Person dossier · Kerr-14420
Alexander Kerr
11 April 1762
South Leith, Midlothian, Scotland
Current position
Alexander Kerr (Kerr-14420), born 11 April 1762 at South Leith, is explicitly recorded as a son of Robert Kerr and Jean Murray. The strongest WikiTree identification for his father is Robert Kerr (Kerr-15792). Robert's attached son James Kerr (Kerr-15790) has the exact 23 August 1765 South Leith birth found in the same indexed Robert-Kerr/Jean-Murray household. This is strong identity evidence, not merely a same-name resemblance.
Family and relationships
Partner 1Christian Kerr Child21 April 1765–date not established
| Person and dates | Relationship | Current assessment | Why this relationship is shown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Kerr Child 21 April 1765–date not established | spouse | Tree relationship | The family tree retains this link, but the available records have not been assessed as establishing this relationship. |
Children 1William Kerr1792–5 September 1862
| Person and dates | Relationship | Current assessment | Why this relationship is shown |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Kerr 1792–5 September 1862 | son | Unassessed child | The family tree retains this link, but the available records have not been assessed as establishing this relationship. |
Archive and research toolsEarlier assessments, imports, comparisons and exports
This material is retained for audit and future research. It is not a second current conclusion. Imported values, automated comparisons and raw exports do not override the reviewed presentation above.
Research notes and earlier assessments
Conclusion: Current conclusion
Alexander Kerr (Kerr-14420), born 11 April 1762 at South Leith, is explicitly recorded as a son of Robert Kerr and Jean Murray. The strongest WikiTree identification for his father is Robert Kerr (Kerr-15792). Robert's attached son James Kerr (Kerr-15790) has the exact 23 August 1765 South Leith birth found in the same indexed Robert-Kerr/Jean-Murray household. This is strong identity evidence, not merely a same-name resemblance.
No compatible prior WikiTree profile was established for Jean Murray. The duplicate review was repeated and she was created as Jean Murray (Murray-36890). Robert and Jean are now Alexander's confident parents, and Jean is connected to Robert as his partner. The links and citations were verified publicly on 2 September 2026.
Original Markdown
[Alexander Kerr (Kerr-14420)](https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Kerr-14420), born 11 April 1762 at South Leith, is explicitly recorded as a son of **Robert Kerr** and **Jean Murray**. The strongest WikiTree identification for his father is [Robert Kerr (Kerr-15792)](https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Kerr-15792). Robert's attached son [James Kerr (Kerr-15790)](https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Kerr-15790) has the exact 23 August 1765 South Leith birth found in the same indexed Robert-Kerr/Jean-Murray household. This is strong identity evidence, not merely a same-name resemblance. No compatible prior WikiTree profile was established for Jean Murray. The duplicate review was repeated and she was created as [Jean Murray (Murray-36890)](https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Murray-36890). Robert and Jean are now Alexander's confident parents, and Jean is connected to Robert as his partner. The links and citations were verified publicly on 2 September 2026.
Sources: Source findings
| Source | Finding | Assessment |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander Kerr baptism, XTR1-J68 | Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950: Alexander Kerr, male, born 11 April 1762; christening at South Leith, Midlothian; father Robert Kerr and mother Jean Murray. Record reference 2:18R91G8, digital folder 007908871, microfilm 1067771, batch C19503-6. Parent record occurrences are Robert, XTR1-J6D and Jean, XTR1-J66. |
Direct indexed evidence for both parents. The image is unavailable, so the exact original wording and any residence or occupation cannot be checked here. |
| Alexander Kerr, FamilySearch MVG2-LPY | FamilySearch person corresponding to the same 1762 baptism. Its displayed tree has no parents attached. | Useful person identifier, but not independent parentage evidence. |
| James Kerr birth, FQM6-KJW | James Kerr born 23 August 1765 at South Leith; parents Robert Kerr and Jean Murray. FamilySearch PID KZQ9-PZM. |
Exact match to Kerr-15790's date and place; strongly identifies Kerr-15792 as the Robert in Alexander's baptism. |
| South Leith household search | Indexed children of Robert Kerr and Jean Murray include Jean (1757, FQM8-T7J), Ann (1758, XTR1-J6P), Patrick (1759, XTRB-T1M), Robert (1760, XTR1-JF2), Alexander (1762, XTR1-J68), James (1765, FQM6-KJW), Magdalen (1768, FQM8-T7P) and Charles (1769, XTTM-L6J), all at South Leith. |
A coherent twelve-year parent pair and parish cluster. Duplicate index presentations account for the larger raw result count. |
| Kerr-15792 | Robert Kerr, born 13 June 1725 at Newbattle, Midlothian; now connected to Jean Murray and sons Alexander and James. | Strong existing-profile match because his son Kerr-15790 is the exact 1765 South Leith child of Robert Kerr and Jean Murray. |
| Kerr-14420 | Alexander's live profile has the exact 11 April 1762 South Leith birth, spouse Christian Child, and no attached parents. Its biography already names Robert Kerr and Jean Murray from a derivative Ancestry presentation of the same FamilySearch index. | The FamilySearch record directly confirms the biographical parent statement. |
Original Markdown
| Source | Finding | Assessment | | --- | --- | --- | | [Alexander Kerr baptism, XTR1-J68](https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTR1-J68) | Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950: Alexander Kerr, male, born 11 April 1762; christening at South Leith, Midlothian; father Robert Kerr and mother Jean Murray. Record reference `2:18R91G8`, digital folder `007908871`, microfilm `1067771`, batch `C19503-6`. Parent record occurrences are [Robert, XTR1-J6D](https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTR1-J6D) and [Jean, XTR1-J66](https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTR1-J66). | Direct indexed evidence for both parents. The image is unavailable, so the exact original wording and any residence or occupation cannot be checked here. | | [Alexander Kerr, FamilySearch MVG2-LPY](https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/MVG2-LPY) | FamilySearch person corresponding to the same 1762 baptism. Its displayed tree has no parents attached. | Useful person identifier, but not independent parentage evidence. | | [James Kerr birth, FQM6-KJW](https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FQM6-KJW) | James Kerr born 23 August 1765 at South Leith; parents Robert Kerr and Jean Murray. FamilySearch PID `KZQ9-PZM`. | Exact match to Kerr-15790's date and place; strongly identifies Kerr-15792 as the Robert in Alexander's baptism. | | [South Leith household search](https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=100&q.birthLikeDate.from=1745&q.birthLikeDate.to=1780&q.fatherGivenName=Robert&q.fatherSurname=Kerr&q.motherGivenName=Jean&q.motherSurname=Murray) | Indexed children of Robert Kerr and Jean Murray include Jean (1757, `FQM8-T7J`), Ann (1758, `XTR1-J6P`), Patrick (1759, `XTRB-T1M`), Robert (1760, `XTR1-JF2`), Alexander (1762, `XTR1-J68`), James (1765, `FQM6-KJW`), Magdalen (1768, `FQM8-T7P`) and Charles (1769, `XTTM-L6J`), all at South Leith. | A coherent twelve-year parent pair and parish cluster. Duplicate index presentations account for the larger raw result count. | | [Kerr-15792](https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Kerr-15792) | Robert Kerr, born 13 June 1725 at Newbattle, Midlothian; now connected to Jean Murray and sons Alexander and James. | Strong existing-profile match because his son Kerr-15790 is the exact 1765 South Leith child of Robert Kerr and Jean Murray. | | [Kerr-14420](https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Kerr-14420) | Alexander's live profile has the exact 11 April 1762 South Leith birth, spouse Christian Child, and no attached parents. Its biography already names Robert Kerr and Jean Murray from a derivative Ancestry presentation of the same FamilySearch index. | The FamilySearch record directly confirms the biographical parent statement. |
Assessment: Duplicate assessment
Robert Kerr
A focused WikiTree search for Robert Kerr, born around 1730 in Scotland, returned 16 results. Kerr-15792 is the compatible match because his attached son Kerr-15790 is the exact James born 23 August 1765 at South Leith to Robert Kerr and Jean Murray.
Robert Kerr of Newfield (Kerr-5175) is not this man: he married Eleanora Nugent and has a separately documented aristocratic family. The Ayrshire, Renfrewshire, Dumfriesshire and emigrant Robert Kerr results likewise have different places or families. Do not create a new Robert Kerr profile; use Kerr-15792.
Jean Murray
A broad WikiTree search for Jean Murray around 1730 in Scotland returned 237 results, many of them first-name variants or married-name matches. No result was found with husband Robert Kerr or the South Leith children. The nearest geographical loose candidate, Murray-6367, was baptised in 1711 at Cockpen and would have been about 57 when Charles was born in 1769; nothing on that profile connects her to Robert or South Leith. The 1751 Edinburgh and 1756 Canonbie candidates are too young to be mother of the child baptised in 1757, and other displayed profiles have different spouses or distant parishes. No compatible WikiTree profile found—create a new profile, after repeating the spouse-and-child duplicate check immediately before creation.
Original Markdown
### Robert Kerr A focused WikiTree search for Robert Kerr, born around 1730 in Scotland, returned 16 results. [Kerr-15792](https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Kerr-15792) is the compatible match because his attached son Kerr-15790 is the exact James born 23 August 1765 at South Leith to Robert Kerr and Jean Murray. [Robert Kerr of Newfield (Kerr-5175)](https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Kerr-5175) is not this man: he married Eleanora Nugent and has a separately documented aristocratic family. The Ayrshire, Renfrewshire, Dumfriesshire and emigrant Robert Kerr results likewise have different places or families. **Do not create a new Robert Kerr profile; use Kerr-15792.** ### Jean Murray A broad WikiTree search for Jean Murray around 1730 in Scotland returned 237 results, many of them first-name variants or married-name matches. No result was found with husband Robert Kerr or the South Leith children. The nearest geographical loose candidate, [Murray-6367](https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Murray-6367), was baptised in 1711 at Cockpen and would have been about 57 when Charles was born in 1769; nothing on that profile connects her to Robert or South Leith. The 1751 Edinburgh and 1756 Canonbie candidates are too young to be mother of the child baptised in 1757, and other displayed profiles have different spouses or distant parishes. **No compatible WikiTree profile found—create a new profile**, after repeating the spouse-and-child duplicate check immediately before creation.
Actions: Recommended action
Completed 2 September 2026: Kerr-15792 was linked as Alexander's confident father and Murray-36890 was created and linked as his confident mother. Jean's profile cites the 1757, 1762 and 1765 South Leith child records. Alexander's managed biography now links both parents and cites XTR1-J68 directly while preserving its three existing Ancestry citations. Jean's previously blank birth and death locations were set to South Leith and marked uncertain.
James Kerr-15790 remains orphaned and therefore was not edited. WikiTree labels him as Alexander's half-brother until Jean is attached to James, although FQM6-KJW explicitly names Jean as his mother. If the original South Leith OPR image becomes accessible through Scotland's People, inspect it for residence, occupation and wording before adding further facts.
Original Markdown
**Completed 2 September 2026:** Kerr-15792 was linked as Alexander's confident father and Murray-36890 was created and linked as his confident mother. Jean's profile cites the 1757, 1762 and 1765 South Leith child records. Alexander's managed biography now links both parents and cites XTR1-J68 directly while preserving its three existing Ancestry citations. Jean's previously blank birth and death locations were set to South Leith and marked uncertain. James Kerr-15790 remains orphaned and therefore was not edited. WikiTree labels him as Alexander's half-brother until Jean is attached to James, although FQM6-KJW explicitly names Jean as his mother. If the original South Leith OPR image becomes accessible through Scotland's People, inspect it for residence, occupation and wording before adding further facts.
Structured dossier and technical data
Machine-readable dossier · Family network
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