Immigration - UK to Australia - Between 1901 & 1930

[majm]

W J KENNA in 1915 was at 135 Walker St NORTH SYDNEY .... that's from the Sands Alpha Directory

[majm]

  finally found two entries for William KENNA in same directory ...

1920 Sands NSW

William KENNA, Stn Mgr, Walgett    (this would be Station Manager, ie livestock on large land holding)
William KENNA, 45 Neutral St North Sydney

One more directory to check

EDIT 2  1925 NSW Sands Directory .... THREE entries to follow up !

W J Kenna 13a Oaks Ave Neutral Bay
W Kenna, Locomotive Hotel, Tamworth
William Kenna, grazier, Walgett

That's it for the evening.

Cheers,  JM

[LibbyN]

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,

I have managed to get some good stuff on Hannah and Joseph using both nsw.gov.au and ancestry.com.  Did you get the following children; Benjamin (B1875, Balmain); Ethel M (B1881 Balmain); Hannah (B1882 Balmain)?

I also found Joseph and Catherine busy having children around the same time, I had dismissed them as being the wrong parents until I found William (B1878, Balmain).  Their other children were born in Marouya, NSW.  I am guessing they are not related, would you agree?

PS Hope I am doing this reply thingie correctly, as you can see - forgot to go to bed!

[LibbyN]

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

[LibbyN]

Two of their children died in Queensland.....

Margaret Mary KENNA died 25th Apr 1872
Ref = 1872/000659

Edward KENNA died 16th Apr 1888
Ref = 1888/002849


No marriage that I can see in Queensland for the parents though.

Dee,

Margaret wasn't on your original list (see post with listing of all 8 children on it).  Befuddled!


Dee   

[majm]

Hi everyone,

From Electoral Rolls for the 1930’s 

1930 at 79 Ridge St Cameray South
Albert Edward KENNA, milk carter
Rupert Vincent KENNA, clerk
William Joseph KENNA, dispenser

1933 and 1936 at same address
Albert Edward, milk carter
Hannah, home duties
Rupert Vincent, clerk
William Joseph, dispenser
William Joseph, salesman

1937 at same address
Hannah, home duties
Rupert Vincent, clerk
William Joseph, dispenser
William Joseph, salesman

1937
Albert Edward at “Dennistoun”, Perry Ave Cameray South, carrier
Eileen Mary, Perry Ave Cameray South, home duties.

To complicate this even further, THERE ARE OTHER WILLIAM JOSEPH KENNA listings on the electoral rolls at this time .... one was in Chatswood, which is not that far from Cameray !

Definitely need some BDM transcripts to help sort out which of the KENNA sightings on the INDEXES online are part of Libby’s tree.

Cheers,  JM

[majm]

Hi,

I think there’s  a marriage indexed  in 1937 in NSW that may help
Rupert Vincent Kenna and Doris May Chaplain registered Drummoyne district #17806

And a Doris May Kenna died 26 Jan 1971, late of Ashfield as per Ryerson Index, but I cannot find a corresponding NSW registration for this, perhaps interstate?

There is also a public tree online that has Rupert Vincent Kenna as married to Doris May Chaplain, however it has Doris' death as 1922 which would not seem to be quite possible if that 1937 marriage is for your chap.   

Cheers,  JM 

[majm]

Hi,

From an index
William Joseph KENNA, Rookwood Catholic Mortuary 2 & 3, d of d 15 April 1973
Section 12 Row 4, Plot 410  .... Inscription “father”

From Ryerson Index online
William Joseph KENNA d o d 11 Oct 1956 aged 79 late of North Sydney.  (edit to add, see later post re death notice from SMH)
William Joseph KENNA d o d 15 April 1973 late of Chatswood formerly of Education Department (see MI above)
William Joseph KENNA d o d  12 Nov 1977 aged 69 at Randwick

From NSW BDM Index online for deaths registered for those from Ryerson Index
1956, his parents were recorded asWilliam Joseph and Ellen, it was registered at North Sydney #31019 Edit to add, see later post re death notice from SMH
1973, his parents were recorded as John and Margaret, it was registered at Newtown #51204
1977, his parents were not recorded on the index.  He died in the Randwick district at age 69. #27446

Hope this all helps to sort out the various Kenna families, and the various generations within each ....

Cheers,  JM

[LibbyN]

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......