Archibald Kennedy and (Mary) Jane Farrell

[wivenhoe]

"On my Archibald and Jane's marriage transcript, the witness is a Thomas Kennedy"

Is there only one witness?....usually two?

[Neale1961]

Did Jane Kennedy run a pub?
There is publican’s licence issued May 1895 to a Jane Kennedy for the Napoleon Hotel in Kensington St, Sydney.
Not sure if this is YOUR Jane.

[wivenhoe]

 Looks like the right family -

The Daily Telegraph 24 Jan 1894  p6
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/236096466?

THEFT FROM A HOTEL.—At the Central Court yesterday, John HICKEY (38) was
charged with stealing a tomahawk, three coats, and various other articles, value £3,
the property of James KENNEDY, who is employed as barman at the Napoleon Hotel,
Kensington-street. He was sentenced to three months, with hard labor.


Added -

6 Nov 1894 p1
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/236120325?
FARRELL.— November 5, at his residence, 34 Bay-st, James FARRELL, aged 74 years; father of Mrs. KENNEDY, of Napoleon Hotel, Kensington-st., Sydney.

[Neale1961]

MARRIAGE; 13 July 1896;  57 Phillip Street Sydney; Methodist Episcopal Church
William Joseph DAVIS – 28 - bachelor – born Queanbeyan – miner – residence Sydney – parents: Alexander Davis (miner) & Ellen McNamara (dec).
Jane Mary FARRELL – 38 – unmarried – born Melbourne – housekeeper – residence Sydney – parents: James Farrell (labourer, dec) & Bridget Tye.

Both were lying about their age. He was born 1873 , so actually 23 at marriage. She was born 1850, so actually 46 at marriage.

[Neale1961]

The two families (as far as I can find)

Children to James FARRELL and Bridget TIGHE
•   Jane Mary 1850 VIC
•   John James 1852 – 1853 VIC
•   Mary Ann 1854 VIC
•   Catherine 1856 VIC
•   Thomas Joseph 1858 VIC
•   Bridget 1861 VIC
•   Elizabeth May 1863 NSW
•   Patrick 1864-1869 NSW
•   Joseph 1867-1869 NSW
•   James Joseph 1868 NSW
•   Joseph 1869-1872 NSW
•   Margaret 1874 NSW

Children to John KENNEDY and Elizabeth LAVERTY
•   Margaret Jane 1835 Ireland
•   Thomas 1837 Ireland
•   John Robert 1840 Ireland
•   Archibald 1841 Ireland
•   James 1843 Ireland

A number of Kennedy family graves at Bungendore Cemetery
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/167688035/elizabeth-kennedy

[sparrett]

Did Jane Kennedy run a pub?
There is publican’s licence issued May 1895 to a Jane Kennedy for the Napoleon Hotel in Kensington St, Sydney.
Not sure if this is YOUR Jane.

There may have been some background in publican work.
Here is Archibald in 1885 proposing to open a hotel in Bungendore. Proposing to the court at Cooma
I wonder about his relationship with Ellen ORR whose land the proposal was for.

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/119056669

[fyremoon]

"On my Archibald and Jane's marriage transcript, the witness is a Thomas Kennedy"

Is there only one witness?....usually two?

Oh, yes and Sarah Gregory is the other witness.
Thomas Kennedy just marks X.

[fyremoon]

Did Jane Kennedy run a pub?
There is publican’s licence issued May 1895 to a Jane Kennedy for the Napoleon Hotel in Kensington St, Sydney.
Not sure if this is YOUR Jane.

I've come across these as well, as I went looking for hotels linked with Kennedy, as I've been told Olive WADE was brought up by her grandparents who ran a hotel.

However the licence for the Napoleon was transferred from Jane Kennedy to a Daniel Kearey in 1896, before Olive was born. (not before she is involved in fines for Sunday selling, suing a Thomas Anderson for selling her water instead of rum, and being sued by the Australian Brewery and Wine and Spirit company for non-payment of goods).

If it IS my Jane, this is the same year she marries William J DAVIS.
Looks like the same Jane.
What did William & Jane Davis do then, I wonder?

[fyremoon]

Looks like the right family -

The Daily Telegraph 24 Jan 1894  p6
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/236096466?

THEFT FROM A HOTEL.—At the Central Court yesterday, John HICKEY (38) was
charged with stealing a tomahawk, three coats, and various other articles, value £3,
the property of James KENNEDY, who is employed as barman at the Napoleon Hotel,
Kensington-street. He was sentenced to three months, with hard labor.


Added -

6 Nov 1894 p1
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/236120325?
FARRELL.— November 5, at his residence, 34 Bay-st, James FARRELL, aged 74 years; father of Mrs. KENNEDY, of Napoleon Hotel, Kensington-st., Sydney.

Ooh, yes this would be the right Jane Kennedy then!

Archibald had a brother James b. 1843, so perhaps he was the one employed as the barman?

(Added - Arch also had a brother Thomas, who would've been the marriage witness).