William Kernohan (abt. 1823 - 1904)

Born about 1823 in Ireland

Died 28 Jun 1904 at about age 81 in Dorchester, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

This profile is part of the Kernohan Name Study.

William was born about 1823. He is the son of Unknown Kernohan. ^[1]

William, Betsy, and their family are found on the 1861 census for North Dorchester, Middlesex, Ontario. ^[2]

1871 Westminster, Middlesex, Ontario census: ^[3]

William, age 46, Ireland

Elizabeth, age 49, Ireland

John, age 14, Ontario

Ellen, age 12, Ontario

Margaret, age 10, Ontario

Hugh, age 9, Ontario

William and wife Elizabeth are found on the 1881 Canada census for Westminster, Middlesex East, Ontario: ^[4]

William Kernoham Male 60 Ireland

Elizabeth Kernoham Female 60 Ireland

John Kernoham Male 24 Ontario

Hugh Kernoham Male 14 Ontario

1891 Westminster, Middlesex South, Ontario census: ^[5]

William, age 69, Ireland

Elizabeth, age 69, Ireland

Hugh, age 28, Ontario

Ellen, age 23, neice, Ontario

Next door is son John and his family, age 35, Ontario.

Death record: ^[6]

Name William Kernohan

Gender Male

Age 81

Birth Date 1823

Birth Place Ireland

Death Date 28 Jun 1904

Death Place Middlesex, Ontario, Canada

Religion Methodist

Cause of Death General Debility

William and his wife Elizabeth are buried in Dorchester Union Cemetery in Dorchester, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada.

Sources

1. ↑ https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175902204/william-kernohan
2. ↑ "Canada, Ontario Census, 1861," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQQ2-N7F : 9 March 2018), William Kernohan, North Dorchester, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada; citing p. 66, line 1; Library and Archives Canada film number C-1049-1050, Public Archives, Toronto; FHL microfilm 349,295.
3. ↑ Year: 1871; Census Place: Westminster, Middlesex East, Ontario; Roll: C-9904; Page: 20; Family No: 70; Sub-district: Westminster; Digital image on Ancestry.com
4. ↑ "Canada Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVDN-QKB : 2 March 2021), William Kernoham, Westminster, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada; from "1881 Canadian Census." Database with images. Ancestry. (www.ancestry.com : 2008); citing William Kernoham, citing Library and Archives Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
5. ↑ Year: 1891; Census Place: Westminster, Middlesex South, Ontario, Canada; Roll: T-6353; Family No: 231; Sub-district: Westminster; Digital image found on Ancestry.com
6. ↑ Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Collection: MS935; Reel: 116; Year: 1904; Digital image on Ancestry.com

• Find a Grave, database and images (www.findagrave.com/memorial/175902204/william-kernohan : accessed 14 June 2021), memorial page for William Kernohan (1823–28 Jun 1904), Find A Grave: Memorial #175902204, citing Dorchester Union Cemetery, Dorchester, Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada ; Maintained by A.W. Bauer (contributor 49122991) .

• "Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHLJ-LM6 : 9 December 2020), Wm Kernohan, Middlesex (south/sud), Ontario, Canada; citing p. 1, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.

• Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Series: MS 932; Reel: 918; Year: 1930. Marriage certificate on Ancestry.com for Hugh Russell Kernohan gives his parents names as William Kernohan and Elizabeth Russell.