Person dossier · McDougall-3892

Margaret Kerr

c. 1853 – after 1891

Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Research assessment: 2026-09-01

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Current position

Margaret's daughter recorded as Jane Kerr at birth and Jean Gilmour at death can be identified confidently. Jane was born in Bothwell in 1884, married William Gilmour there in 1902, and died at Dearborn, Michigan, on 10 December 1945. Her Michigan death record names George Kerr and Margaret McDougall as her parents.

Birthc. 1853 · Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Deathafter 1891

LocalityLanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Assessment2026-09-01

Family and relationships

Partner 1George KerrDates not established

Person and dates	Relationship	Current assessment	Why this relationship is shown
George Kerr Dates not established	spouse	Tree relationship	The family tree retains this link, but the available records have not been assessed as establishing this relationship.

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Research notes and earlier assessments

Conclusion: Current conclusion

Jane/Jean and William had seven children whose Scottish birth-index entries form a coherent Bothwell sequence. Five of them were still in their parents' Dearborn household in 1930. This branch was published to live WikiTree profiles on 1 September 2026 after duplicate checking; it does not resolve Margaret McDougall's own parents.

Original Markdown

Margaret's daughter recorded as Jane Kerr at birth and Jean Gilmour at death
can be identified confidently. Jane was born in Bothwell in 1884, married
William Gilmour there in 1902, and died at Dearborn, Michigan, on 10 December
1945. Her Michigan death record names George Kerr and Margaret McDougall as her
parents.

Jane/Jean and William had seven children whose Scottish birth-index entries
form a coherent Bothwell sequence. Five of them were still in their parents'
Dearborn household in 1930. This branch was published to live WikiTree profiles
on 1 September 2026 after duplicate checking; it does not resolve Margaret
McDougall's own parents.

Sources: Source findings

Source	Finding	Assessment
Scotland's People statutory birth search, Jane Kerr, 1884, Bothwell, 625/1/252	Jane Kerr was registered in Bothwell in 1884 with mother's maiden surname McDougall.	Primary civil-index evidence for birth identity.
Scotland's People statutory marriage search, William Gilmour and Jeanie Kerr, 1902, Bothwell, 625/1/100	The couple married in Bothwell in 1902.	Primary civil-index evidence for the marriage.
Michigan death certificate index, 10 December 1945	Jean Gilmour, born 31 May 1884 in Scotland, died in Dearborn aged 61; parents George Kerr and Margaret McDougall.	Direct indexed evidence connecting Jane/Jean to the existing parents.
1930 United States census, Dearborn, Wayne County, Michigan	William and Jean Gilmour were enumerated with children Ann, Margaret, George, Helen and Lilias (the last name is poorly rendered in the index).	Direct household evidence for spouse and five children.
Scotland's People statutory birth search, Bothwell	Seven Gilmour births with mother's maiden surname Kerr: John (1906, 625/1/145), Jane (1907, 625/1/681), Ann Todd (1909, 625/1/567), Margaret (1911, 625/1/542), George (1913, 625/1/586), Helen Young (1915, 625/1/371), and Lilias Sorbie (1916, 625/1/514).	Primary civil-index cluster; the distinctive Todd and Sorbie names support identification with William's known family.
Gilmour family history	Gives William's birth as 5 July 1883 at Stonehouse, his marriage to Jeanie Kerr on 31 October 1902 at Millside, Bothwell, and says they had seven children.	Secondary family history; useful corroboration, not a substitute for the civil entries.

Original Markdown

| Source | Finding | Assessment |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [Scotland's People statutory birth search](https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/search-records/statutory-records/stat_births), Jane Kerr, 1884, Bothwell, 625/1/252 | Jane Kerr was registered in Bothwell in 1884 with mother's maiden surname McDougall. | Primary civil-index evidence for birth identity. |
| [Scotland's People statutory marriage search](https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/search-records/statutory-records/stat_marriages), William Gilmour and Jeanie Kerr, 1902, Bothwell, 625/1/100 | The couple married in Bothwell in 1902. | Primary civil-index evidence for the marriage. |
| [Michigan death certificate index](https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFQH-RHR), 10 December 1945 | Jean Gilmour, born 31 May 1884 in Scotland, died in Dearborn aged 61; parents George Kerr and Margaret McDougall. | Direct indexed evidence connecting Jane/Jean to the existing parents. |
| [1930 United States census](https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7M2-32L), Dearborn, Wayne County, Michigan | William and Jean Gilmour were enumerated with children Ann, Margaret, George, Helen and Lilias (the last name is poorly rendered in the index). | Direct household evidence for spouse and five children. |
| [Scotland's People statutory birth search](https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/search-records/statutory-records/stat_births), Bothwell | Seven Gilmour births with mother's maiden surname Kerr: John (1906, 625/1/145), Jane (1907, 625/1/681), Ann Todd (1909, 625/1/567), Margaret (1911, 625/1/542), George (1913, 625/1/586), Helen Young (1915, 625/1/371), and Lilias Sorbie (1916, 625/1/514). | Primary civil-index cluster; the distinctive Todd and Sorbie names support identification with William's known family. |
| [Gilmour family history](https://www.sorbie.net/gilmour_family.htm) | Gives William's birth as 5 July 1883 at Stonehouse, his marriage to Jeanie Kerr on 31 October 1902 at Millside, Bothwell, and says they had seven children. | Secondary family history; useful corroboration, not a substitute for the civil entries. |

Assessment: Duplicate assessment

Precise WikiTree person searches found no matching profile for Jane/Jean Kerr or for any of the seven children. Gilmour-947 and Gilmour-1157 are different men; neither matches the William Gilmour who married Jeanie Kerr at Bothwell in 1902.

Original Markdown

Precise WikiTree person searches found no matching profile for Jane/Jean Kerr or
for any of the seven children. `Gilmour-947` and `Gilmour-1157` are different
men; neither matches the William Gilmour who married Jeanie Kerr at Bothwell in
1902.

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Stored scores are preserved for audit only. They are not probabilities or genealogical evidence, and a reviewed exclusion remains excluded.

Elizabeth Jane Elspeth (Glasgow) McDougall: 0/100 · Stored classification: chronology-only fallback

Structured dossier and technical data

Machine-readable dossier · Family network

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