Kenny family Leeds

[SRJaggs]

Looking for information on Kenny family from Leeds

William Kenny m Sarah Jane Evans
their children were Hannah b 1888
Christiana?
Alice
Albert
Arthur
James
Harry
in 1918 ish they lived Glencoe Place Leeds

[karenlee]

Hi

What sort of information are you after for this family?  Do you need Census records or BMD records?  Are you interested in finding out about what they did after 1918 or before??

Lots of us here can help you but to avoid giving you information you already have it would help us if we knew what you needed 

Cheers
Karenlee

[CaroleW]

Hi

Can you be more specific about exactly what type of information you are looking for so we don't waste time duplicating what you may already have

[karenlee]

I already said that Carole 

Karenlee

[CaroleW]

Yes - but Rootschat froze and took so long to take my reply that we crossed

[SRJaggs]

I am looking for any information (older or uptodate family info)

In some census records the family appear as McKenna and in others as Kenny.
In 1891 the family are McKenna and in 1901 the same family have Kenny surnames
in 1911 the name is Kenny (correct as this is my husbands family)

I have William and Sarah's marriage cert for 1887 William Kenny age 22 father William deceased
but the following census shows the family as McKenna with Hannah born 1888, Christiana born 1890
in 1901 the family above are calledA Kenny and more children have been born
Alice born 1892, Arthur 1898 Albert 1900
in 1911 the family are Kenny with more children born James 1904 and Harry
(HOWEVER HANNAH & CHRISTIANA ARE NOT LIVING AT HOME BUT ARE MARRIAGE AGE)
The wife - Sarah Jane Kenny's age remains correct according to the marriage cert.
SO WHAT I REALLY WANT TO KNOW IS WHEN WILLIAM WAS BORN AND WHO HIS PARENTS WERE AS I AM STUCK NOW AND UNABLE TO TRACE WILLIAM FURTHER.
I have traced Arthur and albert through war records and know these to be correct.
Perhaps the family of Hannah Christiana or Alice may be tracing their family and will see the message

[CaroleW]

SO WHAT I REALLY WANT TO KNOW IS WHEN WILLIAM WAS BORN AND WHO HIS PARENTS WERE AS I AM STUCK NOW AND UNABLE TO TRACE WILLIAM FURTHER

1887 - age 22 birthyear 1865 b Leeds

1891 age 25 birthyear 1866 b Leeds

1901 aged 40 birtyyear 1861 b Leeds 

1911 aged 52 birthyear 1859 b Leeds

The only part of his age that is consistent is between 1887-1891

You have his fathers name from his marriage certificate - if you check the 1871 you will find a William McKenna b 1864 Leeds mother Margaret a widow - he has a brother Arthur and he called one of his sons Arthur
RG10 Piece 4552 Folio 157 Page 13

Track back to the 1861 and you will again find them as McKenna - father William
RG9 Piece 3379 Folio 24 Page 16

Births March qtr 1863   
 
William  MCKENNA     Leeds  9b 382

[SRJaggs]

Thanks for the info, I am still not sure if its the same William and he changed his name from McKenna to Kenny (with a blip in the 1891 and gone back to McKenna) - do you think William may have lied about his age or did the enumerator make the mistake)  The 1891/1901/1911 are certainly the same family so perhaps they are the same family in 1861.  I will send for a cert for William b 1863 - many thanks, Sue