**Joseph Morrison Kennedy, anyone shed some light plz

[kannet]

I have found this entry:

Matilda KENNEDY, 22, domestic, arrived in Wellington NZ, left London on 13 Nov. 1913 on the 'Mamari'.

[elderone1]

Hi again,
You work fast!
You are on to something.
I have Madge Kennedy born 1883 in Newtown Crommelin, deceased 1945 in Wellington New Zealand. She is likely your Margaret Maxwell Kennedy.
Her sister, Matilda Kennedy was born 19 Nov. 1890 in Newtown Crommelin. I had no place or date of death.
So likely the sisters both emigrated to New Zealand. I must correct the marriage of George Turkington to be with Matilda, not Madge! As cousin Andrew points out, the common names easily obscure which of several birth names they might be associated with.

Thank you, and Cheers,
Dave in Courtenay, B.C.

[AndrewKen]

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

[kannet]

So with a bit more digging I have found the following on ...

Hugh Kennedy arrived in NZ ,25 Mar 1927, bc 1894age 33 ,single, a miner. Departed from Southhampton UK for Auckland, on board the MATAROA..On actual passenger list it gives his address as WESTPIONT, MACKLAN AVE, LARKHALL

Electoral Rolls for 1928 listed at 92 Maida Vale Rd Wellington NZ- labourer (  ..  this also is the same address as Herbert Charlton Woodbridge and Margaret Maxwell Woodbridge , in the 1928 electoral rolls of NZ)

From NZ BDM website
Hugh Bradshaw Kennedy marries Mary Butterworth in 1930 in NZ

1935 to 1957  ..  Mary and Hugh appear on electoral rolls s, also on 1957 roll a Lindsay Kennedy is at same address as Hugh and Mary . After 1957 Hugh no longer appears on electoral rolls. Have been unable find any other deaths for this pair.

I am about to enter most of this info onto  my Ancestry tree ( which is private) so I will see if there are any other hits .

Dave  .. could I please attach the photo of John Alexander and Elizabeth Kenndy to my site, I will refer to your name as permission given ??

Thank you all for your help
Let me know if any more info required

Cheers
Karen 

[elderone1]

Unfortunately I don't know how to find your site.

However, if you have forgotten the easy alternative, just go back to Reply #25 on this forum, hit your "print screen" key, and then after opening whatever photo app. you have (or MS Paint), hit "control V". Voila...the photo.

Just save to the folder/file of your choice and then crop/edit as desired.

Should do the trick!
 Cheers,
 Dave

[kannet]

Hi Dave

I have just looked closely at the marriage document that you posted in April last year  ..  did you notice who was the witness for Elizabeth Jane and David  ..  none other than a Margaret M Kennedy...

Karen

[AndrewKen]

Thanks you for all the information. Hugh looks as if he joined the sisters much later. His address in the UK is completely consistent with the family. John Alexander and Elizabeth moved to Larkhall with their remaining family, sometime after 1911, but before 1920. He obviously kept in touch with the sisters and moved there for a better life. The whole family moved out of Northern Ireland in the late 1800's/early 1900's originally because of the closure of the mines. My grandfather Crawford, one of Hugh and Madges brothers, became a cobbler.

Regards

Andrew

[elderone1]

Hi again Karen!
You have been helpful in the extreme.
Your yesterday's post gave data on Hugh Kennedy arriving in NZ aboard the MATAROA, and listing his leaving "Westiont, Macklin Ave, Larkhall".
The street name triggered a memory. I had visited James and Martha (Scott) Kennedy in 1961. I had a grainy 8mm movie of them I took at that time. I gave Andrew Kennedy a brief digitized clip of my longer movie some months ago. I matched up my movie with Google Earth Street View. The nearby Post office and all the oldest buildings matched my movie without question.
The Kennedys lived at 128 Machan Road, Larkhall ML9 1 UK. The believe the other word in Hugh's address is "Westport". That is the place my Dad had written on a family photo taken "late 1917 or early 1918"!
Incidently, James Kennedy bought that house from his sister (Elizabeth Jane), my Grandmother Kelly, when she left for Alberta, Canada in 1929 with my Dad, his six brothers and a sister.
Thank you again!
Hope you copied that Kennedy photo OK, and use that technique for others too!
Cheers,
 Dave In Courtenay

[elderone1]

Here are a couple of inscriptions from the Ballymena Borough Gravestone Series:9. Called "Inscriptions in Newtowncrommelin Presbyterian Burying Ground transcribed (May 2000) by Willim J Davidson". ISBN 1-873242-20-4. I understand now out of print.
May be useful to someone.

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