KERR James Smith
Name | James Smith KERR |
Country Of Origin | Scotland |
Born | 1850 |
Died | 1912 |
Birth/ Baptism | 28 April 1850, Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland |
Parents | William and Janet Kerr (formerly Smith) |
Apprenticeship | With Charles Mahler at Oxford Street, Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, and Argyle Street, Glasgow, Scotland |
Skills | Watchmaker, Jeweller |
Work Locations | Launceston, Latrobe, Queenstown |
Street Address |
103 Brisbane Street, Launceston Gilbert Street, Latrobe McNamara Street, Queenstown Orr Street, Queenstown |
Marriage/Spouse | 30 August 1882, at Mr C Day’s residence, Launceston, to Alice Mary Day |
Arrival | 18 July 1876, Melbourne, Victoria, on the Sir Walter Raleigh |
Other | 1864: James was a witness in a court case in Glasgow, Scotland, and newspaper reports stated he was 15 years of age. His employer, Charles Mahler, had been charged with ‘wilful fire raising’ with the intent to defraud an insurance company.
1880s: Advertised business in Launceston. 1887: Opened a second store in Latrobe, managed by watchmaker and jeweller James White. Colonies and India (London, England) 6 January 1888: February 1888: J S Kerr announced reopening in his old premises, Brisbane Street, and had repurchased ‘the old working and manufacturing plant.’ From approx. 1899: Watchmaker and jeweller, Queenstown Approx. 1905: Moved to Victoria |
Death | 21 April 1912, Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria |
References | |
Tasmania Post Office Directory (Wise) 1890-1894, 1899, 1901. TAHO: RGD37/1/41 no 663 Marriage 1882. Web: National Records of Scotland, Old Parish Registers Births 848/ Sanquhar; Ancestry: Victoria, Australia, Assisted & Unassisted Passenger Lists 1876; Australia Vital Newspaper Notices, The Age, 22 April 1912. Renfrewshire Independent 31 December 1864 & Paisley Herald & Renfrewshire Advertiser 31 December 1864 (British Newspaper Archive), Telegraph (Launceston) 19 November 1881, The Examiner (Launceston) 28 March 1882, 5 September 1882, 24 February 1888; Daily Telegraph 31 May 1884, 16 July 1887, 22 December 1894; Devon Herald 7 January 1887, Tasmanian News 6 October 1887; The North West Chronicle 8 February 1888; Mt Lyell Standard & Strahan Gazette 22 November 1902; Age 22 April 1912. |
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