Kennedy Family History
The Kennedy Families
Timothy Kennedy (1834 - 1888), was born in Ireland. Jim thinks
his G-Grandfather came from Killarney.
His wife, Mary (Kennedy) (1837 - 1897), was born in Withnell, Lancashire.
The Lancashire BMD for Chorley lists a marriage between a
Timothy Kennedy and a Mary Cowburn, in 1857. This fits in with the birth of the
eldest son, William, in 1859, so maybe Mary was a Cowburn ?
The
1881 Census for Great Britain lists Timothy Kennedy's household as follows:
1881 Census: Census Place: Withnell, Lancashire, England Dwelling : Railway Road [Jim: in Brinscall]
|
Name | | Relation | Age | (Born) | Birthplace | Occupation |
Timothy | Kennedy | Head | 47 | (1834) | Ireland | Foreman Calico Print Works |
Mary | Kennedy | Wife | 44 | (1837) | Withnell, Lancs. | |
William | Kennedy | Son | 22 | (1859) | Withnell, Lancs. | Dyer Calico Print Works |
James | Kennedy | Son | 19 | (1862) | Withnell, Lancs. | Labourer Calico Print Works |
Elizabeth | Kennedy | Daughter | 17 | (1864) | Withnell, Lancs. | Stitcher Calico Print Works |
John | Kennedy | Son | 15 | (1866) | Withnell, Lancs. | Labourer Calico Print Works |
Michael | Kennedy | Son | 13 | (1868) | Withnell, Lancs. | Scholar |
Margaret | Kennedy | Daughter | 11 | (1870) | Withnell, Lancs. | Scholar |
Joseph | Kennedy | Son | 9 | (1872) | Withnell, Lancs. | Scholar |
Jane | Kennedy | Daughter | 7 | (1874) | Withnell, Lancs. | Scholar |
Mary | Kennedy | Daughter | 4 | (1877) | Withnell, Lancs. | Scholar |
Ellen | Kennedy | Daughter | 9m. | (1880) | Withnell, Lancs. | |
The census district of Withnell, in Lancashire, includes the village of
Brinscall, which is where the Bensons and the Kennedys lived.
In the 1891 census, Timothy is not listed, and Mary Kennedy is head of the
household.
The census lists Mary Kennedy's household as follows:
1891 Census: RG12/3419 Folio ?? Census Place: Withnell, Lancashire, England Dwelling : School Lane, Brinscall
|
Name | | Relation | Age | (Born) | Birthplace | Occupation |
Mary | Kennedy | Head | 53 | (1837) | Withnell, Lancs. | Housekeeper |
William | Kennedy | Son | 32 | (1859) | Withnell, Lancs. | Calico Dyer |
Michael | Kennedy | Son | 23 | (1868) | Withnell, Lancs. | Packer at Calico Print Works |
Margaret | Kennedy | Daughter | 21 | (1870) | Withnell, Lancs. | Cotton Weaver |
Joseph | Kennedy | Son | 19 | (1872) | Withnell, Lancs. | Labourer at Calico Print Works |
Jane | Kennedy | Daughter | 17 | (1874) | Withnell, Lancs. | Cotton Weaver |
Mary | Kennedy | Daughter | 14 | (1877) | Withnell, Lancs. | Cotton Weaver |
Ellen | Kennedy | Daughter | 10 | (1880) | Withnell, Lancs. | Scholar and Cotton Weaver |
Alice | Kennedy | Daughter | 8 | (1880) | Withnell, Lancs. | Scholar |
... and the children ?
The
1901 Census gives us a list of Kennedys, sorted into page-groups. In general we can assume
that people on the same page were either members of the same family, or living in the house next door.
Using the free index to the
1911 Census we can find Kennedys living in Chorley (the registration
district for Brinscall) and, using the "Others in household" search facility we can find groups of Kennedys
within a household. This nay be one family, or it may be a Kennedy family with some other Kennedys as visitors.
The following non-Kennedy surnames are mainly conjecture, based on ages and a
list of Kennedy marriages registered in Chorley (the registration district
for Brinscall), or elsewhere in Lancashire.
Please remember that without looking at the actual census images and certificates, much of this is guesswork and
is simply presented here as possibilities (that need further researching).
William Kennedy is not mentioned in the 1901 census.
James Kennedy married
Fanny Benson in 1889.
The
1891 Census for Great Britain lists James Kennedy's household as follows:
1891 Census: RG12/3419 Folio 125 / Page 3 Census Place: Withnell, Lancashire, England Dwelling : School Lane, Brinscall
|
Name | | Relation | Age | (Born) | Birthplace | Occupation |
James | Kennedy | Head | 29 | (1862) | Withnell, Lancs. | Calico Print Packer |
Fanny | Kennedy | Wife | 32 | (1865) | Blandford, Dorset | |
Fanny | Kennedy | Daur | 1 | (1890) | Withnell, Lancs. | |
The
1901 Census for Great Britain lists James Kennedy's household as follows:
1901 Census:
|
Name | | Relation | Age | (Born) | Birthplace | Occupation |
James | Kennedy | Head | 39 | (1862) | Withnell, Lancs. | Overlooker Calico Print Works |
Fanny | Kennedy | Wife | 36 | (1865) | Blandford, Dorset | |
Jack | Kennedy | Daur | 7 | (1894) | Withnell, Lancs. | |
George | Kennedy | Daur | 7 | (1894) | Withnell, Lancs. | |
Ada | Kennedy | Daur | 4 | (1897) | Withnell, Lancs. | |
Harry | Kennedy | Daur | 1 | (1900) | Withnell, Lancs. | |
Fanny is not on the 1901 census (she would have been 11 years old) ... did she die young ??
or perhaps she was with friends or relatives ??
Elizabeth Kennedy is not mentioned in the 1891 census.
She is probably married by now and listed under her married name.
There is a marriage record for 1884 of an Elizabeth Kennedy marrying a John Lancaster and
the 1901 Census lists a Lancaster family, where the data all fits.
So these could be the Lancasters, from whom Jim's cousin, Jack Lancaster, is descended.
1891 Census: RG12/3419 Folio 125 / Page 3 Census Place: Withnell, Lancashire, England Dwelling : School Lane, Brinscall
|
Name | | Relation | Age | (Born) | Birthplace | Occupation |
John | Lancaster | | 33 | (1858) | Wheelton, Lancs. | Laboureer at Calico Print Works |
Elizabeth | Lancaster | | 27 | (1864) | Brinscall, Lancs. | |
James | Lancaster | | 4 | (1887) | Brinscall, Lancs. | |
Joseph | Lancaster | | 3 | (1888) | Brinscall, Lancs. | |
Mary | Lancaster | | 11m | (1890) | Brinscall, Lancs. | |
This is John Lancaster's entry in the 1901 census.
1901 Census:
|
Name | | Relation | Age | (Born) | Birthplace | Occupation |
John | Lancaster | | 43 | (1858) | Wheelton, Lancs. | Machine Minder Calico Print Works |
Elizabeth | Lancaster | | 37 | (1864) | Brinscall, Lancs. | |
James | Lancaster | | 14 | (1887) | Brinscall, Lancs. | Stone Quarry Labourer |
Joseph | Lancaster | | 13 | (1888) | Brinscall, Lancs. | Reacher for Cotton Beamer Drawer in Cotton Mill |
Mary | Lancaster | | 10 | (1891) | Brinscall, Lancs. | |
Elizabeth | Lancaster | | 9 | (1892) | Withnell, Lancs. | |
Alice | Lancaster | | 7 | (1894) | Withnell, Lancs.. | |
Margaret | Lancaster | | 5 | (1899) | Withnell, Lancs.. | |
John | Lancaster | | 2 | (1899) | Withnell, Lancs.. | |
Ellen | Lancaster | | 1 | (1900) | Withnell, Lancs.. | |
John Kennedy (1866) is now married to Betsy, and has a family.
There is a marriage record for 1890 of a John Kennedy marrying a Betsy Hindley
1901 Census:
|
Name | | Relation | Age | (Born) | Birthplace | Occupation |
John | Kennedy | | 35 | (1886) | Withnell, Lancs. | Labourer at Print Works |
Betsy | Kennedy | | 33 | (1868) | Chorley, Lancs. | Cotton Weaver |
Elizabeth | Kennedy | | 10 | (1891) | Chorley, Lancs. | |
Mary | Kennedy | | 9 | (1892) | Chorley, Lancs. | |
Thomas | Kennedy | | 5 | (1896) | Brinscall, Lancs. | |
Lily | Kennedy | | 3 | (1897) | Withnell, Lancs. | |
Ann | Kennedy | | 4m. | (1900) | Withnell, Lancs. | |
1911 Census: Census Place: Chorley, Lancashire, England
|
Name | | Relation | Age | (Born) | Birthplace | Occupation |
John | Kennedy | | 45 | (1866) | | |
Betsy | Kennedy | | 43 | (1868) | | |
Elizabeth | Kennedy | | 20 | (1891) | | |
Mary | Kennedy | | 19 | (1892) | | |
Thomas | Kennedy | | 15 | (1896) | | |
Lily | Kennedy | | 14 | (1897) | | |
Ann | Kennedy | | 10. | (1901) | | |
Marget | Kennedy | | 8. | (1903) | | |
Ellen | Kennedy | | 5. | (1906) | | |
John | Kennedy | | 2. | (1909) | | |
Michael Kennedy (1868) is now married to Sarah, and has a family.
There is a marriage record for 1895 of a Michael Kennedy marrying a Sarah Ann Carey
1901 Census:
|
Name | | Relation | Age | (Born) | Birthplace | Occupation |
Michael | Kennedy | | 33 | (1868) | Withnell, Lancs. | Warehouseman Calico Print Works |
Sarah | Kennedy | | 32 | (1869) | Avington, Hants. | |
James | Kennedy | | 5 | (1896) | Withnell, Lancs. | |
Bertram | Kennedy | | 6m | (1900) | Withnell, Lancs. | |
1911 Census: Census Place: Chorley, Lancashire, England
|
Name | | Relation | Age | (Born) | Birthplace | Occupation |
Michael | Kennedy | | 43 | (1868) | | |
Sarah | Kennedy | | 42 | (1869) | | |
James | Kennedy | | 15 | (1896) | | |
Bertram | Kennedy | | 10 | (1901) | | |
Margaret Kennedy is probably married by now and listed under her married name.
There is a marriage record for 1890 of a Margaret Kennedy marrying a Samuel Hindley
Joseph Kennedy is now married to Clara and has a family.
There is a marriage record for 1899 of a Joseph Kennedy marrying a Clara Cookson
1901 Census:
|
Name | | Relation | Age | (Born) | Birthplace | Occupation |
Joseph | Kennedy | | 29 | (1872) | Withnell, Lancs. | Foreman Calico Print Works |
Clara | Kennedy | | 25 | (1876) | Newton, Lancs. | |
Ellen | Kennedy | | 1 | (1900) | Withnell, Lancs. | |
1911 Census: Census Place: Chorley, Lancashire, England
|
Name | | Relation | Age | (Born) | Birthplace | Occupation |
Joseph | Kennedy | | 39 | (1872) | | |
Clara | Kennedy | | 35 | (1876) | | |
Ellen | Kennedy | | 11 | (1900) | | |
Leo | Kennedy | | 9 | (1902) | | |
Timothy | Kennedy | | 9 | (1902) | | |
Clara | Kennedy | | 7 | (1904) | | |
Albert | Kennedy | | 4 | (1907) | | |
Timothy Kennedy is an anomaly here, but there is a birth of a Timothy Kennedy registered in
1910 Brindle/Withnell with mothers maiden name Cookson. So the age in the index could be 9
months,
not years!
Jane Kennedy (1864) is not mentioned in the census.
She is probably married by now and listed under her married name.
There is a marriage record for 1898 of a Jane Kennedy marrying an Anthony Butterfield and
the 1901 Census lists a Butterworth family, where the data all fits.
1901 Census:
|
Name | | Relation | Age | (Born) | Birthplace | Occupation |
Anthony | Butterworth | | 43 | (1858) | Withnell, Lancs. | Boot and Clog Maker |
Jane | Butterworth | | 37 | (1864) | Withnell, Lancs. | |
And these are probably the two youngest daughters,
Mary (24),
Ellen and
Alice Kennedy,
but who are Hannah and Mary ?
1901 Census:
|
Name | | Relation | Age | (Born) | Birthplace | Occupation |
Mary | Kennedy | | 24 | (1877) | Withnell, Lancs. | Cotton Weaver |
Hannah | Kennedy | | 21 | (1880) | Withnell, Lancs. | Cotton Weaver |
Ellen | Kennedy | | 20 | (1881) | Withnell, Lancs. | Cotton Weaver |
Alice | Kennedy | | 18 | (1883) | Withnell, Lancs. | Cotton Weaver |
Mary | Kennedy | | 10 | (1891) | Chorley, Lancs. | Cotton Weaver |