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Argyllgran your people in 1911 are the correct family. Colins address was a shop in Queen Margaret Drive.

Argyllgran the family are the correct family in Maryhill Lanark. I have discovered from my cousin that John was not the youngest. In the family.

In 1911 -
Two possibilities for the John born Hutchesontown 1902, assuming his family were still in Hutchesontown in 1911:

First family:

KERR
JOHN
1911
M
9
644/15 47/ 32
Hutchesontown
Lanark

KERR
ARTHUR
1911
M
43
644/15 47/ 32
Hutchesontown
Lanark

KERR
ARTHUR
1911
M
3
644/15 47/ 32
Hutchesontown
Lanark

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KERR
MAGGIE
1911
F
7
644/15 47/ 32
Hutchesontown
Lanark


KERR
JAMES
1911
M
0
644/15 47/ 32
Hutchesontown
Lanark


KERR
MARION
1911
F
34
644/15 47/ 32
Hutchesontown
Lanark


KERR
MARION
1911
F
11
644/15 47/ 32
Hutchesontown
Lanark



Second family:


KERR
JOHN
1911
M
9
644/15 30/ 10
Hutchesontown
Lanark


KERR
BRIDGET
1911
F
11
644/15 30/ 10
Hutchesontown
Lanark


KERR
BRIDGET
1911
F
31
644/15 30/ 10
Hutchesontown
Lanark


KERR
ANN
1911
F
7
644/15 30/ 10
Hutchesontown
Lanark


KERR
JOHN
1911
M
33
644/15 30/ 10
Hutchesontown
Lanark

Finally..
KERR
JOHN MCCRADY
M
1900
644/3 1380
Dennistoun

I am concerned about saying this but, I have one wee niggling doubt

It is apparent that John McCready Kerr b 1902 in Hutchesontown will be his cousin.
Not quite sure who his parent will have been but it's worth checking because....

Can anyone be certain which one of these 2 men emigrated to Canada?
The man who went to Canada gave an address in Thistle Street yet evidence suggests that the parents ( Colin and Mary) no longer lived in this area.

Of course, Sandra would probably get a positive DNA match no matter which John was her grandfather?


Perhaps Sandra's info is correct after all


marriage
KERR
JOHN
TAYLOR
JEANIE MARSHALL
1898
644/12 566
Gorbals

Has anyone checked Kerr/Miller marriage of 1922 to see who the groom 's parents were?

Death of son
KERR
JOHN MCCREADIE
72
TAYLOR (MMN)
1974
508/ 269
Kirkintilloch

1915, 1920, 1925 valuation
KERR
COLIN
Tenant
SHOP 43 QUEEN MARGARET DRIVE
GLASGOW
1925
VR010201371-

Colin's death:

KERR
COLIN
66
1937
558/ 126
Rothesay

Here he is....

Daily Record 12 February 1915

Colin Kerr ( Painter and Decorator) was living at 43 Queen Margaret Drive when he successfully sued Glasgow Corporation for £20 through the small claims court
A sewer which filled with rainwater and flooded his property several times

Probably the family in 1911 - you'd need to spend credits on SP to see full details:

KERR
COLIN
1911
M
39
644/14 2/ 17
Maryhill
Lanark


KERR
COLINA
1911
F
4
644/14 2/ 17
Maryhill
Lanark


KERR
JANE
1911
F
14
644/14 2/ 17
Maryhill
Lanark

KERR
JOHN
1911
M
10
644/14 2/ 17
Maryhill
Lanark


KERR
MARY
1911
F
38
644/14 2/ 17
Maryhill
Lanark


KERR
ANNIE
1911
F
7
644/14 2/ 17
Maryhill
Lanark


KERR
CHRISTINA
1911
F
12
644/14 2/ 17
Maryhill
Lanark

KERR
MARY
1911
F
16
644/14 2/ 17
Maryhill
Lanark

Colin's in Glasgow ER's from 1896 onwards.

From 1896 until 1902, he's at 674 Gallowgate, and then 1905-08 he's at 66 Kelvinhaugh Road.
I don't see him in 1903-4.

There's another gap 1909-10.
Then 1911 - 15, 3 Kelbourne St.
After that the ER stops giving occupation, so although there are Colin Kerrs in later years at various addresses, I can't say for sure which would be him.

I know what's wrong!
The Ancestry version of the 1901 census has disconnected Colin and Mary from their children!
There ARE in the household.


644/3 18/ 22 Dennistoun
Colin and Mary plus:
Mary age 5
Jane age 4
Christina age 2
John M age 0

It seems that John may not have been the youngest?
Deaths:
Marriages for these girls are easily located and places this family in Rothesay in the early 1920's

KERR
CHRISTINA ELDER
85
NEILSON
1983
550/ 103
Isle Of Bute

KERR
ANNIE
**78**
NEILSON
1982
550/ 16
Isle Of Bute

KERR
JANE MCLACHLAN
88
NEILSON
1984
550/ 148
Isle Of Bute

Possibly Colin in 1891.
I think a grainer is one who paints things to look like wood.



Colin Kerr
in the 1891 Scotland Census
Name: Colin Kerr
Age: 20
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1871
Relationship: Boarder
Gender: Male
Where born: Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Registration Number: 644/11
Registration district: Hutchesontown
Civil Parish: Glasgow Govan
County: Lanarkshire
Address: 6 Lime St
Occupation: Grainer
ED: 86
Household schedule number: 17
LINE: 17
Roll: CSSCT1891_288
Household Members:
Name Age
James Neil 40
Mary D Neil 45
William Doughty 23
George Doughty 21
Cathrine Doughty 16
Colin Kerr 20

Have reinstated 1871 and 1891 for John McCreadie Kerr and Mary McLachlan in my earlier post. GL has posted 1881.

Possibly their marriage;

KERR
JOHN
MCLACHLAN
MARY
1868
644/3 163
Bridgeton

Sandra,
you say that John was born in 1900 and was the youngest?
At 1901, his parents had been married for about 7 yrs
Is that 8 children in 7yrs?
No child appears on any census.
Do you have the 1911 census?
It will state exactly how many children Mary had at this time

Have you actually seen his birth cert?
This one was registered in 1902.
As a first son is usually named for his paternal grandfather, this could be a cousin?

KERR
JOHN MCCREADIE
M
1902
644/11 838
Hutchesontown

Argyllgran
They are the correct people. I don't know where all the other children were at the date of census. John was youngest of 8 children. There were 7 sisters.

Argyllgran,
Re your post of 20 Mar at 12.51 showing a 1901 census.
I suspect that they are the grandparents.
Colin was their son.

Can Sandra confirm the parent names of her grandfather, John McCready Kerr on the 1900 birth cert?

1881: 23 Govanhill Street, Hutchesontown
John Kerr 35 House & ship painter
Mary Kerr 35
Agnes Kerr 11
**Colin Kerr 9**
Jane Mc L Kerr 7
John Kerr 5
Margaret J Kerr 3
Donald Kerr

Can't locate Colin at 1891 but I guess that this is his marriage?
KERR
COLIN
NEILSON
MARY ELDER
1893
644/12 512
Gorbals

Wife's birth
Mary Elder Neilson
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 26 Dec 1866
Birthplace: HIGH CHURCH,GLASGOW,LANARK,SCOTLAND
Father's Name: James Elder Neilson
Mother's Name: Mary Johnston

1901: 671 Gallowgate
Colin Kerr 28 Painter
Mary E Kerr 27
Married approx 7 years and no children showing....

Colin and Mary are both found on the 1911 census index in Gorbals 644/17 66/ There is no one else called Kerr on this index?

If these are the parents of only son, John Kerr, and a further 7 daughters where are these children ?
I think Sandra needs to obtain the 1911 census to see how many children Mary had born and still living.

Several John Kerrs, Sandra, but none with middle name McCreadie.

John McCreadie Kerrs father was Colin Kerr. He died in Scotland in 1937. Argyllgran, the ship record was in my cousins information she got from family. She also has a picture of the ship. With regards to the voters list, I meant was there a John McCreadie Kerr in British Columbia in 1935?

John's parents in 1901 ???

EDIT:
NO, IGNORE THIS -
SANDRA SAYS HIS FATHER'S NAME WAS COLIN

John McCready Kerr
in the 1901 Scotland Census
Name: John McCready Kerr
Age: 54
Estimated birth year: abt 1847
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name : Mary McLachlan Kerr
Gender: Male
Where born: Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Registration Number: 644/12
Registration district: Gorbals
Civil Parish: Glasgow Govan
County: Lanarkshire
Address: 263 Thistle St
Occupation: House Painter
ED: 27
Household schedule number: 5
LINE: 14
Roll: CSSCT1901_314
Household Members:
Name Age
John McCready Kerr 54
Mary McLachlan Kerr 54
William Kerr 16


John Kerr
in the 1891 Scotland Census
Name: John Kerr
Age: 45
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1846
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name : Mary McLacland Kerr
Gender: Male
Where born: Glasgow, Lanarkshire
Registration Number: 644/11
Registration district: Hutchesontown
Civil Parish: Glasgow Govan
County: Lanarkshire
Address: 346 Rutherglen Road
Occupation: House Painter
ED: 76
Household schedule number: 16
LINE: 14
Roll: CSSCT1891_288
Household Members:
Name Age
John Kerr 45
Mary McLacland Kerr 45
Jane Kerr 17
John Kerr 16
Margaret Kerr 14
Mary Kerr 9
William O Kerr 6


John Kerr
in the 1871 Scotland Census
Name: John Kerr
Age: 25
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1846
Relationship: Head
Spouse's name : Mary Kerr
Gender: Male
Where born: Glasgow, Lanark
Registration Number: 646/3
Registration district: Partick
Civil Parish: Govan
Town: Partick
County: Lanarkshire
Address: 7 Graham St
Occupation: House Pamlin
ED: 9
Household schedule number: 158
LINE: 3
Roll: CSSCT1871_144
Household Members:
Name Age
John Kerr 25
Mary Kerr 25
Angus Kerr 1

The travel record you think is John's:

John Kerr
in the UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960
Name: John Kerr
Gender: Male
Age: 25
Birth Date: abt 1900
Departure Date: 18 Sep 1925
Port of Departure: Glasgow, Scotland
Destination Port: Quebec, Canada
Ship Name: Saturnia
Shipping line: Anchor Line
Official Number: 129489
Master: Wm E Titshall

Occupation: painter
UK address: 220 Thistle Street, Glasgow.

It doesn't say if he was going on to somewhere else from Quebec.


Looking at the Glasgow ER:S, there seem to have been Kerrs at various addresses in Thistle Street, Govan, from 1871 to 1915 per ER's
And until 1935 per Valuation Rolls - though I don't see any Kerrs at 220 Thistle Street in any year..

I don't see Blanche anywhere in the UK before that travel record, so maybe she is the one born in Newfoundland in 1901.

If so, I can't see a record of her having gone to the UK in the first place.

The 1919 record does say she hadn't been to Canada before, but possibly ( ??? ) that's because Newfoundland wasn't part of Canada until 1949 (per Wikipedia).

You asked about knowing where in Canada someone was going to.
Blanche was going to Toronto, as already posted.

You ask if there's a John Kerr on the voters' list in 1935.
I've mentioned the one (who appears to be married) in Chilliwack - but he's an engineer. Do you mean somewhere else?
It's such a common name -there are loads of John Kerrs all over the place.

1935-46, I don't see one listed as a cook (other than a married John Maxwell Kerr in Vancouver in 1935).

Perhaps going to Canada was seen as a chance for a whole new life, with no risk of ever meeting his estranged family again? Maybe Canada was Johns own choice, once he'd been sent packing by his family.

Emigration to Canada was slowing down by the 1920's, and by the 1930's the Canadian authorities were sending people home again because of the Depression. But obviously some people did still emigrate there.