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PTE John McCreadie “Jack” Kerr

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PTE John McCreadie “Jack” Kerr Veteran

Birth
Scotland
Death
4 Feb 1946 (aged 47)
Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada
Burial
Vancouver, Greater Vancouver Regional District, British Columbia, Canada Add to Map
Plot
ABRAY-*-03-004-0003
Memorial ID
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DEATH RECORD:

Father: *Colin Kerr (born SCT)
Mother: *Mary Elder **Neilson (born SCT)

Spouse 1: unknown (deceased)
Spouse 2: Doris Selfe (deceased)
Spouse 3: Blanch Gushue (married)

Occupation: Interior decorator and painter, self-employed

Source: BC Archives online, registration number 1946-09-0002297

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*MARRIAGE 3:

John McCreadie Kerr (age 43, widower) and Blanche Gushue (age 33, spinster) married on 17Sep1943 at St. Andrew's-Wesley United Church, Vancouver, BC.

John, a decorator, was born at Scotland to Colin Kerr and Mary Elder (both born SCT).

Blanche, a housekeeper, was born at Newfoundland to Charles Gushue and Lila Clarke (both born NF).

Source: BC Archives online, registration number 1943-09-558733

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MARRIAGE 2:

John McCreadie Kerr (age 48, widower) and Doris Selfe (age 41, widow) married on 9Jul1941 at First Baptist Church, Vancouver, BC.

John, a decorator, was born at Scotland to Colin Kerr and Mary Elder (both born SCT).

Doris, at home, was born at England to George Tufnail and Mary Ann Newman (both born ENG).

Source: BC Archives online, registration number 1941-09-512875

NOTES:

Doris Tufnail (age 20, spinster, born Kent, ENG) married Samuel Hughes Cliffe on 25Jul1920 at Vancouver, BC (BC Archives 1920-09-221966). Marriage dissolved at Vancouver, BC on May 14, 1937.

Doris Cliffe, divorced, married Richard James Selfe on 5Jun1937 in Vancouver, BC (BC Archvies 1937-09-447353). Father, George Tufnail, was born at Gravesend, ENG. Mother, Mary Ann Newman, was born at Sheerness, Kent, ENG.

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**BAPTISM:

John McCreadie Kerr, baptised 15Jul1900 at Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Parents: Colin Kerr and Mary Elder Neilson.

Source: Scotland Presbyterian & Protestant Church Records, 1736-1990 on FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGND-LQLW)

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Pvt. John Kerr
Served with the 16th Battn. C.E.F. during WW1 of 1914-18.
DEATH RECORD:

Father: *Colin Kerr (born SCT)
Mother: *Mary Elder **Neilson (born SCT)

Spouse 1: unknown (deceased)
Spouse 2: Doris Selfe (deceased)
Spouse 3: Blanch Gushue (married)

Occupation: Interior decorator and painter, self-employed

Source: BC Archives online, registration number 1946-09-0002297

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*MARRIAGE 3:

John McCreadie Kerr (age 43, widower) and Blanche Gushue (age 33, spinster) married on 17Sep1943 at St. Andrew's-Wesley United Church, Vancouver, BC.

John, a decorator, was born at Scotland to Colin Kerr and Mary Elder (both born SCT).

Blanche, a housekeeper, was born at Newfoundland to Charles Gushue and Lila Clarke (both born NF).

Source: BC Archives online, registration number 1943-09-558733

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MARRIAGE 2:

John McCreadie Kerr (age 48, widower) and Doris Selfe (age 41, widow) married on 9Jul1941 at First Baptist Church, Vancouver, BC.

John, a decorator, was born at Scotland to Colin Kerr and Mary Elder (both born SCT).

Doris, at home, was born at England to George Tufnail and Mary Ann Newman (both born ENG).

Source: BC Archives online, registration number 1941-09-512875

NOTES:

Doris Tufnail (age 20, spinster, born Kent, ENG) married Samuel Hughes Cliffe on 25Jul1920 at Vancouver, BC (BC Archives 1920-09-221966). Marriage dissolved at Vancouver, BC on May 14, 1937.

Doris Cliffe, divorced, married Richard James Selfe on 5Jun1937 in Vancouver, BC (BC Archvies 1937-09-447353). Father, George Tufnail, was born at Gravesend, ENG. Mother, Mary Ann Newman, was born at Sheerness, Kent, ENG.

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**BAPTISM:

John McCreadie Kerr, baptised 15Jul1900 at Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Parents: Colin Kerr and Mary Elder Neilson.

Source: Scotland Presbyterian & Protestant Church Records, 1736-1990 on FamilySearch.org (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGND-LQLW)

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Pvt. John Kerr
Served with the 16th Battn. C.E.F. during WW1 of 1914-18.

Bio by: Herbert Rickards



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