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In terms of the Kennedy grave references, other than reference 31, I don't think the rest are direct family. The gravestone erected by John and Lizzie is in the presbyterian church graveyard in Newton Cromellin. I visited it about 10 years ago and also the pub in the village and asked if there were any Kennedys still there, but was told there hadn't been for some time.

Andrew

I had the wrong husband for madge as well. Matilda is the sister of madge and through your findings I can now correct both of their husbands . I have matilda dying in NZ near Wellington in January 1985 aged 95, which seems to fit OK with the information you have.

The 2 sisters had 2 brothers that I know of out in NZ. A Hugh Bradshaw Kennedy born 28 June 1892 died in Auckland in 1964 and John Maxwell Kennedy who died in the 1915 Wesport mining accident. He was born on 25 Jan 1889. I don't know whether you have any information on them?

Regards

Andrew

There is only 1 John Alexander Kennedy in Newton Crommelin and the only Kennedys in that small village were from the same extended family, so would have had James Kennedy (John A's father) as the head of the family at that time. Highly likely that the Madge is the same one - I may have her death date as incorrect. But still have George Turkington as a husband, but not sure the source of that information.

Finally managed to update the family tree! Hopefully with most of the basic Kelly info as well. I've tried to put on the most recent births/deaths on the Kennedy side. Let me know if you have any trouble in reading the file - it's GED format, there are others i can export it to.

Happy Christmas to you all.

Regards

Andrew Kennedy

By the way for John Miller, and his wife Shirley - there are still family in Larkhall but I have not been able to trace them as yet. I've been to the churchyard and found a number of graves and made a note of them but not pieced together where they might fit in the family tree. I have an uncle Robert, grandson to John Alexander (and remembers him very well in his top hat!) in Kilbirnie who lost his wife earlier this year and is now very frail. I also have a number of cousins in Kilbirnie and Beith. I've traced the original family back to somewhere near Maybole. Culzean castle (a must see) is the ancestral home of the Kennedy clan, right on the coast near Maybole. There is a place in the southern part of Scotland called Kennedy castle - but I've not found any ties with the area and there doesn't seem to be much there.