The Tree - Person Sheet
The Tree - Person Sheet
NameJesse Stewart
Birthca 1837, Little Dunkeld, Perthshire, Scotland
Misc. Notes
Maiden name of “Stewart” from GRO website birth search for daughter, Janetta Kennedy, in December 2023.

Given name of “Jesse” from daughter’s 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

Age, estimated year of birth, place of birth, from 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, Single, age 24, Daughter, 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

More exact place of birth, granddaughter appears in the 1901 Scotland Census taken on the night of 31 March/1 April 1901 for the Civil Parish of Perth in the County of Perthshire Scotland found in December 2023:
Address: Rosslyn Place, Glasgow Road, Perth, Perthshire
John Kennedy, Head, age 64, Supt Of Police Retired, Born Fortingall, Perthshire Scotland [circa 1837]
Jessie Kennedy, age 64, Born Little Dunkeld, Perthshire [circa 1837]
Jessie G S Dodd, Grandaughter, age 3, Born Edinburgh Scotland [circa 1898]
Spouses
Birthca 1837, Fortingall, Perthshire, Scotland
Death16 Aug 1906, Perth, Scotland
OccupationPolice Sergeant in 1871. Inspector of Police in 1881. Superintendent of Police in 1891. Retired as at 1901.
ChildrenThomas S (ca1862-)
 Margaret H (ca1864-)
 Janetta (1865-1897)
 David (ca1868-)
 John A (ca1869-)
 Elizabeth A (ca1872-)
 Thomas S (ca1878-)
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