The 1881 Birthday Honours were appointments by Queen Victoria to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of the British Empire. The appointments were made to celebrate the official birthday of the Queen, and were published in The London Gazette on 24 May 1881.
Civilian star of the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
Star of a Knight Grand Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India
Star of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George
Lord Mark Kerr (British Army officer, born 1817)
General Lord Mark Ralph George Kerr GCB was a British Army officer who served in the Crimean War and in India.
General Lord Mark Kerr in India Kit, equestrian portrait by Charles Lutyens (1858)
Lord Mark Kerr (standing, in dress uniform) with the Earl and Countess of Elgin and Lady Alice Lambton, the countess' younger sister (seated left) in 1848. Elgin was Governor General of Canada at the time.