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William Kennedy 1812 – 1872 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 May 1812

Birth Location: Wallsend, Northumberland, England

Death Date: Jun 1872

Death Location: Gateshead, Durham, England

Father: William Kennedy

Mother: Ann Atkinson

Spouse(s): Isabella Watson

Children(s): Sarah Kennedy, Margaret Kennedy, Mary Kennedy, Hannah Kennedy, Robert Kennedy

William Kennedy was born in 1812 in Wallsend, Northumberland, England, the child of William Kennedy and Ann Atkinson. William Kennedy later married Isabella Watson, and together they raised children including Sarah Ann Kennedy, Margaret Kennedy, Mary Ann Kennedy, Hannah Jane Kennedy and Robert Kennedy. In 1872, William Kennedy passed away in Gateshead, Durham, England.

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Parents

William Kennedy
Birth Location: –
WK
Ann Atkinson
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Isabella Watson
1809 – 1883
Birth Location: Durham, England
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Children(s)

Sarah Kennedy
1838 –
Birth Location: Wallsend, Northumberland, England
SK
Margaret Kennedy
1838 – 1915
Birth Location: Wallsend, Northumberland, England
MK
Mary Kennedy
1840 –
Birth Location: Wallsend, Northumberland, England
MK
Hannah Kennedy
1846 – 1905
Birth Location: Wallsend, Northumberland, England
HK
Robert Kennedy
1850 –
Birth Location: Hebron, Durham, England
RK

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 12 May 1812
    Event Place: Wallsend, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, Class: HO107; Piece: 2394; Folio: 305; Page: 21; GSU roll: 87072

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Year: 7 Jun 1812
    Event Place: Wallsend,Northumberland,England
    Record Source: England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1851
    Event Place: Urpeth, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 2394; Folio: 305; Page: 21; GSU roll: 87072

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1861
    Event Place: Gateshead, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1871
    Event Place: Felling, Christchurch, Durham, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: Jun 1872
    Event Place: Gateshead, Durham, England
    Record Source: England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915

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