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Another thread posted............

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/ancestors/thread/1352197

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/ancestors/thread/1340472

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/ancestors/thread/1335024

http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards.page/board/ancestors/thread/1298699

thank you all for your help im unsure now as which one is my james kerr im going to catherine house to enquire on both of james kerrs knew about jane marrying again but that was all yous have been fantastic thank you each and everyone of yous ill infoerm you when i get more details from certificates

Burial

James Kerr
Record Type: Burial
Estimated Death Date: abt 1838
Burial Date: 11 Aug 1838
Age: 35
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1803
Parish or Poor Law Union: Westminster St John the Evangelist
Borough: Westminster
Register Type: Bishop's Transcript

(address as, 16, Lewisham Street)


Westminster Marriages Transcription (Find My Past)

Groom's First names:James
Groom's surname:Kerr
Groom's parish:Saint Clement Danes
Groom's Age:
Marriage year:1829
Marriage month:Oct
Marriage day:8
Parish:St Clement Danes
County:Middlesex
Bride's First names:Jane
Bride's surname:Dixon
Bride's parish:Tipperary (Templemore Parish)
Bride's Age:
Record source:Westminster Marriages- Transcripts
Data provider:Westminster Archives


Burial

First names:James
Last name:Kerr
Burial year:1834
Burial month:Jun
Burial day:22
Age:43
Parish:St Clement Danes
County:Middlesex
Page:356
Record source:Westminster Burials- Transcripts
Data provider:Westminster Archives

(address on above, 13, Little Queen Street, notice Baptism of Charles, Little Queen Street, Lincolns Inn Fields)


Burial of Charles, (Gins Posting above)

First names:Charles
Last name:Kerr
Burial year:1836
Burial month:May
Burial day:05
Age:2Y 1M
Parish:St Clement Danes
County:Middlesex
Page:47
Record source:Westminster Burials- Transcripts
Data provider:Westminster Archives

(address, 13, Little Queen Street)


Chris :)

edits (1829 Marriage and 1834 James Kerr Burial above, from Find My Past)


Marriages Dec 1838 (>99%)
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KERR Jane St.Martins 1 144
WARDE William Henry St. Martins 1 144

(as posted earlier in 'Thread', order Cert. from below, £9.25)

http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/


(adds 12/12/2013)

http://www.westminster.gov.uk/services/libraries/archives/family-history/information-sheets-06-to-10/

(worth looking on above)

Theres no way they could afford a divorce, James is listed as a tailor on the baptism of Henry


London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906
Name: Henry Kerr
Record Type: Baptism
Estimated Birth Date: abt 1833
Baptism Date: 7 Feb 1833
Father's Name: James Kerr
Mother's Name: Jane Kerr
Parish or Poor Law Union: Covent Garden St Paul
Borough: Westminster
Register Type: Bishop's Transcript

London, England, Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906
Name: Charles Kerr
Record Type: Baptism
Estimated Birth Date: abt 1834
Baptism Date: 14 Apr 1834
Father's Name: James Kerr
Mother's Name: Jane Kerr
Parish or Poor Law Union: Covent Garden St Paul
Borough: Westminster
Register Type: Bishop's Transcript

If Jane was widowed then it wouldnt be long before she remarried. Heres a possible death for James, same area of Janes second marriage


England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index: 1837-1915
about James Kerr
Name: James Kerr
Date of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep 1838
Registration district: St Martin in the Fields
Inferred County: London
Volume: 1
Page: 1_4 (click to see others on page)

Divorce was unheard-of in those days - except for the seriously wealthy and influential.

Groom's Name: William Henry Warde
Groom's Birth Date:
Groom's Birthplace:
Groom's Age:
Bride's Name: Jane Kerr Or Dixon
Bride's Birth Date:
Bride's Birthplace:
Bride's Age:
Marriage Date: 24 Dec 1838
Marriage Place: Saint Martin In The Fields,Westminster,London,England
Groom's Father's Name:
Groom's Mother's Name:
Bride's Father's Name:
Bride's Mother's Name:
Groom's Race:
Groom's Marital Status:
Groom's Previous Wife's Name:
Bride's Race:
Bride's Marital Status:
Bride's Previous Husband's Name:
Indexing Project (Batch) Number: M00145-4
System Origin: England-ODM
Source Film Number: 561163, 561164, 561165, 561166, 561167, 561168
Reference Number:

1841 England Census
about Henry Kerr
Name: Henry Kerr
Age: 8
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1833
Gender: Male

Civil parish: Bishop Wearmouth
Hundred: Easington (North Division)
County/Island: Durham
Country: England

Street Address:

Occupation: View image

Registration district: Sunderland
Sub-registration district: West Sunderland
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 321
Book: 7
Folio: 5
Page Number: 3
Household Members: Name Age
Jane Ward 40
William Ward 8 Mo
James Kerr 10
Henry Kerr 8
George Murray 20


Is this her second marriage?

Marriages Dec 1838 (>99%)

KERR Jane St.Martins 1 144
Warde William Henry St. Martins 1 144

Welcome to the boards John.

Without knowing when Jane remarried, perhaps this is a possibility.....

??
Deaths Sep 1838 (>99%)

Kerr James St Martin 1 1_4


The district St Martin is an alternative name for St Martin in the Fields and it is in the county of Middlesex.

Name: James Kerr
Record Type: Burial
Estimated Death Date: abt 1838
Burial Date: 11 Aug 1838
Age: 35
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1803
Parish or Poor Law Union: Westminster St John the Evangelist
Borough: Westminster
Register Type: Bishop's Transcript

im looking to ask for help finding details on james kerr married jane dixon in 1829 in middlesex needing to know what happened to him jane remarried and moved to sunderland with her son henry born 1834 christened in middlesex just need to know did he die or divorce