William Kernohan (abt. 1833 - 1906)

Born about 1833 in Lisbreen, County Antrim, Ireland

Ancestors

Husband of Anne (Brown) Kernohan — married 21 Aug 1871 in 3rd Ballymena Presbyterian Church, County Antrim, Ireland

Died 5 Oct 1906 at about age 73 in Lisbreen, County Antrim, Ireland

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Biography

William Kernohan (also spelled Kernoghan and other variations) was born about 1833 at the family farm at Lisbreen, County Antrim, Ireland. He was the son of James Kernoghan and Nancy Crawford.

William married Anne Brown on 21 Aug 1871 at 3rd Ballymena Presbyterian Church, Co. Antrim^[1]. They do not appear to have had any children.

In the 1901 Ireland census, William was age 68 living at Legnagooly, Co. Antrim with his wife Anne Kernohan (66), niece Annie Brown (20). Occupation Farmer^[2].

William died in 1906 age 73 at Lisbreen^[3] and was buried at First Broughshane Presbyterian Church^[4].

Sources

1. ↑ Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Ireland. Civil Records. https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie. Marriage: Party 1 Name WILLIAM KERNOHAN; Party 2 Name ANNE BROWN; Date of Event 21 August 1871; Group Registration ID 2743872; SR District/Reg Area Ballymena. https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1871/11349/8166239.pdf
2. ↑ National Archives of Ireland. 1901 Ireland census: http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Antrim/Glenravel/Legnagooly/928480/
3. ↑ Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, Ireland. Civil Records. https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie. Death: Name WILLIAM KERNOGHAN; Year of Death 1906; Group Registration ID 4870651; SR District/Reg Area Ballymena; Deceased Age at Death 73. https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_returns/deaths_1906/05549/4556647.pdf
4. ↑ The Braid Mid-Antrim Museum. Headstone inscriptions. http://www.thebraid.com/genealogy.aspx. Kernohan, First Broughshane Presbyterian Church, 1906