Albert was born on 5 September 1886. He is the son of Henry Kennard and Mercy Matthews. In 1914, Albert married Ethel Amy Constable, with whom he would have 2 children. At the time of the 1939 Register, Albert was working as a fish culturist. He was widowed in 1979 and died the following year in Surrey.
Research Note
Albert's specific birth date was obtained from a granddaughter, and confirmed by information on his death record.
Sources
"England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XPH-4Z4 : 1 October 2014), Albert William Kennard, 1886; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Cuckfield, Sussex, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
"England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:48FS-MMM : 10 December 2017), Albert Kennard in household of Henry Kennard, Hurstpierpoint, Sussex, England; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Sussex county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
"England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XSJH-KJR : 8 April 2016), Albert Kennard in household of Henry Kennard, Hurstpierpoint, Sussex, England; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Hurstpierpoint subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
"England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X71H-GKB : 12 July 2019), Albert Edward Kennard in household of Wilson Jerome, Linchmere, Sussex, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
"England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:268R-HVR : 13 December 2014), Albert E Kennard and null, 1914; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1914, quarter 2, vol. 4A, p. 281, West Ham, Essex, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
1939 England Register, as seen on ancestry.co.uk, shows Albert William Kennard, age 53, residing at 22 Crachmere Hill, Haslemere, Surrey, with his wife, Amy E, age 51. Albert shows occupation as Fish Culturist (Heavy).
"England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVZ7-XX66 : 4 September 2014), Albert Kennard, 1980; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death Registration, Surrey South Western, Surrey, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Albert by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or 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 Albert: