Genealogy research by Mark Humphrys.
Genealogy research by Mark Humphrys.
John Manners Kerr,
He was educ
Rugby School,
Warwickshire.
Entered 1779.
See entry
on
p.68
of
The Rugby Register, 1838.
See entry
on
p.49
of
The Rugby Register, 1881.
See entry
on
p.77
of
Rugby School Register, 1901.
Long career in British Army.
Appointed
Ensign
on 21 Feb 1785.
[Obituary]
says joined
111th Foot
at
Gibraltar,
but it is unclear that 111th existed in 1785.
Became
Lieutenant
in 60th Foot
on 24 Sept 1787.
West Indies:
He went with his regiment to Barbados
in the West Indies.
He was in the West Indies for over a decade.
Listed as
Captain
at mar 1791.
England and Ireland:
[Obituary]
says he returned to England due to ill health in June 1804.
Then from Sept 1804 to June 1806 he was on the staff of the North West District of England,
with command of the volunteer force of Manchester and neighbourhood.
Child baptised in Northampton in Nov 1804.
[Obituary]
says in July 1806 he was appointed to the staff in Ireland.
However this conflicts with the Almanacks at the time,
which say he went to Ireland earlier.
He is
listed
in
[Dublin Almanack, 1804]
as serving in Ireland
as "Colonel" with the 62nd Foot.
He is
listed
as Colonel with the 62nd Foot
in
[Dublin Almanack, 1805].
He is
serving in Ireland.
His son was born in Armagh in Nov 1806.
He is
listed
among the Brigadier Generals
in
[Dublin Almanack, 1807].
He is
with the 62nd Foot,
serving in Ireland.
He is
listed
as Brigadier General
on the Army staff of Ireland
in
[Dublin Almanack, 1808].
He was appointed Major-General 25 Apr 1808.
On 26 Sept 1808 he left Irish staff
to a position in England.
Isabella dies, 1808:
She died 14 Oct 1808, age 34 yrs.
Leaving him with small children.
She was bur 21 Oct 1808,
Chelsea Old Church, Chelsea, London.
See entry
from here.
Many years later, in a
letter of 1870,
her son
John James Kerr (born 1799)
recalls "the ineffable impression made in childhood of my own dear mother".
John Manners
was Commander of
5th Royal Veteran Battalion
1810-14.
Appointed 25 June 1810.
He is
listed
among the Major-Generals in
[Dublin Almanack, 1811].
He is with the 5th Royal Veteran Battalion.
Appointed Lieutenant-General in 1813.
He is
listed
among the Lieutenant-Generals in
[Dublin Almanack, 1814].
He is with the 5th Royal Veteran Battalion.
[Burkes LG, 1886]
describes him as of "The Great House, co. Northampton".
Rugby School Register
says this house was in Northampton.
This house is unidentified.
It may refer to
his father's house, Sheep St, Northampton.
At marriage 1814 he is described as of the
Parish of St.Sepulchre
in Northampton,
which would include Sheep St.
Seems to have no connection to Wales until his 2nd mar.
His dau married at Northampton in 1816.
They moved at some point to live at her house, Plas Issa, Llangar, Merionethshire, Wales.
See
1820 letter
from him.
From
Paris, 27 January 1820.
His father died 4 Sept 1824.
[1824 deed]
is dated 14 - 15 Oct 1824.
He is described as of of Plas Issa, Llangar.
Margaret dies, 1825:
She died at Plas Issa, 15 Sept 1825, age c.55 yrs, NOT 1820.
See notice
on
p.383
of
The Monthly magazine, 1 Nov 1825.
She was bur 20 Sept 1825,
Llangar church
(near Plas Issa).
Kerr inherited Plas Issa under her will.
He is listed as Lieutenant-General in
[Treble Almanac 1829].
General, 1830:
He became a
General 1830.
Maesmor was re-modelled 1830 in Neo-Tudor style.
He is listed as "of Plas Issa" in
1837.
See Gwynedd Archives,
ZQS/M1837/22.
Sheriff of Merionethshire, 1838-39:
He was
Sheriff of Merionethshire
1838-39.
Described as of Plas Issa at his appointment as Sheriff in 1838.
Kalendar of Gwyedd
lists
"John Manners Kerr, of Plas Issa Esq. High Sheriff of Merionethshire 1 February 1838-9".
At some point before 1841 they moved to Maesmor Hall.
He sold Plas Issa
to Colonel Vaughan of Rug, Corwen.
They are
listed
in 1841 census as living
Maesmor Hall.
He is "Army Pensioner".
Her sisters are with them.
There are 5 female servants ("F.S.")
and 3 male servants ("M.S.").
His will
is
dated 24 Mar 1842.
John Manners Kerr dies, 1843:
He died 1 Apr 1843, Maesmor Hall, age 76 yrs.
(todo) See death of John Manners Kerr, Corwen,
[GRO.UK]
2nd qr 1843, 27 113.
See notice
in The Belfast Newsletter, 11 Apr 1843.
He was
bur at Llangwm church.
There was a monument to him there.
There is a memorial to him at
Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Northampton,
beside his father's grave.
Will proved 13 May 1843.
Catherine is
listed
in 1851 census as living
Maesmor Hall.
She is widow.
Her step-grandson
William Kerr
is with her.
Her sisters are with her.
There are 8 servants.
Catherine dies, 1859:
She died 3 Apr 1859, Maesmor Hall, age 82 yrs.
She was
bur Llangwm.
John Manners Kerr had issue by his 1st wife Isabella Errington:
John Manners Kerr listed
among the Lieutenant-Generals in
[Dublin Almanack, 1814].
He is with the 5th Royal Veteran Battalion.
See full size.
John Manners Kerr listed
among the Lieutenant-Generals in
[Treble Almanac 1829, p.142].
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