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Janet Kerr

Janet was born on December 2nd, 1865 in Paisley.¹²

Birth Notes
- Name:     Janet Kerr
  Gender:     Female
  Birth Date:     02 Dec 1865
  Birthplace:     ABBEY PAISLEY,RENFREW,SCOTLAND
  Father's Name:     Archibald Kerr
  Mother's Name:     Euphemia Towers
  Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C11559-1 , System Origin: Scotland-ODM , GS Film number: 6035516
  
  Citing this Record
  
  "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FQZK-YXQ : accessed 15 Aug 2014), Euphemia Towers in entry for Janet Kerr, 02 Dec 1865; citing ABBEY PAISLEY,RENFREW,SCOTLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 6035516.
  
  15 in 1881 census, 25 in 1891, so born between 5-apr-1865 and 4-apr-1866.

Janet's father was Archibald Kerr and her mother was Euphemia Towers. Her paternal grandparents were Andrew Kerr and Agnes Harley; her maternal grandparents were Michael Towers and Janet Mathie. She had three brothers and four sisters, named Andrew, Michael, Archibald, Agnes, Annie, Agnes and Euphemia. She was the oldest of the eight children. She had a half-sister named Margaret. She died at the age of 89 in 1954 in Johnstone.

Death Notes
- BOYLE other surname KERR
  JANET
  88
  1954
  573/2 184
  Johnstone (Renfrew)

Occupation Details
- From 1871 Janet's occupation was scholar.²
  From 1881 to 1891 her occupation was Millworker in manufacturing.¹
  - Occupation Notes
    - 1881,1891: millworker
  From 1901 her occupation was monthly nurse in health care.³

Whereabouts
- Janet lived in Paisley until 1891.⁴
  - Occupancy/Contact Notes
    - Living with grandmother Janet Towers (né Mathie) in 1881
      living with mother in 1891

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Andrew Kerr
  - b.1788 in Falkirk d.1859 in Larbert
  
  Archibald Kerr
  - b.02 Jan 1824 in Carronshore d.15 Nov 1883 in Paisley
  
  Agnes Harley
  - b.1796 in Larbert d.1867 in Falkirk
  
  Janet Kerr
  - b.02 Dec 1865 in Paisley d.1954 in Johnstone
  
  Michaill Towrs
  
  William Tours
  - b.09 Oct 1767 in Paisley d.12 Sep 1844 in Paisley
  
  Agnes Stewart
  - b. in Paisley
  
  Michael Towers
  - b.24 Nov 1805 in Paisley d.01 Oct 1879 in Paisley
  
  William Fulton
  
  Janet Fulton
  - b.27 Aug 1770 in Paisley d.1840 in Paisley
  
  Robert Urie
  
  Jean Urie
  - b.02 Jan 1741 in Paisley
  
  Katherine Finlay
  
  Euphemia Towers
  - b.1836 in Paisley d.09 Jul 1911 in Paisley
  
  John Mathie
  - b.1750 in Paisley d.1793
  
  James Mathie
  - b.11 Apr 1785 in Paisley d.24 Nov 1857 in Paisley Abbey parish
  
  Mary Brown
  - b.1755 in Paisley d.1793
  
  Janet Mathie
  - b.05 Mar 1806 in Paisley Abbey parish d.28 Jul 1884 in Paisley
  
  James Cameron
  - b. in Glasgow
  
  Euphan Cameron
  - b.31 Oct 1785 in Glasgow d.22 Nov 1851 in Paisley
  
  Daniel Morison
  
  Sarah Morison
  - b.18 Oct 1760 in Glasgow
  
  Euphan Beatson

Personal Timeline

Individual Additional Information

Details of Janet's family with James Boyle

Details of Janet's family with Daniel Robertson Barr

¹ Janet Mathie 1881
² Archibald Kerr 1871
³ Euphemia Kerr 1901
⁴ Euphemia Kerr 1891
Further sources/citations:
Barr 1911, Janet Kerr Poor Law application

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