Ellen SMAIL^{[1, 2]}

1812 - 1858  (45 years)

• Name	Ellen SMAIL
  Nickname	Helen Kerr / Clements
  Born	21 Oct 1812	Stow, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
  Christened	Stow, Midlothian, Scotland
  Gender	Female
  Died	10 Jul 1858	Buried at Presbyterian Cemetery, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  Buried	12 Jul 1858	Presbyterian Cemetery, Liverpool, Liverpool City Council, New South Wales, Australia
  Person ID	I502879	mytree
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2025

  
  

  Father	Robert SMAIL, SR,   b. 1787, Oxnam, Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom ,   d. 10 Dec 1847, Galashiels, Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom  (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Isabella Margaret SMART,   b. 7 May 1790, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom ,   d. Abt 1840, London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom  (Age 49 years)
  Married	15 Dec 1810	Oxnam, Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
  	Spouse: Isabella Margaret Smail (born Smart)
  Family ID	F502741	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Robert KERR,   b. Nov 1803, Crail, Fife, Scotland, United Kingdom ,   d. 2 Jul 1853, Carool, Mulloon, Palerang Council, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 49 years)
  Married	13 Oct 1853	Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  	Spouse: Ellen Kerr - Clements (born Smail)
  Children	1. Margaret Elisabeth KERR, Free Settler "William Rodgers" 1838,   b. 23 Aug 1826, Glenesk, Angus, Scotland, United Kingdom ,   d. 21 Jun 1878, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 51 years)   2. Robert KERR, FREE SETTLER "WILLIAM RODGERS" 1838, Free Settler "William Rodgers" 1838,   b. 23 Apr 1833, Lasswade, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom ,   d. 6 Jul 1870, Port Macquarie-Hastings Council, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 37 years)   3. Isobella KERR, Free Settler "William Rodgers" 1838,   b. 15 Oct 1834, Roslin, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom ,   d. 22 May 1914, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 79 years)   4. James Smart KERR,   b. 6 Mar 1839, Millers Point, Sydney, NSW, Australia ,   d. 15 Nov 1913, Macleay River, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 74 years)   5. John Blackwell KERR,   b. 18 Apr 1841, East Maitland, Maitland City Council, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 3 May 1917, Frederickton, Kempsey Shire Council, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 76 years)   6. Alexander KERR,   b. 18 Apr 1843, Maitland, Maitland City Council, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 30 Dec 1870, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 27 years)   7. Alfred KERR,   b. 18 Jun 1845, Maitland, Maitland City Council, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 26 Mar 1918, Glen Innes, Glen Innes Severn Shire Council, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 72 years)   8. Janet Smail KERR,   b. 3 Nov 1847, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 22 Jan 1876, Ward's Mistake, Glen Innes, Glen Innes Severn Shire Council, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 28 years)   9. KERR,   b. 30 Dec 1850, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. 30 Dec 1850, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia  (Age 0 years)
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2025
  Family ID	F500804	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	John CLEMENTS,   b. 1790, Presbyterian church, Sydney, Council of the City of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia ,   d. Aft 1858  (Age > 69 years)
  Married	11 Oct 1832	Selkirk, Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom
  	Spouse: Robert Kerr
  Last Modified	2 Sep 2025
  Family ID	F502742	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  1841 Australian Birth Record - John Blackwell KERR born 1841 Maitland, NSW to Robert KERR and Ellen. Registration V1841365 162A 1917 Australian Death Record - John B KERR died 1917 Kempsey, NSW to Robert KERR and Ellen. Registration 7538 * '''Residence''': Stow, Midlothian, Scotland - 1812 * '''Emigration''': Sailed on the barque -"William Rodger" under the command of John Hall - May 13 1838 - Geenock, Scotland * '''Immigration''': Could not leave quarantine station at Spring Cove until 3rd January 1839 as typhus had broken out on the ship. - Sep 26 1838 - Sydney, NSW, Aust ** Reference: [https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-1-69127251-1-501391/ellen-helen-kerr-clements-born-smail-in-myheritage-family-trees?indId=externalindividual-3fe057c6b62693385c9a91ed3279dc33&mrid=df4019dba20fe9e086c0c63acf1a6157 MyHeritage Family Trees] - [https://www.geni.com/projects/SmartCopy/18783 SmartCopy]: ''Jul 8 2018, 7:04:38 UTC'' * '''Residence''': 1812 - Stow, Midlothian, Scotland ** Reference: [https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40001-122856797/helen-smail-in-familysearch-family-tree FamilySearch Family Tree] - [https://www.geni.com/projects/SmartCopy/18783 SmartCopy]: ''Jul 8 2018, 10:07:53 UTC'' * '''Residence''': Stow, Midlothian, ScotlandStow, Midlothian, Scotland - 1812 ** Reference: [https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-1-145613941-5-505747/helen-smail-or-smael-in-myheritage-family-trees?indId=externalindividual-378662db2ff4197fe7d41276c4857a4d&mrid=d3e88d7dc6a120477460972f7c2e692d MyHeritage Family Trees] - [https://www.geni.com/projects/SmartCopy/18783 SmartCopy]: ''Jul 22 2018, 3:05:30 UTC'' * Reference: [https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-1-69127251-1-501391/ellen-helen-kerr-clements-born-smail-in-myheritage-family-trees?indId=externalindividual-48350915a1e51fb4a7ae2759419d6c95&mrid=3787cb7f8383c866856b4c9410354c63 MyHeritage Family Trees] - [https://www.geni.com/projects/SmartCopy/18783 SmartCopy]: ''Nov 25 2018, 3:06:11 UTC'' * '''Residence''': Stow, Midlothian, Scotland - 1812 * '''Emigration''': Sailed on the barque -"William Rodger" under the command of John Hall - May 13 1838 - Geenock, Scotland * '''Immigration''': Could not leave quarantine station at Spring Cove until 3rd January 1839 as typhus had broken out on the ship. - Sep 26 1838 - Sydney, NSW, Aust ** Reference: [https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-1-210604851-1-515520/ellen-helen-kerr-clements-born-smail-in-myheritage-family-trees?indId=externalindividual-96ee2ea7c5e90a814806929bbb558316&mrid=435aedf2f11cef00aea55717a54a34bf MyHeritage Family Trees] - [http://www.geni.com/projects/SmartCopy/18783 SmartCopy]: ''Nov 25 2018, 3:10:46 UTC''

  
  

• Sources

  [S500011] Geni World Family Tree, (MyHeritage), https://www.myheritage.com/research/record-40000-410568203/ellen-kerr-clements-born-smail-in-geni-world-family-tree (Reliability: 3), 4 Jun 2020. Added via a Record Match [S500011] Geni World Family Tree, (MyHeritage) (Reliability: 4). Ellen Kerr - Clements (born Smail)&lt;br&gt;Gender: Female&lt;br&gt;Alias name: Helen Kerr / Clements, Helen Smail&lt;br&gt;Birth: Oct 21 1812 - Stow, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom&lt;br&gt;Baptism: Nov 23 1812 - Stow, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom&lt;br&gt;Marriage: Spouse: Robert Kerr - Oct 11 1832 - Selkirk, Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom&lt;br&gt;Death: July 10 1858 - Buried at Presbyterian Cemetery, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia&lt;br&gt;Burial: July 12 1858 - Presbyterian Cemetery, Liverpool, Liverpool City Council, New South Wales, Australia&lt;br&gt;Father: <a>Robert Smail, Sr</a>&lt;br&gt;Mother: <a>Isabella Margaret Smail (born Smart)</a>&lt;br&gt;Husbands: <a>John Clements</a>, <a>Robert Kerr</a>&lt;br&gt;Children: <a>Unknown Kerr</a>, <a>Margaret Elisabeth Lawson (born Kerr), Free Settler "William Rodgers" 1838</a>, <a>Robert Kerr, Free Settler "William Rodgers" 1838</a>, <a>Isobella French (born Kerr), Free Settler "William Rodgers" 1838</a>, <a>John Blackwell Kerr, Snr</a>, <a>Alexander Kerr</a>, <a>James Smart Kerr</a>, <a>Alfred Kerr</a>, <a>Janet Smail Green (born Kerr)</a>&lt;br&gt;Siblings: <a>James Smail</a>, <a>Alexander Smail</a>, <a>Janet Anderson (born Smail)</a>, <a>Robert Smail</a>, <a>Isabella (born Smail)</a>, <a>John Smail</a>