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Research in Other Countries => Australia => Australia Lookups completed => Topic started by: flag on Wednesday 28 December 05 03:35 GMT (UK)
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cannot find marriage in Victoria abt 1855
for James Kennedy and Mary McAlhoney
Mary Mcalhoney born abt 1837 a Irish Famine Orphan on ship Diadem 1850 to John Purdy moonee Ponds
James Kennedy born abt 1817/23
arrived Aust Vic. abt 1849
children
Alice born abt 1857
Francis brn abt 1860
James Albert born abt 1864 Mt William Vic
all others born NSW
MAle unknown
William born Booligal
Charles born Orange
Female unknown
can anyone help any information on this family
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Flag
Have you tried http://www.records.nsw.gov.au
Assisted Immigrants arriving at Port Phillip 1839-1851
There are two entries you may be interested in -
James Kennedy Mary Shepherd 1849
James Kennedy Lady Kennaway 1850
Cazay
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thank you
will look into it, I had not looked at the NSW state records.
flag
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Probably no relation but my ears popped up when you said that Mary was an Irish orphan.
My Original ancestor to arrived in Australia was Ann Kennedy from Arles Queens Co. She arrived in NSW. in 1849 from the Carlow Work house & was one of the Irish orphans that travelled down to Gundagi. Her name is listed on the wall of remembrance at Hyde Park Barricks.
She sponsored my G/grand father John Kennedy & his two brothers & all their families out to NSW. in 1856. By coincidence their father's name was James Kennedy.
Brian
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Thank your for your information Brian.
James Kennedy died 1889 Dubbo NSW
Mary died as Mary Mcleish 1900 Narromine NSW
have not been able to find a marriage for her to a John McLeish according to her death certicate the date would be abt 1876 , when James Kennedy was still alive ..
still have not found when James arrived. death cert states born England, Father James Kennedy, labourer. in colony 40 years, place of marriage Melbourne at age 39 to Mary Mcelhone. ( have found various spellings of her surname)
her death cert says born Inniskillen Ireland .
of course some of the information on the cert. could be incorrect .
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Flag
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Hi flag
If its of any interest.
Mary MACLEHONEY married Richard WRENCH at St James Melbourne in 1852
Richard WRENCH died 1852
Do you have any of the children's birth Certs?
Genni
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Hi Jennie
of great interest, Thank you for the marriage information of Richard Wrench to Mary Mcalhoney that ties in with a marriage cert of John Mcleish and Mary Wrench in 1881 Orange it all fits into place now.
it looks like Mary was not married to Kennedy? must look for a marriage now in Victoria for Kennedy/Wrench to check this out.
yes I have Charles Kennedy birth cert the only one have not found births for the other children, they may be registered in Victoria under Wrench.
charles kennedy birth cert has James kennedy father Mary formerly (looks like)Mclession mother
born 1871 Orange nsw
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flag
There is nothing under the wrench name that would tie in.
Doe Charles' BC say where the parents married?
Genni
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charles BC has for the marriage of his parents
1857 Victoria.
flag
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Hi Flag,
Just in case there is someone else with an Irish famine orphan interest and 'their' orphan came from Enniskillen workhouse there's a great paper by Cormac O'Grada . Tim Guinnane etc at
http://www.ucd.ie/economics/research/papers/2004/WP04.15.pdf
I had trouble getting to it last night but it's there again today.