James Kennedy and Mary McAlhoney Victoria

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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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[Cazay]

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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.



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[Brian Ken]

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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[gennig]

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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[gennig]

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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.

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