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Hi JM,

Just a quick one as I am about to head out.

Doris and Rupert were my grandparents so I should be able to solve some of these puzzles from memory.

I believe they were married in 1937 but I don't have any documentary evidence.  They certainly lived in Ashfield with children. 

Doris didn't die in 1971.  It was more likely between 1975 and 1985.  She died in Sydney in hospital from a heart attack.  Have just been looking on Google Earth to see if I can find the hopital (as I can still picture it), but I can't.  Seem to remember that it was off Parramatta Rd somewhere.

Rupert died in Bathurst around 1990 (+/- 3yrs) from old age and bordom I'd say.  I think he died at home.

Until tonight...... 

Libby, I hope you come back.

I've found that there are death notices for both William Joseph KENNA and Hannah KENNA on the Ryerson Index.
http://www.ryersonindex.org/

Just put Kenna in the search engine then scroll down the results.
If you think the information in these notices might help you, you can request a lookup of these notices by clicking on the link on the Request a Lookup page.

I've also found a marriage for Elsie May KENNA in 1939 in NSW, so you should be able to find that. However, I couldn't see a marriage for Gladys.


Dee   

Dee,

When I was searching through census records last night on ancestry.com.au I found some additional Kenna's living with Elsie and her parents;

  Census 1943 (Michael & Lillian, 42 Bland Street, Ashfield)
  Census 1949 Katherine, Nancy and Ellen, Darley Street)

Am I going mad or could these be extra chilren that I have missed?

L

Libby, I hope you come back.

I've found that there are death notices for both William Joseph KENNA and Hannah KENNA on the Ryerson Index.
http://www.ryersonindex.org/

Just put Kenna in the search engine then scroll down the results.
If you think the information in these notices might help you, you can request a lookup of these notices by clicking on the link on the Request a Lookup page.

I've also found a marriage for Elsie May KENNA in 1939 in NSW, so you should be able to find that. However, I couldn't see a marriage for Gladys.


Dee   

You are amazing (Detective Dee)!.... But how do you find this stuff?  Seriously, is just a matter of using a few sources and then your powers of deduction?

I was 'lost' at Hannah Saunders.  Whilst I could see her on bdm.nsw.gov.au I couldn't verify that it was her.  I didn't want to do what I did before and go off on completely the wrong tangent.  How did you verify her?

Same for William Joseph.  I found the same one as you appear to have found but was again, not 110% sure it was a happy family reunion.

Go girl!

 

PS Oh, hello JM.  Thanks for helping the newby with her new found addiction. 

PPS And I thought I would have an early night tonight..... 

Big belly laugh...... thank you!!!! 

Less is more, I will remember that.

Thank you all for helping me to get to the bottom of that.  I will see how I go from here.

This stuff is so adictive!!

Libby