David Kernohan (1895 - 1983)

Born 18 Aug 1895 in Brocklamont, Ahoghill, Co. Antrim, Ireland

Ancestors

Husband of Maria (Faulkner) Kernohan — married 14 May 1918 in Drummaul Parish Church, Co. Antrim, Ireland

Died 5 Jul 1983 at age 87 in Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

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Biography

• David Kernohan was born in 1895 at Brocklamont, Ahoghill, Co. Antrim, Ireland. He was the son of William Kernohan and Margaret Jane Henderson^[1].
• In the 1901 Ireland census David was age 5 living at Duke Street, Ballymena with his father William Kernohan (29), mother Maggie J Kernohan (29), brothers Samuel Kernohan (2), William H Kernohan (0). Also a servant Annie Marks^[2].
• In the 1911 Ireland census David was age 15 living at Muckleramer, Co. Antrim with his father William Kernohan (39), mother Maggie Kernohan (39), brothers Samuel Kernohan (12), Willie H Kernohan (10), John Kernohan (8), Andrew Kernohan (6), sisters Anna Kernohan (4), Marianne Kernohan (0). Also a servant Mary Jane Mulholland^[3].
• David married Maria Faulkner on 14 May 1918 at Drummaul Parish Church, Co. Antrim, Ireland^[4]. David's mother Margaret Jane Henderson was a distant cousin of Maria's mother Janet Henderson.
• Maria and David emigrated to New Zealand soon after they married.
• Maria and David had four known children: William "Bill" Kernohan, Jean Kernohan, May Kernohan, Betty Kernohan.
• David's wife Maria died in 1980.
• David died in 1983 in New Zealand^[5].

Sources

1. ↑ Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Ireland. Civil Records. Deaths. https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie: Name DAVID KERNOHAN; Date of Birth 1895; Group Registration ID 9851250; SR District/Reg Area Ballymena; Sex N/R; Mother's Birth Surname N/R
2. ↑ 1901 Ireland census: http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Antrim/Ballymena_and_Town_and_Urban_District_of_Ballymena/Duke_Street/925941/
3. ↑ 1911 Ireland census: http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Antrim/Drumanaway/Muckleramer/124992/
4. ↑ Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Ireland. Civil Records. Marriages. https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie: Party 1 Name DAVID KERNOHAN; Party 2 Name MARIA FAULKNER; Date of Event 14 May 1918; Group Registration ID 1795661; SR District/Reg Area Antrim
5. ↑ New Zealand Government Birth, Death and Marriage Historical Records. https://bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz. Death Registration Number: 1983/37769; Family Name: Kernohan; Given Name(s): David; Date of Birth/Age at Death: 18 August 1895