
d. 18 Feb 1860, Carcoar NSW. Australia.,
m. (3) ABT. 1861, in Bathurst NSW Australia,
Catherine McDonald,
b. ABT. 1829, Isle of Skye Scotland,
(daughter of Murdock McDonald and Mary McKenzie)
d. ABT. 1916, Penrith NSW Australia.
James died 12 Nov 1884, Forbes. NSW. Australia.
One hundred years after the unification of England and
Scotland members of the Kerr family were born who would
in time make their homes in Australia. They were brothers,
Andrew and James, who were born in Muirkirk, Ayeshire. Muirkirk.
County Ayr covered 30,000 acres of land and it is interesting to note
that following twenty years in the Colony of New South Wales these
brothers were to own land far in excess of their native County.
They were the sons of poor tenant farmers who worked on an estate
called "Wellwood" owned by the Duke of Portland. _
Both James and Andrew came free to the colonies. Andrew, the eldest,
settled in Summer Hill in the Bathurst area. He was joined some ten years
later by his brother James who had previously resided in Van Diemans Land.
How and why the brothers w thurst/Carcoar of New South Wales and were considered to be
quite prosperous.They held positions in public life and were respected
members of their community.
ISOBELLA RENSHAW AND JAMES KERR._
The following entry was made in the record of marriages solemnised in
the Parish of Longford, County of Cornwall, Van Diemans Land during 1833:
`No 48.2361.JAMES KERR of the Parish of Campbell Town
and ISOBELLA RENSHAW of the Parish of Campbell Town
were married in this church by Banns with the consent
of the Government this Eighth day of August in the year
1833. By me R.R. Davies Chaplain in the presence of
George Oils of Norfolk Plains and Richard Harrison of Norfolk Plains.' _
JAMES KERR was a free settler who arrived in Van Dieman's Land,
c: 1830's. He was born in Muirkirk,Scotland, on 27 May 1804,
the youngest son of James and Elizabeth(nee Hendry) Kerr
who married at Hollow on Sorn, Scotland on 22nd. March, 1793.
The following children were born to them.
John. Born 18 December,1793.
Andrew. Born 10 November,1795.
Mary. Born 12 February,1801.
James. Born 27 May,1804.
Although the marriage of James and Isabella took place in 1833,
it appears from available sources that no child of the marriage was
born until 1836.The following was recorded in the baptisimal records
of the Parish of Launceston, Tasmania, for that year:
`7281-N0 92. baptised 16th July,1836.
born 5th March, 1836.
Childs christian name: Andrew.
Parents: James and Isabella (nee Renshaw) Kerr.
Abode: Lilli Burn. Fathers
profession: Farm Overseer.'
Further research supports the conclusion that the farm on which
James was employed as overseer belonged to John Glover,
Australia's first accomplished landscape artist.
John Glover was a well established artist in England before
he arrived in the Colony, and at the age of sixty decided to
join his sons in Van Dieman's Land.
Upon his arrival in 1831 Glover given substantial land grants in the
North East, on the river Nile. There he built a large home which he
called "Patterdale",after his old English home._
John Glover painted many scenes of the area which now hang
in various Art Gallerys in Australia and overseas.
His painting of the River Nile and its surrounds depict the area as a
beautiful arcadia. If the opportunity presents itself it is well worth
looking at these painting as it gives a picture, however idealistic,
of the place where James Kerr took his bride, Isabella Renshaw.
One painting in particular depicts a group of workers loading a cart with
hay under the supervision of an overseer. It is reasonable to speculate
that this was James Kerr.
Three months after the birth of Andrew, the fortunes of James
and Isabella took a decided turn for the better. They were living on
a small plot of land on the banks of the Nile Rivulet,about twenty miles
from Launceston, when the following event occurred and was
recorded in the "Hobart Town Courier" of 8 July 1836:
`Hunt the Bushranger.'
`As most of the accounts of the capture of this
offender that have appeared are incorrect, Mr Kerr has
favoured us with the following particulars from his own
hand:-
`On the 18th June I was digging potatoes in my garden,
when my dog scratched me twice and the third time he
leaped upon my back, I turned around and desired him to
go to it which he accordingly did in the direction of
an old hut twenty five yards distante from me, I
followed him when a man stepped from behind the hut,
who presenting his gun ordered me to kneel down which I
did. He then leaped over a four railed fence with his
gun cocked. He cleared the fence without touching it at
one leap. He then came up behind me, when I looked over
my shoulder and asked who are you to which he answered.
`
I will very soon let you know who I am'. I then
wheeled around and got under the muzzle of his gun
which I turned upwards and attempted to sieze him by
the throat, but caught him under the ear. Upon this he
drew a pistol from a belt at his side. I snatched it
by the barrel and threw it to the ground. He struggled
with me and threw his gun from him when the muzzle fell
towards me, we then struggled about ten yards distance,
in falling, he took another pistol from his belt which
he cocked and put to my right side. He fell undermost.
He then got the pistol to my breast when I siezed his
hands holding his finger from the trigger and called
out murder.
My wife came to my assistance with my musket loaded
with a ball, and called out`which of you is Jermy?' I
replied I am him, she put the musket to the man's side,
who was under me, and asked if ˙she should shoot him,
but instead of cocking the piece she opened the pan and
the priming fell out. She then said, `what shall I
do the powder is gone, shall I hit him'. `I directed
her to hit him on the head, when she stepped on the
opposite side and struck him with the butt, which broke
in her hand, at this time she saw the man's pistol
snapped at my breast and she tried to wrench it from
him but could not, she then repeated the blow upon his
head with the barrel of the musket. He received four
blows from her and called out, `hit me know more I am
a done man''. We then turned him on his face and having
secured him, I desired my wife to go for assistance. Mr
Seymour and Mr Glover arrived with six armed men and we
ascertained I had captured Hunt. He was forwarded in a
cart to Mr Glover's house, and on Sunday we conveyed
him to Launceston Goal, he acknowledged he had murdered
Captain Sergeantson and Mr Humphrey Gray's shepherd'.
"Hobart Town Courier" of 29 July 1836,contained the following notice:
`We the undersigned agree to pay the amounts following
to form˙a fund to be placed in the hands of the Rev.
William Bedford to be applied as a reward to any person
or˙persons ( not being a principal) who shall be the
means of convicting the party or parties guilty of the
murder of Captain Sergeantson.
`[68 signatures with donations totalling 494 poundssixteen shillings]'
Captain Sergeantson, was an officer of the 40th
Regiment who had served with Wellington in Portugal,
and had passed through all the engagements in the
Peninsular war. He took part in the battle of
Waterloo, and was connected to several opulent settlers
in Van Diemans Land. The Governor, in recognition of
the high regard for Sergeantson,added a further hundred
pounds to the reward offered by the petitioners.
The "Hobart Town Courier" article cited above also
stated, that:_
`Having been this day officially informed the Chief
Police Magistrate, has stated `that it has been
established to the satisfaction of the Government that
the bushranger`Hunt' was the murderer of Captain
Sergeantson'.I have to request that the gentlemen
whose names are in the above list will forward to me
their respective subscriptions before the fifteenth of
August next, that the same to be paid to Mr James Kerr
with as little delay as possible'.
William Bedford junior,_
Campbell Town, 25 July,1836.'
The "Hobart Town Courier" of Friday, 24 June 1836
carried the following report:
`The Lieutenant Governor has been pleased to grant a
free pardon to Isabella Renshaw per "Hydrey", (the wife
of James Kerr)as a reward for her services and
meritious conduct in the capture of Henry Hunt'.
Henry Hunt died in Launceston prison as a result of the
wounds inflicted to his head by Isobella.
The final entry in Convict records of Isabella Renshaw is
as follows: `Gone to Sydney with her husband "James Curr"
by permission of the Lieut. Govn. Free pardon 164. 24 June 1836'.
With money to start a new a life and a pardon for Isabella,
the Kerrs left the penal colony of Van Dieman's Land,
and sailed for New South Wales. Shipping Records indicate
that a Mr and Mrs Kerr left Tasmania aboard the "Arab"
on 15 April 1837. However, it cannot be validated whether
these people were James and Isabella.
After arriving in Sydney,Isabella and James proceeded to
travel to Carcoar, arriving there C:1838 after a hazardest
journey over the Blue Mountains, no mean feat in those days.
A road had been constructed in 1814 by convict labour,
and established access to land in the Bathurst district.
In the early days of settlement,the mode of transport for
the majority of traveller was either by horse drawn drays or
bullock waggons, and the journey by this method lasted
four weeks and longer.
The road over the mountains was in a bad state. In parts,
miles of deep sands created by the breaking up of the soft
sandstone, bogged the carts up to their axels. In other parts,
the erosion of the soil left boulders over which the poor animals
had to pull their heavy loads. The country had, during this
period, been in the grip of a drought of two years duration,
and bush fires had blackened and destroyed the
otherwise beautiful scenery.
Steep gorges between the mountains were spanned by
stone bridges, some 150 yards long with a drop of four
hundred feet into the valley below. One can only surmise
which would have been worst:the upward ascent
or the downward journey!
Convict chain gangs were to be seen toiling on the road,
and aboriginals in their free, wild state emerged from time
to time. Primative inns had been established at convenient
points along the way, providing accommodation, meals and
illicit drink to travellers. The meal consisted,in the main,
of mutton,potatoes and damper, and most of these
establishments were so unclean travellers preferred to
sleep outdoors, especially during the warmer nights.
Bones of dead bullocks, unable to endure their wretched misery,
lay beside the road where they died, some bleached white,
and others wrapped in their leathery hides.
The journey to the promised land took its toll on humans and beasts,
and it is difficult to imagine from the perspective of our comfortable
existence, the hardship endured by our pioneer ancestors.
But endure they did, finally arriving at the little settlement
of Carcoar to be reunited with James's elder brother, Andrew
Andrew Kerr had come "free" to the colony of New South Wales
in 1825. Some time after his arrival he was granted 1195 acres
in the Bathurst area known as Summer Hill.This land had been
part of a 9000 acres grant made to Sir James Stirling
(later the founder of Western Australia).
Stirling failed take up the grant and the land was re-assigned.
Andrew Kerr had his portion surveyed in 1836 and a year later
had cleared twenty acres with the assistance of one convict
servant.James named his property "Wellwood"
after the estate on in his native Scotland where his parents
had been impoverished tenant farmers
The original "Wellwood" had been granted to
the Duke of Portland.
Through his marriage to Eliza Livingstone and further purchases
Andrew Kerr established a thriving pasterial property on which he
erected an imposing homestead, with surrounding buildings.
The descendents of Andrew continued to farm "Wellwood"
for the next 120 ˙ears until the estate was broken up and sold.
Dr.Cremin, an Archaeologist from Sydney University is quoted
as saying " The heritage signifance of this area is a largely neglected
key to European settlement before Orange developed as a township."
she goes on to write of the grazing squattocracy of the Kerrs,
and the elegance of Wellwood homestead which still stands today.
Mary Kerr, sister of James and Andrew, son, William Ross, also
migrated to the Colony of New South Wales arriving in 1847
and settling in Molong. He was joined by his younger brother,
Andrew,who came to Australia as a medical officer of
an immigrant ship in 1857.
James was not to fare as well as his brother in the colony
of New South Wales and it would be sometime before he also
became a landowner. By the time of his arrival in Carcoar,
C:1838,the country that was to become Australia was evolving
from a convict settlement to contain the lawbreakers from Britian,
into a desirable place in which to live.Immigration
was on the increase and the newcomers as well as the convicts
who had served their time felt it was time they shared in the spoils
on offer the greatest of these, at that period,
being the abundence of land.
The granting of land had ceased under the Land Regulation Act
of 1831. By this time all good land west of the Blue mountains
was occupied either legally or illegally (by squatting) and
the Government of the day was finding it increasingly difficult
to maintain law and order in the colony.Their attempt to stem
the flow of land- seekers,emancipists(convicts who had served
their time or been granted freedom and free-born was proving futile
as the push beyond the boundries of settlement gathered momentum.
The township of Carcoar, where James and Isobella were to settle,
was laid out in 1834, four years prior to their arrival.
The first town allotments were auctioned six years later.
Prior to this, it had been little more than a river crossing.
In 1828, Thomas Icely (1797-1874), a wealthy Sydney businessman,
took possession of 560 acres of the surrounding land by squatting,
and established `Balabula Station'(sic). In the following years
he accumulated vast holdings by manipulating the government
system of land distribution. He was able, through the assignment
system, to have as many as seventy convicts working on his
Coombing property. Many were used to pull ploughs,
for it was cheaper to feed men than it was draught horses,
and convicts could be replaced at no cost.
Icely was little different from the majority of so-called `gentlemen'
of the colony who had build their fortunes by exploiting the
labour of the unfortunate convicts and by acquiring vast areas
of land by dubious means.
When other people, especially emancipists, followed Iceley's
lead of illegally occupying Crown Lands, he became concerned
about the security of his home and stock, and consequently
complained to the Government of the growing number of squatters
who had taken up residence in the district, and had become a
serious nuisance to `respectable' settlers.
He demanded protection, but the police were hard to come by,
as free settlers wanted land and many ex-convicts or ticket-of-leave
men would not take on the job as policeman._
The general situation regarding lawlessness and abuse of
convict labour became serious enough by 1841 to provoke
Governor Gipps to threatened the imposition of martial law,
and the withdrawal of all assigned convict servants from the area.
It is interesting to note that a form of retribution was visited upon
Mr. Iceley. he lived to a great age and died improvished in an
old men,s home in Parramatta sydney.
Little is known of the life of Isabella and James in Carcoar
up to this period, apart from the fact that soon after their
arrival Isabella gave birth to another son, James,
who was quickly followed by John. However, James' name
began to appear in the official public records.
The NSW Government Gazette of 1841 carried the
following declaration:
`Post Office, Carcoar.
`6 August 1840
Notice is hereby given that James Kerr has been this
day appointed Pound Keeper at Carcoar in the rooms of
John Hamilton resigned from same date'
The Pound Keeper's responsibility was to take possession of
stray or stolen stock (cattle,sheep or horses) and return them
to the true owner. Unclaimed stock was sold at auction,
and any revenue from the sale was paid into state revenue.
Given the high levels of lawlessness in the district at the time,
we can assume that James would have been very busy indeed.
There is a record in the same volume of the NSW Government
Gazette of a pasturage licenses having been issued to James Kerr.
The 1841 Census Records have the Kerrs living at a place
named Stoney Creek, Carcoar. They are recorded as
having lived with their three children (one under 2,
and two between the ages of two and seven) and another
unmarried male (Church of England), in one wooden dwelling.
The adults gave as their occupation, as `in care of sheep'.
The following children were recorded in the public
record of Births Deaths and Marriages,
as having been born at Carcoar:
_
James Date of birth: 22 February 1838
John " " " 16 April 1840
William " " " 9 April 1842
Charles. " " " 4 June 1844
Albert " " " 6 June 1847
Joseph " " " 27 August 1849
Brittaner " " " 8 June 1852
Isabella " " " 9 January 1854 _
Mary " " " 4 April 1856 _
James, John and William were all baptised in Carcoar by
the Reverend Colin Stewart, an itinerant Presbyterian
minister from the Parish of Bowenfels,Vale of Clyde.
Their father, James' occupation was given on their
Baptismal Record as `Storekeeper'.
The children who were born later were baptised by
Presbyterian Minister, the Reverend W.D. Smythe,
and their father's occupation given as `Butcher'.
Eighteen years after her arrival in Carcoar Isabella Kerr died.
Her death is recorded in the Register of Deaths as 25 July 1856
at Carcoar.
The Bathurst paper of 2nd August 1856 carried the following notice.
" "Died at Lillyburn House, on Friday 35th inst. at 3 o'clock am.
in her 44th year,Isabella Mary Kerr, the beloved wife
of James Kerr, leaving 3 sons and one daughter to lament her loss.""
Why only three sons when at the time of her death
she had born eig Isabella Renshaw
experienced a great deal of sadness and hardship.
Other than Public records nothing is known of this
young Irish woman.
Her early life of impoverishment in circumstance
well documented in the social histories of the period,
her imprisonment in England at the age of nineteen,
and tranportation across twelve thousandsmiles of
ocean to the harsh penal settlement of
Van Diemans Land, where she was assigned for
five years of slavery to a man of ill repute.
The death, soon after her arrival, of her sister,
Rosanna, her only link to the world she was forced
to leave, must have been a devastating experience.
Her marriage to James would have been one of
convenience to both parties as there would have
been little chance of a romantic courtship.
Isabella, like thousands of pioneer women and men,
bonded and free, who helped shape this country, lies
underneath its ancient soil in an unmarked grave which,
in all probability, is shared by her last born child,
Mary Emma. Efforts to find the exact location have
proven fruitless. Perhaps it is enough that her final resting
place, far from her homeland, is a peaceful area, disturbed
only by bird calls and the gentle wind rustling the branches
of the gums and wattle surrounding the Carcoar cemetery._
All that remains of this young women are the names Isabella
and Renshaw which have been passed on, through
the generations to her decendants, and her genes which
are inhered in all who have descended from her._
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James must have faced a difficult period of his life after
the death of Isabella.Some of his children were adults
by this time but there were still four children under sixteen
including a baby girl one year old.
A solution appeared to have been found as to who would
mother his children when, one year after Isabella's death,
James remarried. His bride was Mary Ann Hawes
and she was thirty years younger than James.
The marriage certificate records they married in the house
of Mrs Berry at Bathurst on 11/5/1857
according to the rites of the Wesleyan Church.
Mary Ann arrived in New South Wales on the Marchioness
of Londonderry which sailed from London on 1st. August 1854.
Most of the passengers were assisted by the Family Colonisation
Society. This organisation was established by caroline Chisholm
in order to assist people willing to migrate to the colonies.
The Society loaned the fare which was to be paid when the
receipents established themselves in the new land.
Mary Anne was designated as being from London, twenty-seven years old
and a servant. Her stay in New South Wales proved to be short-lived
as she died on 18/2/1860.
The following notice appeared in The Bathurst Free Press dated 25/2/1860.
" Died on 25th Feb.1860 at her residence in Carcoar aged 33 years.
Mary Ann beloved wife of James Kerr Snr. After a long and painful
illness which she bore with Christian fortitude."
The death certificate records Mary Ann died of Ovarian Dropsy.
No children born of this union. This young woman's journey
to begin a new life in a new land ended with her interment
in Carcoar cemetery.
Another sad event struck at the heart of James
when his son Brittener Renshaw Epifamer Kerr was
found dead on 3 October 1861. He was aged nine years
and nine months and died from injuries suffered in a fall
from a horse. He too was interred in the cemetery at
Carcoar where his mother and baby sister,Mary had been
laid to rest five years previously.
His father's occupation was given as "Grazier."
In 1856, four months after the death of Isabella,
significant landholdings were purchased in the name
of James Kerr (the Younger)in the area south of Carcoar
on the Belubula River. These are described in the NSW
Government Gazette of the same Year (Register
156, folios 489, 493, 495, 497).
We can do no more than speculate upon the source of
the finance used to procure these properties.
Perhaps it was the residue of the reward money paid
to James after the capture of Hunt.Did he join the
gold rush for a time, and strike it lucky?
Consider the following possibility. _
It is difficult for modern Australians to appreciate the
tremendous impact the discovery of gold around Bathurst
had upon the people of NSW during the 1950s.
They abandoned job, homes, and invested all they had
to find their fortune in places remote from civilisation.
The discovery in 1851 of the largest nugget ever found
at that time, gave even greater impetus to the
`gold fever' afflicting the colony.
In 1851 there were over three hundred people digging
at Maitland Bar, four miles from where Kerr's
(no relation)Hundredweight was found (ie is where the
town of Hargraves˙is currently situated).
Further spectacular finds were made, particularly that
of Hargraves on junction of Summerhill Creek and
Lewis Ponds. In a publication titled
The Australian Gold Diggings is a contemporary
description of some interest to this writing:
Louisa Creek, Dec 5 1851
`Many have been leaving for other places, not far distant,
where the produce is more equal and certain.
Still several have been doing well, especially near the
junction of the two creeks and also near the greta
quartz ridge, where many fine specimens have been dug
out...Two days ago, having had occasion to ride down to
Meroo after my horse that had strayed and came upon the
place where the Scotchmen (sic), as they were called,
were at work'.
Could James have been among these Scotchmen?
And what of the observation of the nomadic Frenchman Bailliere,
who listed 17 Stoney Creeks in NSW, in his NSW Gazetter,
declaring several of them auriferous'.
Had James' Stoney Creek been among the gold yielding
Stoney Creeks? _
Six years(June 1862) after Isabella's death James remarried
for a third time. His bride, Catherine MacDonald, was
forty years younger than he. Catherine had been born in Scotland
and she was to bear the following children to James.
Margaret born 1862 at Carcoar.
Alexander born 1865 at Carcoar.
Henry born 1867 at Carcoar .
Alfred born 1869 at Carcoar
The occupation of James at the time of this marriage was given as
`land-owner' and on the birth certificates of his childen he was
designated as "grazier". Pesumably he was reasonably affluent.
In his book " the Kings Colonials" Garry Reynolds wrote of James Kerr of Carcoar. _
"The stamina of some of these ancestors was remarkable.
At the age of 77 James Kerr saw the birth of his 11th
son, a product of his second marriage to a lady of 34
years. There were two daughters alive as well as and one
male and 4 female children dead."
Apart from the birth certificates of the children born to
James and Margaret and the death certificate of Alfred,
who died in Lithgow in 1931, no other record of this relationship is available. _
James Kerr remained in Carcoar area for the greater part of his life.
Perhaps his earlier wandering was enough to satisfy any desire
for further travel. His final years indicate any wealth or land he had
accumulated during his life was no longer in his possession.
Unlike his brother Andrew, owner of "Wellwood" who died
an extremely wealthy man, James's life ended as it began,
as labourer. _
1878 Postal Directory has the following entries for Carcoar: _
* James Kerr (Senior) Labourer _
* James Kerr (Junior) Carrier _
* William Kerr
James Kerr died at Eugowra on 12 November 1884. Cause of death
was given as "Old Age". His occupation was given as "Butcher"
and he was 88 years old. He was buried in the Presbyterian
Section of the Forbes cemetery. _
His son,Charles Kerr, was the informant of the particulars on the
death certificate which contained much erronous information.
It does mention that second marriage took place at Bathurst in
Februaury 1861 but there is no information regarding the name
of the wife or any children of the marriage.
Some rift in the family must have occurred and this information
deliberately with-held. It is most unlikely that Charles would not
have been aware of his step- mother and step-siblings
as he was seventeen when the this marriage took place
and was living in the area.
Many of these pioneers, who came from the old world,have no place in
the official history of Australia.Their life was spent in back-breaking toil
and hardship and very few found fame or fortune. However they deserve
to be remembered by those who decend from them. They were, to quote
thw words of Henry Lawson the Australian poet, "The men who made Australia."
Isabella: The woman who was to become the foundation mother of our branch
of the Kerr clan in Australia and from whom we are descended,
was Isabella Renshaw. She was born in Tempest Hey, Liverpool,
England on 27th December, 1812, the daughter of
William and Rosanna (McBride) Renshaw.
Isabella was tried at Kirkdale Session of Lancashire Quarter Sessions on
7th, November, 1831 for the following crime: _
Stealing in the company of two others the sum of five shillings
from Bezaleel Burgess at Liverpool.Found guilty she received
the sentence of transportation for seven years.'_
Gaol Report; `Transported for felony. Known as a disorderly girl.
Surgeon's report irregular. Single. Stated this offence compounding for....?
Jones who was transported for 14 years.12 months on the (town).'
Accompanying the assignment list of prisoners on the "Hydery" was the following letter.
" Downing Street, London, April 3,1832.
Sir, I am directed by Viscount Goderick to transmit to you the Assignment List which has been
received from the Secretary of State for the Home Department of 149 Female Convicts
who have been embarked in the ship `Hydery' bound for Van Diemen's Land and for
whose transportation to that colony Bonds and Contracts have been entered into,
comformably with the Provision of the Act of 5 Geo.4 cap.84. _
I am, Sir,
Your most humble servant,
B.W.Hay.
From Assignment List:
Name: Isabella Renshaw.
Where convicted: Liverpool.
When: 7th. Nov. 131.
Term: Seven Years.
Con 18/24 give the following description.
Name: Isabella Renshaw. No: 104. _
Trade:House and nurse maid.
Height without shoes: 5' 5 and a half inches.
Age:19 years.
Complexion: Fair.
Head: Round.
Hair: Light medium brown.
Visage: Long.
Eyebrows: Brown.
Eyes: Hazel.
Nose: Medium Length.
Mouth: Medium width.
Chin: Long.
Remarks: Small cut side forefinger left hand. _ Slightly pockpitted.
Isabella left England on the "Hydrey", a convict transport of 345 tons
built in Calcutta in 1822. The "Hydrey" carried one hundred and forty nine
women convicts, including Isabella's sister, Rosanna.(see seperate entry)
The women came from various jails in England and Scotland.
Many from long incarceration, the dread of the voyage, despondent thoughts
about their unhappy condition, parting from all they held dear and the fatigue
of a long journey had a sickly and squalid appearance
but the greater part of them? ...of their fate and probably enjoying better diet
than they had been accustomed to in their former irregular lives
looked in robust health
(Surgeon Allan McClaren's Journal.) _
The "Hydrey" was berthed at Woolwich when the women embarked,
and after a months delay sailed from Plymouth on 11 April, 1832.
The following extract from the journal of the ships surgeon,
Allan McLaren', gives a picture of what the voyage out to
Van Diemans Land was like for these unfortunate passengers.
As the weather became hot several cases of diarrhoea occurred.
On crossing the line a few cases of simple cholera mainly vomiting,
purging took place and from the heat, constipation and interrupted
menstration which were general complaints during the whole voyage,
convulsions among the younger part of the females were very prevelant.
After leaving the line till we got into cold weather complaints were
very slight and of a general nature.
On approaching our destined land and during very heavy weather when
the upper deck was constantly wet and when it was with difficulty that
the lower deck could be kept dry and at a proper temprature most of
the afflictions that took place were attended with cold rigors
as a promiment feature.
Three of the children about a year old died on the voyage.
As to the means adopted for the preservation of health during the voyage
I may state that the meals were properly cooked and regularly served,
abundance of excellent fresh water was allowed for their vituals-drink
and washing both of their bodies and clothes.
The allowance of lemonade issued throughout the voyage with an adequate
portion of wine mixed as sherbert daily.
After we got into south latitudes when the hot weather had ceased
that very morning after the upper decks dried every women brought up
her own bed where it was stowed in the netting or on the poop or in
fine weather hung up on a line in the rigging to air-when possible
all the meals were taken on deck and no women permitted to go below
except she whose turn it was to clean,till mustered down at sunset.' _
Surgeon McLaren's journal records Isabella having received medical attention
three times during the voyage. Once for diarrhoea and twice for Epilipsia (sic).
After a voyage of 121 days the "Hydrey" arrived in V.D.L.on 11 August,1832.
Shortly after her arrival in Hobart Town Isabella was assigned to Gavin Hogg,
a Scottish immigrant with a rather dubious reputation.
He had been the licensee of the Black Bull Inn in 1826,
but in 1827 his licence was not renewed and he was described as
being a man of `the very worst character'.When Isabella was assigned to him
he was the licensee of the Campbell Town Inn and also the owner of
1280 acres of land near the Macquarie River which he had named "Craglechie".
The Convict Muster,1835, records Isabella as still assigned to Hogg.
1.4.1. Andrew Kerr.
b. 5 Mar 1836, Lilliburn Tasmania Australia,
m. ABT. 1874, in Obley NSW Australia,
Elizabeth Brennan,
b. ABT. 1854, Bathurst NSW Australia,
d. 13 Oct 1933, Parkes NSW Australia.
Andrew died 11 Oct 1904, Molong NSW Australia.
1.4.1.1. Isabella Mary Kerr.
b. ABT. 1875,
m. ABT. 1900, in Parkes NSW Australia,
Herbert Williams,
b. ABT. 1876, Molong NSW Australia.
1.4.1.1.1. Herbert Williams
b. ABT. 1903, Parkes NSW Australia,
m. ABT. 1934, in Parkes NSW Australia,
Elsie Mayne.
1.4.1.1.2. Mary Williams
b. ABT. 1906, Molong NSW Australia,
m. ABT. 1937, in Parkes NSW Australia,
Henry Stevens.
1.4.1.1.3. Kenneth Williams
b. ABT. 1912.
1.4.1.1.4. Valerie Williams
b. ABT. 1914.
1.4.1.2. James Andrew Kerr.
b. ABT. 1877
.
1.4.1.3. William John Kerr.
b. ABT. 1879.
1.4.1.4. Elizabeth A Kerr.
b. ABT. 1883, Molong NSW Australia,
m. ABT. 1925, in Byron Bay NSW Australia,
Patrick Molloy.
1.4.2. James Hendry Kerr.
b. 22 Feb 1838, Carcoar NSW. Australia.,
m. ABT. 1856, in Bathurst NSW Australia,
Margaret French,
b. ABT. 1835, Scotland,
(daughter of Edward French and Jane Steevis)
d. 17 Oct 1905, Carcoar NSW. Australia.
James died 23 May 1896, Bourke NSW Australia.
1.4.2.1. James William Renshaw Kerr.
b. ABT. 1859, Carcoar NSW. Australia.,
d. ABT. 1861, Carcoar NSW. Australia.
1.4.2.2. Isabella Mary Renshaw Kerr.
b. ABT. 1860,
m. 25 Apr 1887, in Carcoar NSW. Australia.,
William Walter Robertson.
1.4.2.3. John Brittania Kerr.
b. ABT. 1865, Carcoar NSW. Australia.,
m. ABT. 1891, in Carcoar NSW. Australia.,
Sarah Spalding,
(daughter of George Spalding and Sofia Smith).
John died 13 Feb 1940, Fairfield Sydney NSW Australai.
1.4.2.3.1. James Renshaw Kerr.
b. ABT. 1892, Carcoar NSW. Australia.,
m. (1) ABT. 1915, in Carcoar NSW. Australia.,
Margaret Howard,
b. ABT. 1891, Greenmantle NSW Australia,
(daughter of Henry James Howard and Ann Lang)
d. 24 Sep 1923, Canowindra NSW Australia,
m. (2) ABT. 1927, in Molong NSW Australia,
Kathleen Leatham.
James died ABT. 1942, Parramatta Sydney Australia.
1.4.2.3.1.1. Dulcie May Kerr.
b. ABT. 1916.
1.4.2.3.1.2. William Donald Kerr.
b. ABT. 1918,
m. ABT. 1943, in Sydney NSW Australia,
Doris Nellie Morgan.
1.4.2.3.1.3. Daphne Thora Kerr.
b. ABT. 1920,
m. ABT. 1943, in Gosford NSW Australia,
Clive James Coulthart.
1.4.2.3.1.4. Kevin Renshaw Kerr.
b. ABT. 1923, Carcoar NSW. Australia.,
m. ABT. 1942, in Granville NSW Australia,
Mona Irene Jameson.
1.4.2.3.2. John Brittania Kerr.
b. ABT. 1895, Carcoar NSW. Australia.,
m. Alice Billinham.
1.4.2.3.3. William Walter George Kerr.
b. ABT. 1897, Carcoar NSW. Australia.,
m. ABT. 1927, in Sydney NSW Australia,
Pearl Dodds.
1.4.2.3.4. Edward Kerr.
b. ABT. 1903, Carcoar NSW. Australia.,
m. ABT. 1927, in Narromine NSW Australia,
Amie Barclay.
1.4.2.3.5. Florence Kerr.
b. ABT. 1905,
m. ABT. 1926, in Hurstville Sydney Australia,
Keith Perry.
1.4.3. John Kerr.
b. 16 Apr 1840, Carcoar NSW. Australia.,
m. ABT. 1865, in Bathurst NSW Australia,
Lucy Coleman,
b. ABT. 1846, Twofold bay NSW Australia,
(daughter of William Coleman and Mary Rafferty)
d. 22 Oct 1875, Brewarrina NSW Australia.
John died 2 Sep 1910, Molong NSW Australia.
1.4.3.1. Emiline Kerr.
b. ABT. 1865, Molong NSW Australia,
m. ABT. 1888, in Bathurst NSW Australia,
Arthur Stevenson.
1.4.3.2. Isabella Mary Kerr.
b. ABT. 1866, Molong NSW Australia,
m. ABT. 1896, in Carcoar NSW. Australia.,
Englebert Hahn,
b. ABT. 1857, Carcoar NSW. Australia.,
(son of Englebert Hahn and Anna Maria Kramer).
Isabella died ABT. 1938, Penrith NSW Australia.
1.4.3.3. Elizabeth Kerr.
b. ABT. 1868, Molong NSW Australia,
d. ABT. 1870, Dubbo NSW Australia.
1.4.3.4. Unamed Male Kerr.
b. ABT. 1870, Forbes. NSW. Australia.,
d. ABT. 1870, Forbes. NSW. Australia.
1.4.3.5. William Charles Kerr.
b. ABT. 1871, Molong NSW Australia.
1.4.3.6. Lizette Kerr.
b. 1875, Bourke NSW Australia,
d. ABT. 1877, Bourke NSW Australia.
1.4.4. William Hendry Kerr.
b. 9 May 1842, Carcoar NSW Australia,
m. 1878, in Carcoar NSW Australia,
Margaret Jane Gilmore,
b. 1850, Irwinstown Ireland,
(daughter of John Gilmore and Catherine Slaven)
d. 15 Jun 1925, Dubbo NSW Australia.
William died 20 Dec 1899, Thargomindah Qld Australia.
1.4.4.1. Margaret Jane Kerr.
b. 1870, Dubbo NSW Australia,
d. 16 Dec 1938, Dubbo NSW Australia.
1.4.4.2. Amy Kerr.
b. 1875, Dubbo NSW Australia,
m. 6 Oct 1897, in Dubbo NSW Australia,
Thomas S Green.
Amy died 8 Jan 1899, Dubbo NSW Australia.
1.4.4.2.1. Amy Green
b. 1899, Dubbo NSW Australia.
1.4.4.3. William James Kerr.
b. 1877, Carcoar NSW Australia,
d. 1879, Carcoar NSW Australia.
1.4.4.4. Mabel Isobella Mary Kerr.
b. 1881, Dubbo NSW Australia,
m. 1903, John C W Berry,
b. 1873, Parramatta Sydney Australia,
d. 1929, North Sydney.
1.4.4.4.1. Dorothy M Berry Berry
b. 1905, Dubbo NSW Australia,
m. 1929, in North Sydney NSW Australia,
John J Hickey.
1.4.4.4.2. Noreen Lillian Berry
b. 1909, Bathurst NSW Australia,
m. 1938, in Woollahra Sydney Australia,
Dudley Northcote Ward.
1.4.4.5. Francis Kerr.
b. 1884, Dubbo NSW Australia,
m. 1906, in Dubbo NSW Australia,
Alice M Ewers,
b. 1888, Dubbo NSW Australia,
(daughter of Fredrick H Ewers and Sarah Baily)
Francis died 1926, Hurstville Sydney Australia.
1.4.4.5.1. Thelma M M Kerr.
b. 1906, Dubbo NSW Australia,
m. 1927, in Coolamon NSW Australia,
George W Duke.
1.4.4.5.2. Otto Francis Kerr.
b. 1913, Newtown Sydney Australia.
1.4.4.5.3. Esma Amy Kerr.
b. 1917, Marrickville NSW Australia,
m. 1940, Alexander Thomas Robertson.
1.4.4.6. Dorothy Cloris May Kerr.
b. 1891, Dubbo NSW Australia,
m. 1927, in North Sydney Sydney Australia,
Alfred F Offner.
1.4.5. Charles Anthony Hendry Kerr.
b. 4 Jun 1844, Carcoar NSW Australia,
m. 6 Nov 1865, in Forbes NSW Australia,
Catherine Feheily,
b. 15 Mar 1847, Forbes NSW Australia,
(daughter of Roger Feheily and Margaret Charters)
d. 24 Oct 1900, Forbes NSW Australia.
Charles died 12 Jan 1930, Forbes NSW Australia.
1.4.5.1. Roger Charles Kerr.
b. 2 Feb 1867, Pinnacle Station NSW Australia,
m. (1) 1 Nov 1888, in Forbes NSW Australia,
Edith Mary Ryan,
b. 1870, Forbes NSW Australia,
(daughter of Edward Ryan and Jane Buckley)
d. 5 Jul 1948, Merewether Newcastle NSW Australia,
m. (2) 1920, in Parkes NSW Australia,
Georgina Kate Jones.
Roger died 11 Feb 1945, Forbes NSW Australia.
1.4.5.1.1. Elsie Mary Isabella Kerr.
b. 1890, Forbes NSW Australia, m.
1909, in Forbes NSW Australia,
James Russell.
1.4.5.1.2. Elwyn Reginal Bede Kerr.
b. 1893, Forbes NSW Australia,
m. 1923, in Newcastle NSW Australia,
Hazel D Harlan Davies.
Elwyn died 30 Mar 1948, Newcastle NSW Australia.
1.4.5.1.3. Charles Henry B Kerr.
b. 1900, Forbes NSW Australia,
m. (1) 1923, in Hamilton NSW Australia,
Dulcie B Turnbull,
m. (2) 1929, in Sydney NSW Australia,
Mercia C Watson.
1.4.5.2. Harriet Grace Isabella Kerr.
b. 22 Jul 1869, Pinnacle Station NSW Australia,
d. 20 Mar 1884, Forbes NSW Australia.
1.4.5.3. William Reginal Kerr.
b. 16 Jul 1875, Forbes NSW Australia,
m. 14 Feb 1899, in Forbes NSW Australia,
Ethel Alice Maud Miller,
b. 10 Jul 1879, Lachlan NSW Australia,
(daughter of Joseph Miller and Mary Anne Strickland)
d. 16 Apr 1941, Sydney NSW Australia.
William died 6 Jul 1901, Bathurst NSW Australia.
1.4.5.3.1. William B Miller Kerr.
b. 17 Dec 1900, Forbes NSW Australia,
m. 1923, in Paddington Sydney Australia,
Trudie Packham,
b. 1904, Marrickville NSW Australia,
(daughter of Henry T Packham and Catherine ?).
William died 10 Feb 1948, Paddington Sydney Australia.
1.4.5.3.1.1. Brian William Kerr.
b. UNKNOWN.
1.4.5.3.1.2. Peggy Kerr.
b. UNKNOWN.
1.4.5.3.1.3. Barry Kerr.
b. UNKNOWN.
1.4.5.3.2. Reginal B Kerr.
b. Dec 1901, Forbes NSW Australia,
d. 31 Jan 1902, Forbes NSW Australia.
1.4.6. Albert Hendry Kerr.
b. 6 Jun 1847, Carcoar NSW. Australia.,
m. ABT. 1896, in Parkes NSW Australia,
Margaret Nichols.
Albert died 5 Sep 1908, District Hospital Cowra NSW Australia.
1.4.7. Joseph Hendry Kerr.
b. 27 Aug 1849, Carcoar NSW. Australia.,
m. 13 Oct 1877, in Cargo NSW Australia,
Margaret Walker,
b. 21 Aug 1857, Jugiong NSW Australia,
(daughter of Thomas Walker and Mary Dwyer)
d. 12 May 1921, Sydney NSW Australia.
Joseph died 14 Jul 1905, Canowindra NSW Australia.
JOSEPH HENDRY KERR AND MARGARET WALKER.
Joseph Hendry was born at Carcoar on 27 August 1849.
He was the seventh son of James Kerr and Isobella Renshaw.
His early life was lived in areas of the Lachlan Valley, Carcoar,
Forbes, Eugowra, Grenfell and Canowindra.
It was at Canowindra he met Margaret Walker
who he subsequently married.
Margaret was the daughter of Thomas Walker and Mary Dwyer
and the marriage certificate states the marriage was solemnised
on 13 October 1877 in Margaret's fathers house at Gum Flat Cargo
according to the rites of the Church of Rome.
The priest who conducted the service was John Enright.
Joseph Walker and Johanna Walker, brother and sister
of the bride, were witness to the marriage.
Joseph and Margaret made their home in several towns in
the Lachlan Valley,including Forbes, before their move to
Canowindra C:1890.
Margaret had given birth to seven children before
the family came to Canowindra.
Brittania Joseph born 1878 Forbes.
Thomas Renshaw. born 1880 Eugowra.
James William. born 1881 Forbes.
Mary Isobella. born 1882 Forbes.
Florence May. born 1883 Forbes
Albert Pierce. born 1885 Forbes.
Eileen Cecilia. born 1889 Molong.
Another daughter Laurine was born in Canowindra in 1893
and died on 21 January 1894.
On the certificates of several of the children Joseph's occupation
was given as "butcher" and he must have continued in that trade
until the family moved to Canowindra.
When Joseph came to Canowindra he and his family took up
residence in the Miners Arms Hotel and he remained there
for the following fifteen years until his death.
He was active in community affairs and was a foundation
member of the Pastoral, Agricultural and Horticultural Society
formed C:1900.
The first inn in Canowindra was established by James Collets
and it is unknown as to whether it as a licensed inn or just a shanty
to accommodate the thirst of those travelling westward in the 1840's.
The Bathurst Free Press of April 1849 records that a
Raphael Tolendo was granted a licence for the Canowindra Inn
after obtaining a seven year lease from Collits.
In the following years there were many changes in the names
of the licensees, their fortunes dependent on the ebb and flow
of land development and gold mining.
There was also a name change from the Canowindra Inn
to Robertsons Inn.
This occurred in the 1860's when William Robertson and his wife,
Rose, ran the establishment. Ben Hall, the bushranger,
and his gang paid several visits to this inn.
The gold rushes of the 1860's improved the economy of Grenfell,
Young and Forbes while Canowindra became a backwater.
Its era as a frontier town was over except for a brief period in
the early seventies during which gold mining was carried out in Belmore.
The inn by then had a new name, The Miners Arms,
and a new licensee, James Glazier who remained there until 1877.
This was the year that Joseph Kerr married Margaret Walker.
Following the departure of James Glazier Robert Rice became
the owner of the land and buildings and a succession of publicans
ran the inn, leasing the property from Rice.
Included among them was Joseph Kerr and a photo circa 1893
depicts Joseph, Margaret and their children posed in front of the Miners Arms.
Information on the death certificate of Thomas Walker, father of Margaret
states that he died in 1897 at the Miners Arms and that his son-law,
Joseph Kerr, was the landlord.
After the death of Robert Rice 1901 Joseph Kerr purchased the inn
and the butchers shop next door from the Rice estate.
The butchers shop was given to the eldest son of the Kerr family,
Brittania, as twenty-first birthday gift.
This shop is still run as a butchers shop and the facade remains
little changed over more than hundred years.
As well as caring for her own family Margaret had taken on the responsibility
of the care of several of her sister Francis' family. Francis Murray, nee Walker,
died in 1903 leaving two grown-up sons and two younger children.
One of her sons , Thomas, would later become a Member of the
Legislative Council and amass millions from his business ventures.
Joseph became ill with a malignant growth in 1904 and died the following year
He was almost 56 and with the exception Laurine who died at thirteen months,
all his children were alive.
The last will and testament of Joseph Kerr made on the 7 April 1905
in which he bequeathed "all my real and personal estate to share and
share alike "to his wife Margaret and his seven remaining children.
The estate was to be divided when the sole executer his widow Margaret,
saw fit. The estate was worn at nine hundred and seventeen pounds,
four shillings and seven and a half pence. No mention was made of property.
Joseph was buried in the Catholic portion of the Canowinda cemetery
with his daughter Laurine, and an imposing granite headstone marks
their last resting place. There is also a stained glass window in
St. Edwards Catholic Church Canowindra dedicated to his memory
and paid for by his daughter-in-law, Margaret Kerr, wife of Albert Piece Kerr.
Margaret continued to run the Miners Arms with the help of her family.
The coming of the railway bought renewed vigour to the town of Canowindra
and stimulated new building projects.
The Canowindra Star published the following in the Friday edition June 17, 1910
"Our local contractor, Mr. Joyce, is at present
exceptionally busy, having in hand several large
contracts. He is making good headway with the
erection of a two-story brick hotel for Mrs Kerr.
This building will have an imposing frontage of 70f.
and will be a decided acquisition to the appearance of
that portion of the main street. It will contain
seventeen commodious rooms."
This imposing edifice with handsome wrought iron balconies was named" The Royal Hotel".
By 1912 all of the children of Joseph and Margaret had reached adulthood.
Two, Britt and Mary were already married with children of their own and no doubt most,
if not all, were anxious to obtain their share of the estate and strike out on their own.
The Royal hotel was sold and Margaret together with four of the family moved to Sydney.
Britt and Mary remained in Canowindra.
...........................
1.4.7.1. Brittania Joseph Kerr.
b. 1878, Forbes NSW Australia,
m. 1909, in Sydney NSW Australia,
Catherine Dwyer,
b. 1884, Forbes NSW Australia,
(daughter of James Bernard Dwyer and Mary Hennessy)
d. 16 Apr 1916, Sydney NSW Australia.
Brittania died 1951, Sydney NSW Australia.
1.4.7.1.1. Hilary Joseph Kerr.
b. 8 Oct 1909, Parkes NSW Australia,
m. 23 Dec 1940, in Dulwhich Hill Sydney Australia,
Nellie Bridget Condon,
b. 14 Jun 1914, Cobar,
(daughter of Patrick Joseph Condon and Florence McGrowder)
d. Sydney NSW Australia.
Hilary died 18 Jul 1988, Sydney NSW Australia.
1.4.7.1.1.1. Patrick Joseph Kerr.
b. 25 Nov 1940, Sydney NSW Australia,
m. 23 Jan 1973, in Sydney NSW Australia,
Hilary Carlyn Shrubb,
b. 15 May 1942, Casino NSW Australia,
(daughter of Herbert Byron Shrubb and Hannah Bertha Margery Rex).
1.4.7.1.1.1.1. Joseph Patrick Byron Kerr.
b. 2 Aug 1973.
1.4.7.1.1.1.2. Geraldine Bridget Kerr.
b. 8 Feb 1977
.
1.4.7.1.1.2. Peter Anthony Kerr.
b. 6 Jul 1942, Sydney NSW Australia,
m. 1971, in Syd1.
1.4.7.1.1.2.1. Stephen John Kerr.
b. 19 Dec 1971, Crows Nest Sydney Australia.
1.4.7.1.1.2.2. David Matthew Kerr.
b. 9 Feb 1977, Darlinghurst Sydney Australia.
1.4.7.1.1.2.3. Heather Marie Kerr.
b. 16 Oct 1981, Blacktown Sydney Australia.
1.4.7.1.1.2.4. Gerard Charles Kerr.
b. 16 Oct 1989, Blacktown Sydney Australia.
1.4.7.1.1.3. Monica Catherine Kerr.
b. 6 May 1947,
m. in Punchbowl Sydney Australia,
Graham Leonard Davis,
b. 9 Jun 1948, Portsmouth England.
1.4.7.1.1.3.1. Melissa Therese Davis
b. 11 Aug 1971, Darlinghurst Sydney Australia.
1.4.7.1.1.3.2. Katherine Bridget Davis
b. 13 Apr 1974, Blacktown Sydney Australia.
1.4.7.1.1.4. Christene Florence Kerr.
b. 27 Jun 1949,
m. 26 Mar 1971, in Punchbowl Sydney Australia,
Ross Edward Ponsonby,
b. 18 Jul 1946, Sydney NSW Australia.
1.4.7.1.1.4.1. Mark Ponsonby
b. 16 Jul 1973, Salisbury Rhodesia.
1.4.7.1.1.4.2. Michael Ross Ponsonby
b. 16 Mar 1977, Manly Sydney Australia.
1.4.7.1.2. Dulcie Maria Kerr.
b. 8 May 1911, Canowindra NSW Australia,
m. 23 Dec 1936, in Kensington Sydney Australia,
George William Jackson,
b. 23 Jan 1907, Cobar NSW Australia,
d. 11 Feb 1993, North Bondi Sydney Australia.
Dulcie died 12 Sep 1971, North Bondi Sydney Australia.
1.4.7.1.2.1. Gregory William Jackson
b. 10 Aug 1938, Darlinghurst Sydney Australia,
m. 15 Oct 1968, in Watsons Bay Sydney Australia,
Denise Ramsay.
1.4.7.1.2.1.1. Andrew Ramsay Jackson
b. 1 Sep 1972.
1.4.7.1.2.1.2. Sally Victoria Jackson
b. 9 May 1975.
1.4.7.1.2.2. Patricia Margaret Jackson
b. 25 Sep 1940, Darlinghurst Sydney Australia,
m. 22 Feb 1965, in Bondi Sydney Australia,
Norman John McFadzean,
b. 26 Apr 1937, Rose Bay Sydney Australia.
1.4.7.1.2.2.1. Anne Maree McFadzean
b. 11 May 1966.
1.4.7.1.2.2.2. John Anthony McFadzean
b. 26 Jun 1967.
1.4.7.1.2.2.3. Peter Norman McFadzean
b. 26 Sep 1968.
1.4.7.1.2.2.4. David George McFadzean
b. 27 Nov 1969.
1.4.7.1.2.2.5. Stephen Gerard McFadzean
b. 15 Sep 1975.
1.4.7.1.2.3. Helen Anne Jackson
b. 20 Sep 1942, Darlinghurst Sydney Australia,
m. 20 Nov 1970, in Sydney NSW Australia,
Anthony Peter Sciacca,
b. 29 Oct 1937, North Sydney Australia,
(son of Felice Sciacca and Concetta Randazzo).
1.4.7.1.2.3.1. Angela Louise Sciacca
b. 31 Jul 1972, Darlinghurst Sydney Australia.
1.4.7.1.2.3.2. Nicole Elizabeth Sciacca
b. 19 Jun 1974, Darlinghurst Sydney Australia.
1.4.7.1.2.3.3. Michael Anthony Sciacca
b. 13 Jan 1976, Darlinghurst Sydney Australia.
1.4.7.1.2.3.4. Katherine Maria Sciacca
b. 23 Jul 1984, Darlinghurst Sydney Australia.
1.4.7.1.3. Lorna Mary Kerr.
b. 9 Jul 1912, Canowindra NSW Australia,
m. Sep 1935, in Sydney NSW Australia,
John Gilbert Kirkwood,
b. 11 Jun 1913, Sydney NSW Australia,
(son of Thomas Kirkwood and Kathleen Egan)
d. 3 Jul 1995, Bankstown Sydney Australia.
Lorna died Feb 1982, Sydney NSW Australia.
1.4.7.1.3.1. John Thomas Kirkwood
b. 18 Apr 1936, Maroubra Sydney Australia,
m. 31 Oct 1959, in Rose Bay Sydney Australia,
Margaret Champion,
b. 11 Jun 1934, Coogee Sydney Australia,
(daughter of John Charles Champion and Kathleen Ellen Mary Price).
1.4.7.1.3.1.1. John Michael Kirkwood
b. 26 Feb 1961, Darlinghurst Sydney Australia,
m. 14 Jan 1984, in Townsville Old Australia,
Rosemary Yvonne Dighton,
b. 19 Jun 1960, Charlesville Qld.
1.4.7.1.3.1.1.1. Benjamin John Kirkwood
b. 15 Aug 1987, Townsville Old Australia.
1.4.7.1.3.1.1.2. Hayley Nicole Kirkwood
b. 12 Aug 1990, Orange NSW Australia.
1.4.7.1.3.1.2. Jane Margaret Kirkwood
b. 5 Aug 1965, Darlinghurst Sydney Australia,
m. Jason Dowd,
b. Jan 1972, Napier New Zealandz.
1.4.7.1.3.1.2.1. Jackson Richard Kirkwood Dowd
b. 23 Mar 1995.
1.4.7.1.3.2. Bernard Anthony Kirkwood
b. 17 May 1939, Maroubra Sydney Australia,
m. 31 Oct 1964, in Punchbowl Sydney Australia,
Pauline Dawn Mallen,
b. 1 Nov 1944, Casino NSW Australia.
1.4.7.1.3.2.1. Damian James Kirkwood
b. 8 Aug 1965, Penrith NSW Australia,
m. 15 Nov 1986, in Mildura Vic Australia,
Colleen Louise Conlan,
b. 12 Sep 1964, Sea Lake Vic Australia.
1.4.7.1.3.2.1.1. Ellie Rebecca Kirkwood
b. 23 Sep 1988, Portland Vic Australia.
1.4.7.1.3.2.1.2. Jeremy James Kirkwood
b. 7 May 1991, Portland Vic Australia.
1.4.7.1.3.2.2. Julian Paul Kirkwood
b. 18 May 1968.
1.4.7.1.3.2.3. Bernadette Therese Kirkwood
b. 30 Aug 1970.
1.4.7.1.4. Bernard Francis Kerr.
b. 22 Dec 1914, Canowindra NSW Australia,
m. 1957, in St. Marys Cathederal Sydney Australia,
Patrica Malloy,
b. 11 Jul 1929.
Bernard died 1987, Sydney NSW Australia.
1.4.7.1.4.1. Margaret Anne Kerr.
b. 3 May 1957, Sydney NSW Australia.
1.4.7.1.4.2. Catherine Mary Kerr.
b. 25 May 1958, Sydney NSW Australia.
1.4.7.1.4.3. Bernard John Kerr.
b. 24 Dec 1960, Sydney NSW Australia,
m. Hilja Sein,
b. 9 May 1962, Lithuania.
1.4.7.1.4.3.1. Alexandria Ella Patricia Kerr.
b. 11 Nov 1993.
1.4.7.1.4.4. Susan Patrica Kerr.
b. 2 Oct 1964, Sydney NSW Australia,
m. Peter Graeme Grantham,
b. 16 Mar 1966.
1.4.7.1.4.4.1. Jordan Glaen Grantham
b. 21 Sep 1992.
1.4.7.1.4.4.2. Daniel Brit Grantham
b. 12 Dec 1994.
1.4.7.1.4.4.3. Christian Peter Grantham
b. 5 Sep 1996.
1.4.7.2. James William Kerr.
b. 1879.
1.4.7.3. Thomas Renshaw Kerr.
b. 2 Jun 1880, Eugowra NSW Australia,
m. 25 Jan 1913, in Sydney NSW Australia,
Elsie May Agnes Monaghan,
b. 4 Jun 1890, Broken Hill NSW Australia,
(daughter of Stephen Monaghan and Ellen Cooper)
d. 9 Sep 1969, Canberra ACT Australia.
Thomas died 20 Jul 1940, Queanbeyan NSW Australia.
1.4.7.3.1. Thomas Patrick Kerr.
b. 15 Jan 1914, Parkes NSW Australia,
m. 10 Sep 1941, in Sydney NSW Australia,
Barbara Kennedy,
b. 17 Oct 1922, West Wyalong NSW Australia,
(daughter of Sylvester Tye Kennedy and Mary Catherine Coyle).
Thomas died 15 Oct 1994, Canberra ACT Australia.
1.4.7.3.1.1. Barry Patrick Kerr.
b. 12 Jul 1942, Blackheath NSW Australia,
m. 16 Dec 1980, in Brisbane Qld Australia,
Jacueline Anne Pitt.
1.4.7.3.1.1.1. Shannon Andrew Kerr
b. 19 Mar 1972, Waverley Sydney Australia.
1.4.7.3.1.2. Terrence John Kerr
b. 27 Mar 1944, Queanbeyan NSW Australia,
m. 15 Sep 1962, in Queanbeyan NSW Australia,
Lorraine Olive Griffen,
b. 27 Sep 1946, Cooma NSW Australia,
(daughter of Maurice Howard Griffen and Olive Venables).
1.4.7.3.1.2.1. Richard Terrence Kerr
b. 17 Sep 1962, Queanbeyan NSW Australia,
d. 17 Sep 1962, Queanbeyan NSW Australia.
1.4.7.3.1.2.2. Brett Terrence Kerr
b. 17 Oct 1964, Queanbeyan NSW Australia,
m. 16 Oct 1993, in Queanbeyan NSW Australia,
Jacueline Mary Webb,
b. 5 Sep 1971.
1.4.7.3.1.2.2.1. Samantha Jane Kerr
b. 23 Jun 1996.
1.4.7.3.1.2.2.2. Thomas Kerr.
1.4.7.3.1.2.3. Tracey Lee Kerr
b. 27 Nov 1965, Bulli Wollongong NSW Australia,
m. 8 Dec 1984, in Queanbeyan NSW Australia,
Kem Wayne Markovic,
b. 13 Feb 1963, Queanbeyan NSW Australia,
(son of Peter Markovic and Claudia Davies).
1.4.7.3.1.2.3.1. Carissa.Maree Markovic
b. 5 Jun 1985, Queanbeyan NSW Australia.
1.4.7.3.1.2.3.2. Shaylee Markovic
b. 2 May 1986, Queanbeyan NSW Australia.
1.4.7.3.1.2.3.3. Kasey Lee Markovic
b. 3 Feb 1988, Queanbeyan NSW Australia.
1.4.7.3.1.2.3.4. Joshua Kem Markovic
b. 13 Apr 1990, Queanbeyan NSW Australia.
1.4.7.3.1.2.4. Deborah Anne Kerr
b. 27 Oct 1966, Queanbeyan NSW Australia,
m. 17 Sep 1994, in Queanbeyan NSW Australia,
Richard John Stokes,
b. 3 Sep 1966.
1.4.7.3.1.2.4.1. Natasha Stokes
b. 20 Dec 1984, Queanbeyan NSW Australia.
1.4.7.3.1.2.4.2. Nathan Stokes
b. 9 Nov 1988, Queanbeyan NSW Australia.
1.4.7.3.1.2.5. Natalee Kerr
b. 26 Jan 1968, Queanbeyan NSW Australia,
m. 2 Feb 1991, in Queanbeyan NSW Australia,
Craig Vincent Campbell,
b. 25 Aug 1964.
1.4.7.3.1.2.5.1. Mathew Vincent Campbell
b. 13 Sep 1991.
1.4.7.3.1.2.5.2. Mitchell Maurice Campbell
b. 1 Feb 1993.
1.4.7.3.1.2.6. Jason Maurice Kerr
b. 15 Jan 1977.
1.4.7.3.1.3. Robert Paul Kerr
b. 7 May 1948, Canberra ACT Australia.
1.4.7.3.1.4. Nicholas Raymond Anthony Kerr
b. 17 Sep 1953, Canberra ACT.,
m. UNKNOWN, in Captains Flat NSW Australia,
Leanne Wattmore.
1.4.7.3.1.4.1. Kelly Lee Kerr
b. 17 Oct 1993, Cooma NSW Australia.
1.4.7.3.1.5. Jennifer Anne Kerr
b. 29 Mar 1957,
m. 26 May 1979, in Queanbeyan NSW Australia,
Glen Thompson,
b. 21 Nov 1954, Kurri Kurri NSW Australia,
(son of John David Thompson and Vacey McCardle).
1.4.7.3.1.5.1. Alyssa Kate Thompson
b. 14 Dec 1980, Wollongong NSW Australia.
1.4.7.3.1.5.2. Bradley Charles Thompson
b. 15 Jun 1983, Wollongong NSW Australia.
1.4.7.3.2. Noel Joseph Kerr.
b. 13 Jul 1915, Parkes NSW Australia,
d. 16 Aug 1960, Captains Flat NSW Australia.
1.4.7.3.3. Mary Kathleen Kerr.
b. 24 Dec 1918, Parkes NSW Australia,
m. 1936, in Bungendore NSW Australia,
Kevin Martin Grady,
b. 11 Jul 1914, Jerangle NSW Australia,
(son of Martin Grady and Catherine Ann McNamara)
Mary died 16 Jun 1986, Canberra ACT Australia.
1.4.7.3.3.1. Faye Veronica Grady
b. 21 Nov 1938, Queanbeyan NSW Australia,
m. 28 Oct 1963, in Canberra ACT Australia,
Michael Gaughwin,
b. 21 Apr 1937, Canberra ACT Australia.
1.4.7.3.3.1.1. Anne Louise Gaughwin
b. 30 May 1964, Canberra ACT Australia,
m. 24 Nov 1990, in Canberra ACT Australia,
Peter John Knobel,
b. 1 Apr 1962, Albury NSW Australia,
(son of Geoffery Knobel and Margaret Wright).
1.4.7.3.3.1.1.1. Georgia Ellen Knobel
b. 2 May 1997, Canberra ACT Australia.
1.4.7.3.3.1.2. Phillip Michael Gaughwin
b. 3 Jan 1976, Canberra ACT Australia.
1.4.7.3.3.1.3. Emma Therese Gaughwin
b. 5 Jul 1978.
1.4.7.3.3.2. Robyn Annette Grady
b. 20 Jun 1942, Queanbeyan NSW Australia,
m. 1 Feb 1964, in Canberra ACT Australia,
John Christopher Brown,
b. 3 Mar 1940, West Wyalong NSW Australia,
(son of John Robert Brown and Edna May Mason).
1.4.7.3.3.2.1. Megan Joan Brown
b. 18 Feb 1969, Canberra ACT Australia.
1.4.7.3.3.2.2. Simon John Brown
b. 13 Jan 1971, Canberra ACT Australia.
1.4.7.3.3.2.3. Martin Robert Brown
b. 20 Dec 1973, Canberra ACT Australia.
1.4.7.3.3.3. Jill Margaret Grady
b. 21 Nov 1945, Canberra ACT Australia,
m. 10 Mar 1962, in Bungendore NSW Australia,
Mervyn Henderson, b. 2 Feb 1944.
1.4.7.3.3.3.1. Michael Kevin Henderson
b. 17 Jul 1962.
1.4.7.3.3.3.2. Paul Geoffery Henderson
b. 2 Jan 1964, Goulburn NSW Australia,
m. 23 Nov 1985, in Canberra ACT Australia,
Tracey Lee Small, b. 21 Jun 1963.
1.4.7.3.3.3.2.1. Jamie Paul Henderson
b. 28 Jun 1986, Canberra ACT Australia.
1.4.7.3.3.3.2.2. Michael Geoffery Henderson
b. 21 Mar 1989, Canberra ACT Australia.
1.4.7.3.3.3.2.3. Jessica Aimee Henderson
b. 27 Mar 1991, Canberra ACT Australia.
1.4.7.3.3.3.3. Stephen John Henderson
b. 18 Apr 1969.
1.4.7.3.3.3.4. Nicole Kathleen Henderson
b. 17 Jun 1973, Canberra ACT Australia,
m. (1) in Canberra ACT Australia,
Peter Hede,
m. (2) Adrian Hogg.
1.4.7.3.3.3.4.1. Elle Edel Hede
b. 30 Aug 1997, Batemans Bay NSW Australia.
1.4.7.3.3.3.4.2. Dylan Adrian Hogg
b. 12 Dec 1990, Queanbeyan N.S.W. Australia.
1.4.7.3.3.4. Bernard Thomas Martin Grady
b. 26 May 1951, Canberra ACT Australia,
m. 18 Aug 1980, in Canberra ACT Australia,
Gloria Tulloch,
b. 31 Jan 1947, Mackay Qld Australia,
(daughter of Gusippi Bugarilla and Christina Gisaro).
1.4.7.3.3.4.1. Sybilla Grace Grady
b. 5 Mar 1981, Canberra ACT Australia.
1.4.7.3.3.5. Christopher Kevin Grady
b. 27 Jun 1956, Canberra ACT Australia.
1.4.7.3.4. Harold Bede Kerr.
b. Feb 1920, Parkes NSW Australia,
d. Feb 1920, Sydney NSW Australia.
1.4.7.3.5. Margaret Phyllis Kerr.
b. 3 Jan 1922, Sydney NSW Australia.
1.4.7.3.6. Doreen Helen Kerr.
b. 4 Oct 1926, Kensington Sydney NSW Australia,
m. 25 Jul 1946, in Waterloo Sydney,
David Edward Borrow,
b. 2 Feb 1924, Newcastle on Tyne England,
(son of John Joseph Borrow and Sarah Tailford)
d. 21 Nov 1957, Captains Flat NSW Australia.
1.4.7.3.6.1. David John Borrow
b. 19 Jul 1947, Sydney NSW Australia,
m. 19 Jul 1980, in Wollongong NSW Australia,
Linda Saunders.
1.4.7.3.6.1.1. Patrick Borrow
b. 11 Dec 1980.
1.4.7.3.6.1.2. Emily Borrow
b. 5 Jul 1985.
1.4.7.3.6.2. Susan Kathleen Borrow
b. 16 Jul 1951, Canberra ACT Australia,
m. (1) 28 Jan 1972, in Wollongong NSW Australia,
Gary Cowling,
m. (2) 16 Sep 1991, in Sydney NSW Australia,
Ian Clark,
b. 8 Nov 1952, Sydney NSW Australia.
1.4.7.3.6.2.1. Michael Ian Clark
b. 14 Nov 1991, Brisbane Qld Australia.
1.4.7.3.6.2.2. Alexander Peter Clark
b. 12 May 1994, Brisbane Qld Australia.
1.4.7.3.6.3. Stephen Andrew Borrow
b. 17 Aug 1952, Canberra ACT Australia.
1.4.7.3.6.4. Katheryn Anne Borrow
b. 15 Apr 1954, Captains Flat NSW Australia,
m. 1971, in Darwin NSW Australia,
Colin John Heinrich,
b. 8 Sep 1948, Brisbane Qld Australia,
(son of Elmo Charles Heinrich and Jean Heather Hoult).
1.4.7.3.6.4.1. Rachael Marie Heinrich
b. 2 Feb 1972, Darwin NSW Australia,
m. 24 Jan 1998, in Darwin N.T. Australia,
Adam Peter Isitt, b. 14 May 1968, Port Pirie S.A.,
(son of Malwyn Isitt and Cheryl Kuhn).
1.4.7.3.6.4.1.1. Michael Malwyn Isitt
b. 12 Jul 1998, Adelaide S.A.
1.4.7.3.6.4.2. Jesse John Heinrich
b. 12 Dec 1980, Wollongong NSW Australia.
1.4.7.3.6.4.3. Nathan Michael Heinrich
b. 8 Nov 1982, Kiama NSW Australia.
1.4.7.3.7. William Andrew Kerr.
b. 6 Dec 1930, Queanbeyan NSW Australia,
d. 9 Aug 1952, Captains Flat NSW Australia.
1.4.7.3.8. Sylvia Theresa Kerr.
b. 13 May 1933, Queanbeyan NSW Australia,
d. 27 Mar 1945, Captains Flat NSW Australia.
1.4.7.3.9. Kenneth Ronald Peter Kerr.
b. 22 Jan 1936, Queanbeyan NSW .,
m. 3 Jul 1964, in Mt. Isa Qld.,
Valma Margaret Williams,
b. 19 Mar 1932, Northampton WA.,
(daughter of Leslie Francis Williams and Iris Margaret May).
1.4.7.3.9.1. Daniel Andrew Kerr.
b. 4 Mar 1965, Wollongong NSW.,
m. 2 Jun 1994, in Vepi Island Suva Fiji,
Maxine Partridge,
b. 25 Jan 1964, Wollongong NSW.
1.4.7.3.9.1.1. Molly Kerr.
b. 2 Feb 1995, Wollongong NSW Australia.
1.4.7.3.9.2. Bronwyn Marie Kerr.
b. 5 Jan 1967, Wollongong NSW,,
m. 4 Jan 1997, in Tarcutta NSW.,
Phillip Macpherson.
1.4.7.3.9.2.1. Kristy Macpherson
b. 27 Apr 1986, Wollongong NSW .
1.4.7.3.9.2.2. Amanda Macpherson
b. 4 Jul 1987, Queanbeyan NSW .
1.4.7.3.9.2.3. Megan Anne Macpherson
b. 9 Aug 1990, Queanbeyan NSW.
1.4.7.4. Mary Isobella Kerr.
b. 1882, Forbes NSW Australia,
m. 17 Mar 1909, in Canowindra NSW Australia,
Charles Rue,
b. 22 Mar 1864, Forbes NSW Australia,
(son of Robert William Rue and Anne Hatton)
d. 2 Feb 1937, Canowindra NSW Australia.
Mary died 5 Apr 1930, Canowindra NSW Australia.
1.4.7.4.1. Keith Joseph Rue
b. 2 Feb 1910, Canowindra NSW Australia,
d. 6 Aug 1926, Canowindra NSW Australia.
1.4.7.4.2. Nita Mary Rue
b. 2 Jan 1924.
1.4.7.5. Johanna Florence May Kerr.
b. 15 Sep 1883, Forbes NSW Australia,
m. 7 Apr 1915, in Sydney NSW Australia,
Alma Norman Pye,
b. 25 Oct 1885, Southport England,
d. Dec 1964, Sydney NSW Australia.
Johanna died 1960, Sydney NSW Australia.
1.4.7.5.1. William Joseph Pye
b. 11 Sep 1917, Chatswood Sydney Australia,
m. 10 Apr 1948, in Sydney NSW Australia,
Anne Wellard,
b. 1 Apr 1915, Tasmania Australia.
1.4.7.5.1.1. Timothy Charles Pye
b. 1 Apr 1950, Sydney NSW Australia,
m. (1) Caroline Martin,
m. (2) 9 Apr 1983, in Melbourne Vic Australia,
Paula Dawson,
b. 10 Aug 1954.
1.4.7.5.1.1.1. Ben Martin Pye
b. 6 Jul 1974.
1.4.7.5.1.1.2. Clancy Pye
b. 28 Jun 1985.
1.4.7.5.1.1.3. Georgina Pye
b. 31 Oct 1985.
1.4.7.5.1.2. Catriona Judith Pye
b. 19 Jun 1952, Sydney NSW Australia,
m. (1) Steven Hein,
m. (2) 24 Jul 1985, Peter McLean,
b. 13 Oct 1950,
d. Jun 1989.
1.4.7.5.1.2.1. Montana India Rose Hein
b. 17 Sep 1993.
1.4.7.5.1.2.2. Morgan McLean
b. 11 Oct 1985.
1.4.7.5.2. Judith Florence Pye
b. 23 Oct 1921, Roseville Sydney Australia,
m. 20 Apr 1955, in Sydney NSW Australia,
Kenneth Phillip Forman,
b. 16 Jun 1902, East Brisbane Qld Australia,
d. 23 Oct 1964, Melbourne Vic Australia.
1.4.7.5.2.1. Phillip William Forman
b. 29 Sep 1953, Darlinghurst Sydney Australia.
1.4.7.5.2.2. Felicity Rose Forman
b. 27 Jun 1956, Darlinghurst Sydney Australia,
m. 5 Jun 1982, in Sydney NSW Australia,
Renato Francisco Enriquez,
b. 12 Dec 1947, Manilla Philippines,
(son of Antonio Enriquez and Catalins Francisco).
1.4.7.5.2.2.1. Amy Forman Enriquez
b. 8 Nov 1982, Darlinghurst Sydney Australia.
1.4.7.5.2.2.2. Juiles Forman Enriquez
b. 6 Jul 1984, Darlinghurst Sydney Australia.
1.4.7.5.2.2.3. Chloe Forman Enriquez
b. 10 May 1987, Darlinghurst Sydney Australia.
1.4.7.6. Albert Pierce Kerr.
b. May 1885, Forbes NSW Australia,
m. 1916, in Sydney NSW Australia,
Margaret Murphy,
b. 1883, Carluke Scotland,
d. 30 Apr 1948, Sydney NSW Australia.
Albert died 6 Mar 1961, Sydney NSW Australia.
1.4.7.6.1. Bernard Joseph Kerr.
b. 30 Aug 1917, Randwick Sydney Australia,
m. Wendy Johnson.
Bernard died 23 Aug 1985, Sydney NSW Australia.
1.4.7.6.1.1. Joseph Kerr.
b. Sydney NSW Australia,
m. Donna Hardy.
1.4.7.6.1.1.1. Dean Kerr.
b. 15 Feb 1988.
1.4.7.6.2. Walter James Kerr.
b. 31 Jul 1919, Adaminaby NSW Australia,
m. 1 Aug 1949, in Kensington Sydney Australia,
Olga Kathleen Green,
b. 14 Jul 1915, Sydney NSW Australia,
d. 5 Jan 1982, Sydney NSW Australia.
Walter died 30 Aug 1996, Brisbane Qld Australia.
1.4.7.6.2.1. Alan James Kerr.
b. 11 Apr 1950, Paddington Sydney Australia,
d. 15 Apr 1950, Paddington Sydney Australia.
1.4.7.6.2.2. Garry Edward Kerr.
b. 28 Aug 1951, Darlinghurst Sydney Australia,
m. 1986, in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia, Som See Boon,
b. 5 Feb 1959, Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.
1.4.7.6.2.2.1. Sharon Lianne Kerr.
b. 8 Nov 1987, Brisbane Qld Australia.
1.4.7.6.2.2.2. Christine Margaret Kerr.
b. 16 Nov 1988, Brisbane Qld Australia.
1.4.7.6.2.2.3. Katherine Lynette Kerr.
b. 13 Jun 1991, Brisbane Qld Australia.
1.4.7.6.2.3. Patricia Margaret Kerr.
b. 28 Apr 1954, Sydney NSW Australia,
m. James Dodson.
1.4.7.6.2.3.1. Eric Dodson.
1.4.7.6.2.3.2. Gavin Dodson.
1.4.7.6.2.3.3. Lisa Dodson.
1.4.7.6.2.4. Peter John Kerr.
b. 28 Sep 1956,
Darlinghurst Sydney Australia,
m. Lianne Phalp.
1.4.7.6.2.4.1. Mitchell James Kerr.
b. 1 Aug 1982.
1.4.7.6.3. Francis Kerr.
b. 5 Oct 1921, Sydney NSW Australia,
m. (1) Lidith Elizabeth Alice Dugan,
b. 5 Oct 1923, Penshurst Sydney Australia,
(daughter of Daniel Duggan and Harriet ?)
m. (2) 4 Jul 1947, in Sydney NSW Australia, Wendy Johnson.
1.4.7.6.3.1. John Kerr.
b. 30 Jan 1949, Sydney NSW Australia,
m. _____ Colleen.
1.4.7.6.3.1.1. Holly Kerr..
1.4.7.6.3.1.2. Peter Kerr..
1.4.7.6.3.1.3. Casey Kerr..
1.4.7.6.3.2. Meg Kerr.
b. Feb 1961, Moruya NSW Australia.
1.4.7.6.3.2.1. Petrina Kerr..
1.4.7.6.3.2.2. Obi-Shae Kerr..
1.4.7.6.3.3. Robert Kerr.
b. 23 Jul 1952, Moruya NSW Australia,
m. Lee ?.
1.4.7.6.3.3.1. Belinda Kerr..
1.4.7.6.3.3.2. Robert Kerr..
1.4.7.6.3.3.3. Louise Kerr.
.
1.4.7.6.3.3.4. Kirsty Kerr..
1.4.7.6.4. Elizabeth Kerr.
b. 16 Jun 1923.
1.4.7.6.5. James Patrick Kerr.
b. 1925.
1.4.7.6.6. Norman Anthony Kerr.
b. 1928, m. _____ Marie.
1.4.7.6.6.1. Stephen Kerr.
b. 17 Apr 1960.
1.4.7.6.6.2. Martin Kerr.
b. 2 May 1963.
1.4.7.6.6.2.1. Jordan Douglas Kerr.
b. 23 Oct 1991.
1.4.7.6.6.2.2. Lewis James Kerr..
1.4.7.7. Ellen Cecilia Kerr.
b. 7 Mar 1889.
1.4.7.8. Laurine Margaret Kerr.
b. 1893.
1.4.8. Brittianer Renshaw Epifamer Kerr.
b. 8 Jun 1852, Carcoar NSW. Australia.,
m. _____ Unmarried. Brittianer died 3 Oct 1861, Carcoar NSW. Australia.
1.4.9. Mary Isabella Renshaw Kerr.
b. ABT. 1855, Carcoar NSW Australia,
m. 1875, in Goodrich District Molong, Henry Folke Glasson.
Mary died 18 Aug 1876, Goodrich District Molong NSW Australia.
1.4.9.1. Fanny Glasson b. 1875, Molong NSW Australia.
1.4.10. Emma Mary Kerr.
b. 4 Apr 1856, Carcoar NSW Australia,
d. 1956, Carcoar NSW Australia.
1.4.11. Margaret Kerr.
b. 14 Sep 1862, Carcoar NSW. Australia.,
m. ABT. 1884, in Sydney NSW Australia, George Thomas Howe.
Margaret died ABT. 1920, Penrith NSW Australia.
1.4.11.1. Ada Margaret Howe
b. ABT. 1886, Newtown Sydney Australia.
1.4.11.2. Linda Mary Howe
b. ABT. 1889, Springwood NSW Australia,
m. ABT. 1925, in Ashfield NSW Australia, Cecil Knight.
1.4.11.3. Wilfred Howe
b. ABT. 1891, Springwood NSW Australia,
m. ABT. 1918, in Sydney NSW Australia, Alice Mills.
1.4.11.4. Albert Howe
b. ABT. 1897, Penrith NSW Australia,
m. ABT. 1918, in Marrickville NSW Australia, Hilda Eslick.
1.4.11.5. Elsie Howe
b. ABT. 1899, Penrith NSW Australia.
1.4.12. Alexander Kerr.
b. 14 May 1865.
1.4.13. Henry Kerr.
b. 15 Mar 1867, Carcoar NSW Australia,
m. 1896, in Dubbo NSW Australia, Caroline Studman.
Henry died 24 Oct 1906, Sydney NSW Australia.
1.4.14. Alfred Kerr.
b. 14 Nov 1869, Carcoar NSW. Australia.,
m. ABT. 1896, in Dubbo NSW Australia, Hilma Elizabeth Brown,
d. 14 Sep 1980, Lane Cove Sydney Australia.
Alfred died 13 Mar 1931, Lithgow NSW Australia.
1.4.14.1. Harley Alfred Kerr.
b. ABT. 1896, Dubbo NSW Australia,
d. ABT. 1896, Dubbo NSW Australia.
1.4.14.2. Hilma Margaret Kerr.
b. ABT. 1899, Dubbo NSW Australia.
1.4.14.3. Rita Kerr.
b. ABT. 1901, Dubbo NSW Australia.
1.4.14.4. Irene Catherine Kerr.
b. ABT. 1903, Dubbo NSW Australia,
d. ABT. 1927, Lithgow NSW Australia.
1.4.14.5. Ernest Henry Kerr.
b. ABT. 1904, Dubbo NSW Australia,
d. 11 Jan 1974, Lane Cove Sydney Australia.