Eliza Gooud's Family

Eliza Gooud migrated to Sydney in 1853 aged 16, with her mother and stepfather and lived at Ryde.

Eliza had an illegitimate daughter in 1857. She was born at Kissing Point Bay near Ryde, presumably where Eliza had been living or working.

• Elizabeth Kerr Gooud b. 1857; d. 1929. Elizabeth married George Robert Hilliard in 1887 at Leichhardt. They had seven children.

Eliza later married Julius Kerr, an Irish immigrant also living at Ryde, in 1862. The wedding took place at Scot's Church, Sydney, where they were married by the Rev John Dunmore Lang. Eliza and Julius had ten further children, of whom eight survived childhood. The Kerrs lived at Ryde until at least 1868, then at Isabella St Camperdown 1879-1883, at Newtown 1886, and at 30 Cove St Balmain from 1898 - 1903. Julius was described as a Joiner in 1879 a builder in 1883. Eliza died of an enlarged liver in November 1881, the year their youngest daughter was born.   She was only 45 years of age.  Julius died in 1904.

• Ida A Kerr b. 1863; Ida may have married Henry Whitton at Lambton, NSW, in 1879 (aged 16 years?).
• Laura A Kerr b. 1864 Laura had an illegitimate son in 1897 and married Henry W Young in the same year. Leslie's initials suggest that Young may have been his father.
  • Leslie H W Y Kerr b. 1897; (later changed name to Young).
  • Bruce R Young b. 1899.

• Lilias Maude Kerr b. 1866. Lilias married Charles Upton in 1888 and they lived at Balfour St Kogarah until at least 1903 (but not in 1906). Charles was a Commercial Traveller. They had three sons, all born at Kogarah.
  • Kenneth Charles Upton b. 1889.  Charles served in the 18th Battalion during the First World War.
  • Eric Clifford Upton b. 1891.  Eric served in the Army from May 1916 to July 1919 as a Driver with the 2nd MT Coy.
  • Trevor D Upton b. 1900.

• Clara Eliza Kerr b. 1868 Clara married Alexander Brown Upton in 1904. Apparently they lived at Kogarah and moved to Redbournebury, Singleton where they lived from about 1911 to 1913.  They had moved from Singleton by 1915. Alexander stated his occupation as 'Traveller'.  Alexander does not appear to be a brother of Charles Upton.

Clara and Alexander had three sons:

• Keith A K Upton b. 1905, Kogarah.
• Alan Alfred Kerr Upton b. 1909, Kogarah. Alan married Elizabeth and they lived at Lakemba in 1942. Alan enlisted in the Army in 1942, then in the RAAF. He was discharged as Aircraftsman, AF & Refresher Unit in 1948.
• Darrel W Upton, b. 1911, Singleton NSW.
• Julius James S Kerr b. 1870 Julius married Stella Adeline Day at Newtown in 1902. They had two children but Julius died in 1905.  In 1906, Stella was living at 23 Lawson St Birchgrove.
  • Harold Edgar Kerr b. 1903, Balmain North. Harold married Marjorie Jean Keith Hamilton at Chatswood in 1937. Harold was a Bank Officer and served as Private, 8 Battalion from March 1942 - September 1945.  Harold and Marjorie lived at 4 Pyrl Road Artarmon from 1955 – 63.
  • Stella G Kerr b. 1905, Balmain North.

• Herbert Gooud Kerr 1872 – 1875.

• Bertha Mabel Kerr b. 1874.  Bertha had a daughter in 1899:
• Irene M Kerr.
  
Bertha married Phillip Calman in 1904. They lived at Annandale from 1915 – 27.   Phillip died in 1931, and Bertha was living at Crystal St Petersham in 1936.   Bertha and Phillip had three children mentioned in Phillip's death notice.

• Philip Calman.
  
• Lorna Calman b.           Lorna married Alfred G Phipps in 1922.
• Donald Stewart/Stuart Calman 1909 – 1927 aged 18.
• Ernest Albert Kerr b. 1876. Ernest married Mabel A W Wilcox in 1916 at Manly. They had two children. Ernest died in 1925 at Sutherland.
  • Ernest L Kerr b. 1917.
  • Grace M Kerr b. 1918.

• Eugene Charles Kerr b. 1878. Eugene married Ruby Llewellyn Gawler in 1911 and they lived at Randwick. Ruby died in 1944 and Eugene died in 1961. No children.  Eugene was an Accountant.

• Ethel May Kerr 1881 – 1882. Died at age 14 months. Mother died in 1881.

Some people have wondered if our past Governor General, Sir John Kerr, is related to this Kerr family. The following entry from Who's Who indicates he is not directly related, although it is interesting that he also came from Balmain. John Robert Kerr llB QC  NSW, son of H. Kerr, Sydney; born Sept 24, 1914, Sydney. Educated Fort St Boys High School, Sydney University, admitted NSW Bar 1938, QC 1953, 2nd AIF 1942-46, etc.  m. Nov 4, 1938, Alison (d. Frederick Worstead), 1s, 2d, address (1955) 62 Kissing Point Rd, Turramurra. .... His parents appear to have been Harry Kerr, a Balmain boilermaker, and Laura (nee Cardwell) who were married at Balmain North in 1913.