James married Jane McDonald in 1837 in Scotland. Jane (daughter of Donald McDonald and Isabella Brown) was born in 1816 in Knockando, Morayshire, Scotland; died on 8 January 1901 in Glasgow Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. John Kerr was born on 9 October 1839 in Penpont, Thornhill, Dumfrieshire, Scotland.
2. James Kerr was born about 1840 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
3. William Kerr was born about 1842 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland.
4. Mary Kerr was born about 1846 in Glasgow Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
5. Samuel (1) Kerr was born about 1849 in Glasgow Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died in 1916.
6. Jane Kerr was born in 1851 in Glasgow Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died on 16 November 1923 in 10 Shaw Street, Glasgow Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
7. Isabella Kerr was born on 20 February 1851 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland; died in 1873 in 315 Crown Street, Glasgow Govan, Lanarkshire, Scotland.
8. Samuel (2) Kerr was born in 1855 in Glasgow Barony, Lanarkshire, Scotland; died before 1902.
9. Thomas Thorburn Kerr was born on 25 May 1856 in Sanquhar, Dumfriesshire, Scotland; died on 5 February 1934 in Holmhead Dairy, Dalry, Ayrshire, Scotland.