On This Day ... 17 September

1794     Alexander Kerss was born in Gateshead, Co Durham, England. He was the son of Alexander Kerss and Catherine Errington.

1838     George Hughes married Sarah Pugh at St Anno's Church, Llananno, Radnorshire, Wales. Sarah was the daughter of Josiah Kinsey Pugh and Sarah Price.

1970     Dora Coulson died in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada at the age of 70. Dora was the daughter of Isabella Lamb and John Joseph Coulson, and emigrated to the US (in 1905) then Canada (in 1910) with her parents.