Person:Johanna Bain (1)

Research notes

• undertaker:: Wm. Murphy, chapel, drapery

1. ↑ Union, New Jersey, United States. 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule.

   NJ, Union Co., Elizabeth City, Ward 12, Sup. Dist. 5, E.D. 100, Sheet 2 B, 9924, 3 Jan 1920
   318 Walnut Street: LINE 57: Kerrm Johanna, Mother-H, F, W, AGE: 69, Wd., Immigrated , Nat. 1854; BORN: Scotland, FATHER BORN: Scotland, MOTHER BORN: Scotland; MOTHER TONGUE: English

2. ↑ Certificate of Death, NJ State Dept. of Health
   Bureau of Vital Statistics, Trenton, NJ, # 420, 3 March 1998.

   "This will serve to certify that the following is correctly copied from a record of death in this office." NAME OF DECEASED: JANE KERR; PLACE OF DEATH: TRENTON. NJ; DATE OF DEATH: MARCH 4, 1924; SEX: FEMALE; COLOR: W DATE OF BIRTH: ________ AGE: 73 YRS., 3 MOS.; CAUSE OF DEATH: Heart Disease, Acute Gall Bladder Trouble; Name of Person Who Certified Cause of Death: C.J. Craythorne; Signed Joan M. Alloway, City Hall, Room 214, 319 E. State St. Trenton, NJ 08608

3. ↑ Union, New Jersey, United States. 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule.

   Elizabeth, Union, NJ

4. ↑ General Register Office for Scotland. 1851 Scotland Census. (Edinburgh).

   Name Jane Bair
   Age 4 Mo
   Estimated Birth Year abt 1851
   Relationship Daughter
   Father James Bair
   Mother Helen Bair
   Gender Female
   Where born Latheron, caithness
   
Parish Number 38
Civil parish Latheron
Phillimore Ecclesiastical Parish Maps 11553
County Caithness
Address Clathe Cruvie
ED 10
Page 1
Household schedule number 3
Line 14
Roll CSSCT1851_8

Household Members
Name Age
James Bair 30
Helen Bair 30
Margt Bair 7
Katherine Bair 5
Janet Bair 3
Jane Bair 4 Mo


5. ↑ General Register Office for Scotland. 1861 Scotland Census. (Edinburgh).

   Name Johan Bain
   Age 9
   Estimated Birth Year abt 1852
   Relationship Daughter
   Father's Name James Bain
   Mother's Name Helen Bain
   Gender Female
   Where born P Latheron, Caithness
   
Registration Number 38
Registration district Latheron
Civil parish Latheron
County Caithness
Address Clashcribie
Occupation Farmers Wife
ED 1B
Household schedule number 52
Line 11
Roll CSSCT1861_5

Household Members
Name Age
James Bain 41
Catherine Gray 73
Helen Bain 40
Catherine Bain 15
Johan Bain 9
Hannah Bain 6
Alexandrin Bain 4
Betsy Bain 1
John Bain 10 Mo
Jean Bain 30


6. ↑ Death notices.

   [excerpted from unknown newspaper in Trenton, NJ]
   
   KERR -In this city on the 4th inst., Jane, widow of the late Alexander Kerr. Funeral from the residence of her son, M. William T. Kerr, 260 Highland Ave. Time of funeral hereafter. Interment at Evergreen Cemetery, Elizabeth, N.J.
   
   [excerpted from unknown Trenton newspaper]
   
   MRS. JANE KERR.
   Mrs. Jane Kerr, widow of Alexander Kerr, died early this morning at the home of her son, William T. Kerr, 260 Highland Avenue., following a short illness from heart trouble. Mrs. Kerr was formerly of Elizabeth. She came to Trenton last summer to make her home with her son, who is an instructor at Junior School No. 2. Aside from Mr. Kerr, of this city another son, George Kerr, of Elizabeth, survives. There are also four grandchildren/ Interment will be made at Evergreen Cemetery, Elizabeth, at a time to be announced later. Murphy is in charge of the arrangements.
   
   [excerpted from unknown Trenton newspaper]
   
   Mrs. Jane Kerr
   Funeral services will be announced later for Mrs. Jane Kerr, widow of Alexander Kerr, who died yesterday morning at the home of her son, William T. Kerr, 260 Highland Avenue, following a short illness with heart trouble. mrs. Kerr was a resident of Elizabeth, came to this city last summer with her son, who is an instructor at Junior High School No. 2. Besides Mr. Kerr, of this city, another son, George Kerr, of Elizabeth, and four grandchildren survive. Interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Elizabeth, under the direction of Murphy.

7. ↑ Kerr, Ann C., Descendants of William T. Kerr: Family Group Record Sheets, 1998
   Page 1.
8. ↑ Certificate of Death, NJ State Dept. of Health
   No. 420.

   "Jane Kerr, Date of Death: March 4, 1924, AGE: 73 Yrs., 3 Mos., ___days"