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Thomas Kennedy

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Ferbane, County Offaly, Ireland
Death: June 12, 1881 (57-66)
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Place of Burial: Christchurch, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand
Immediate Family:

Son of John Kennedy and Margaret (Pegai) Kennedy
Husband of Sophia Kennedy
Father of Charlotte Kennedy; Thomas Kennedy; Elizabeth Ennis; Amelia Sullivan; Sophia Ann Sullivan and 7 others
Brother of Kearn Charles Kennedy; John Kennedy; Margaret Kennedy and Michael Kennedy

Occupation: Farner
Managed by: Private User
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About Thomas Kennedy

He had 16 children. 6 males and 5 females were still alive at the time of his death.

Arrived in Wellington 'Aurora' on 22 Jan 1840.

Went to Akaroa in 1841 as a constable. Then Peraki, Takamatua, Purau, then a farm, "Waterford Farm" on Lincoln Rd Chch, and purchased Kennedy's Bush. Also leased Halswell Quarry

Baptised with his children.

alt b. County Offaly



Arrived in New Zealand in 1838 as a whaler from America

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Thomas Kennedy's Timeline

1819
1819
Ferbane, County Offaly, Ireland
1841
June 15, 1841
Wellington, Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand
1843
1843
Akaroa, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand
1844
1844
Akaroa, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand
1845
October 14, 1845
Akaroa, Canterbury, New Zealand
1847
1847
Akaroa, Canterbury, New Zealand
1850
October 27, 1850
Long Bay, New Zealand
1851
July 30, 1851
Long Bay, Christchurch City, Canterbury, New Zealand
1854
March 12, 1854
Ikoraki Bay, Banks Peninsula, Canterbury, New Zealand