The Tree - Person Sheet
The Tree - Person Sheet
NameJanetta Kennedy
Birth3 Jun 1865, Allendale Town, Northumberland, England
Baptism23 Jul 1865, Allendale, Northumberland, England
Death30 May 1897, Northumberland, England
BurialFord, Northumberland, England
FatherJohn Kennedy (ca1837-1906)
MotherJesse Stewart (ca1837-)
Misc. Notes
Name, date and place of marriage, estimated year of birth, from the England & Wales Marriage records found in December 2023:
Groom: Peter Henderson Dodds
Groom's Age: 25 [Born circa 1871]
Groom's Father: George Dodds
Bride: Janetta Kennedy
Bride's Age: 30 [Born circa 1866]
Bride's Father: John Kennedy
Marriage Date: 10 November 1896
Marriage Place: Wooler, Northumberland, England

Approximate month/year of birth, place of birth registration, from the England & Wales Birth records found in December 2023:
Name: Janetta Kennedy
Registration Quarter: Jul-Aug-Sep 1865
Registration Place: Hexham, Northumberland, England
GRO Reference: Volume 10b, Page 253

Mother’s maiden name of “Stewart” from GRO website search in December 2023:
Name: Kennedy, Janetta
Mother's Maiden Surname: Stewart
GRO Reference: 1865, S Quarter in HEXHAM, Volume 10B Page 253

Date and place of baptism, Mother’s given name of “Jesse” from from the England Christening records, found in December 2023:
Name: Jeannetta Kennedy
Baptism Date: 23 July 1865
Baptism Place: Allendale, Northumberland, England
Father: John Kennedy
Mother: Jesse

Entry in the 1871 England Census taken on the night of 2 April 1871, for the Civil Parish of Morpeth, Northumberland, England, found in December 2023:
Address: Wansbeck Street, Morpeth
John Kennedy, Head, age 34, Police Sergeant, Born Scotland [circa 1837]
Jessie Kennedy, Wife, age 34, Born Scotland [circa 1837]
Thomas S Kennedy, Son, age 9, Scholar, Born Whitfield Northumberland England [circa 1862]
Margaret H Kennedy, Daughter, age 7, Scholar, Born Allendale Northumberland England [circa 1864]
Janetta Kennedy, Daughter, age 5, Scholar, Born Allendale Northumberland England [circa 1866]
David Kennedy, Son, age 3, Born Scotland [circa 1868]
John A Kennedy, Son, age 2, Born Ovingham Northumberland England [circa 1869]

Entry in the 1881 England Census taken on the night of 3 April 1881, for the Civil Parish of Belford, Northumberland, England found in December 2023:
Address: High Street, Belford
John Kennedy, Head, Married, age 44, Inspector of Police, Born Scotland [circa 1837]
Jessie Kennedy, Wife, Married, age 44, Born Scotland [circa 1837]
Janetta Kennedy, Daughter, age 15, Born Allendale Northumberland England [circa 1866]
David Kennedy, Son, age 13, Scholar, Born Scotland [circa 1868]
John E. Kennedy, Son, age 12, Scholar, Born Ovingham Northumberland England [circa 1869]
Elizabeth A. Kennedy, Daughter, age 9, Scholar, Born Morpeth Northumberland England [circa 1872]
Thomas S. Kennedy, Son, age 3, Born Belford Northumberland England [circa 1878]

Entry in the 1891 England Census taken on the night of 5 April 1891 for the Civil Parish of Wooler, Registration District of Glendale, Northumberland, England, found in December 2023:
Address: Police Station
John Kennedy, Head, Married, age 54, Superintendent of Police, Employed, Born Scotland [circa 1837]
Jessie Kennedy, Wife, Married, age 54, Born Scotland [circa 1837]
David Kennedy, Son, Single, age 23, Bank Teller, Employed, Born Scotland [circa 1868]
Janetta Kennedy, Daughter, Single, age 24, Born Allendale Northumberland England [circa 1867]
Thomas S Kennedy, Son, age 13, Scholar, Born Belford Northumberland England [circa 1878]
George D Glass, Visitor, age 22

Name, date and place of death, place of burial, from Find a Grave website found in December 2023:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/159608354/jeanetta-kennedy
Name: Jeanetta Kennedy
Death Date: 30 May 1897
Cemetery: St Michael and All Angels Churchyard, Ford, Northumberland, England
Bio: Wife of Peter H Dodds. She died aged 32 years

Exact date and place of birth found in Birth Record received from the "General Register Office (GRO) for England and Wales" in January 2024. Please see PDF for copy.
Name: Janetta Kennedy
When Born: 3 June 1865 at Allendale Town
Name of Father: John Kennedy
Name and Maiden Surname of Mother: Jessie Kennedy, formerly Stewart
Rank or Profession of Father: Police Constable
Informant: John Kennedy, Father, Allendale Town [Northumberland, England]
Spouses
Birth16 Jul 1871, “Encampment” Ford, Crookham, Northumberland, England
Death9 Sep 1933, Marton, New Zealand
BurialAnglican Cemetery, Marton, New Zealand
OccupationAn English farmer who emigrated to New Zealand with his young son. Dairy farmer in Marton NZ.
FatherGeorge Dodds (ca1837-1892)
MotherElizabeth Laidlaw (1836-ca1896)
Marriage10 Nov 1896, Wooler, Northumberland, England
ChildrenJessie Stewart Stanley (1897-)
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