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12-12-09, 11:08
Name - "official" name and what they were known as
Helen Kerr known as Nell
Date and place of birth 22 Jan 1876, Dunedin New Zealand
Names of parents Andrew Kerr (1837-1913, born Leadhills Scotland) and Sarah Houghton (1847- 1939, born Bedford, Bedfordshire)
Date and place of baptism - if applicable not yet found
Details of each of his or her marriages - if any
married John Creek (1851-1917)on 15 Nov 1908 at Tempe, Sydney NSW
Before her marriage, she had a child William Gerald KERR (1901-1940)
Occupation(s) - if any
after the death of John Creek in 1917, Helen fostered many children, including Desmond Brittain

Military service - if any none

Addresses where they lived - and please list which censuses you have or haven't found him/her on.
1876 - Caversham, Dunedin New Zealand
1883 to Sydney Australia
1908-1917 - Nicholson St Tempe NSW
1933-1937 - Allan St Tempe NSW with son Harry Sydney Creek
1943 - Boronia St,Cronulla NSW
1945 - Melrose St, Croydon Park NSW
Date, place and cause of death 15 Feb 1945 - not long before her death, Nell received news that her only son Harry Sydney (Syd) Creek had survived incarceration by the Japanese in Changi, Singapore
Date and place of burial / cremation. 17 Feb 1945 Buried at Woronora Cemetery with husband John
Details of will / administration of their estate - if applicable none known
Memorial inscription - if any