William
Kennard
Born in Rolvenden, Kent, England, United Kingdom
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas Kennard
and Sarah (Blanch) Kennard
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Maria (Baker) Kennard
— married
24 Feb 1834 in Brede, Sussex, England, United Kingdom.
Descendants 
Father of
Eliza (Kennard) Burns, William Kennard, Alice (Kennard) Morris, Thomas Baker Kennard, Alfred Kennard, George Kennard, Samuel Kennard, Robert Kennard, Sarah Ann Kennard, David Kennard, Edwin Kennard, Aaron Kennard, Elizabeth Jean Kennard, Helen Kennard, Alice Kennard, William Edwin Kennard and Helen Kennard
Died
at age 62
in Goodwood, Otago, New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 4 Aug 2017
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Biography
Marriage: 1834.
Death Registration: Third Quarter (July--September) 1875, Palmerston, Otago and Southland District, New Zealand. Age at Time of Death: 64 Years.
A MEMOIR. William Kennard was born 23 March 1813 at Rolvenden, Kent, England, United Kingdom, was baptized on 23 April 1813 at Rolvenden and married Maria Baker on 24 February 1834 at Brede, Sussex, England, United Kingdom.
He emigrated on 23 July 1838 from London, Middlesex, England aboard the "Lady Nugent", arriving on 27 November 1838 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
He emigrated on 12 March 1840 from Sydney aboard the "Magnet", arriving on 26 March 1840 in Waikouaiti, Otago, New Zealand.
As of circa 1843, he lived at Matanaka, Waikouaiti and between January 1849 and December 1850 he lived at Halfway Bush, Dunedin, Otago.
Between January 1853 and July 1875, he lived at Pleasant River, Goodwood, Otago.
He witnessed the marriage of Alonzo John Wells Morris and Alice Kennard on 3 January 1853 at the Manse of Reverend Thomas Burns, Dunedin, Otago.
On 30 June 1858, William Kennard was on the Electoral Roll as a Freeholder: Goodwood while residing at Northern District, Otago, New Zealand.
On 30 June 1858, William Kennard was at Goodwood and between 30 June 1858 and June 1859, he was a grazier.
He died on 27 July 1875 at Goodwood and was buried circa 29 July 1875 at Palmerston Cemetery, Palmerston, Otago. He was 62 years of age. His estate was probated on 17 December 1875 at High Court, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
Sources
- http://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/
- A Preliminary Page to the Hisory of Otago.
- Magnet - (1840).
Dunedin Public Library Genealogy Section.
- Archives Section, Toitu Otago Settlers' Museum, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~6.25%
Terry Walsh
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch HX8469522 [compare], Ancestry member y18376
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~6.25%
Helen Kennard :
AncestryDNA
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~3.12%
Elaine Aitcheson :
AncestryDNA
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MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
Jim Cross :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T169423 [compare], FTDNA kit #470999
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