Jenna Louise Shepherd (1932 - 1981)

Wife of Henry David Kensit — married 1 Jun 1955 in North Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia

Died 19 Aug 1981 at age 48 in Wheeo, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

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Trainbearer at Aunty's Wedding.

Newspaper Article. 26 Feb 1943. Burrowa (Boorowa) New South Wales Australia. ^[1]

DOWLING— SHEPHERD. A wedding which created a great. amount of district interest was. celebrated at St. Bartholomew's. Church last Saturday, when Una. Mary, only daughter of Mr. and. Mrs. G. K. Shepherd, of Wheeo. Station,, was married to Dvr. Horace. Mark, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Dowling; of "Denbeigh Grove,". Bevendale.

The ceremony was performed by. Rev. S, G. Davis, with Mrs. L. R. Carey presiding at the organ. The bride, who was led to the. altar by her father (who subsequent. ly gave her away), looked charming. in a beautiful gown of magnolia. satin made on classical lines, with lace. trimming on the neckline corsage,. and long train. A lovely heirloom,. a veil of Brussels lace (which had. been loaned by a cousin of the bride,. Mrs. C. Smith, of Millthorpe) , was. worn with a coronet of orange blos-. som. The bride also wore a necklet. of pearls and aquamarines which had. been loaned by Mrs. A. H. Wheel-. wright, of Narrawa.

The bridal bouquets, which were. much admired, had been made by. Mrs. J. H. Broadbent with flowers. supplied by Mrs. Percy Marks, of. Crookwell .

The bride carried a bouquet of. white and cream gladioli, pink Cecil. Brunner roses and clematis.

The bride was attended by three. bridesmaids, Miss Audrey Dowling. (a sister of tho groom) and the Miss-. es Edith. and Nancy Kensit (cousins. of the bride) . Their frocks were. of blue, pink and mauve lace, re. spectively, over taffeta, with should-. er-length veils in toning colours. The bridesmaids' bouquets were of. pastel-shaded gladioli, , delphiniums. and lavender shower.

The train-bearers, Jenna and Sally. Shepherd, were attired in pink spot. ted net over taffeta and they wore. short veils to tone with their frocks. Pretty wreaths of pastel-shaded. phlox were worn over their veils. The little flower-girl, Marion Ken. sit, wore lemon sheer over taffeta,. with accessories to tone with the. bridesmaids' frocks. Her toning. veil was held in place with a floral. wreath and she carried a basket of. flowers.

The groom was attended by Mr. Horace Shepherd (a brother of the. bride), as best man, and groomsmen,. John Kensit (a cousin of the bride). and Mr. Milton Dowling (brother of. the groom) .

After the ceremony a reception. was held in the School of Arts Hall,. where Mrs. Shepherd, assisted by. guests .

Mrs. Shepherd chose a frock of. floral silk patterned American crepe. with lace and floral head-dress and. carried a posy of red roses . Mrs. Dowling's ensemble was of. royal blue crepe with hat to match. and she carried a posy of blue pans-. ies. — Crookwell "Gazette.'".

Crookwell Picnics.

Newspaper Article. 3 Mar 1951. Crookwell, New South Wales, Australia. ^[2]

By HELEN FRIZELL. COUNTRY racegoers attended in force at Crookwell for. the first picnic races of the season, and arrived at the. course in cars ranging from 1930 models to American con-. vertibles, shining English sedans, and a glossy banana. yellow Rolls.

LUNCHEON is served by Mrs. Len. Bligh, of Goulburn, to Mrs. Geoff. Ashton, of Binda, Brigadier George. Hurst, of Goulburn, and Dr. Jim. Broadbent at the Crookwell Picnic. Race Club meeting.

FOUR FRIENDS. Mr. and Mrs. L. H. Watson, ot Goulburn, Mrs. W. J. Bushell and Mrs. J. H. Emery, both of Crookwell, take up a good position on rails to watch the running of. the Corringle Cup. Many, racegoers stood on bonnets of cars to gain a better view. RED, WHITE, AND BLUE was. patriotic color scheme chosen by. Margaret Burnett, of Edgecliff. Roger Kelly, of "Rugby," Boorowa,. helps choose race winners. Her. frock was blue linen, and hat red. RACE CLUB PRESIDENT Jim Carr and Mrs. Carr chat with Mrs. Sam. Hordern, of Sydney, Mrs. Geoffrey Ashton, of "Markdale," Binda, and. Mr. Sam Hordern outside improvised bar at Binda Racecourse. HOSTESS Mrs. F. A. ("Pepper") Burns (centre). with Betty Hearne (left), of Crookicell, and. Mrs. Jim Delaney, of Drummoyne, at pre-race. party given by Dr. and Mrs. Burns. IRETTY Trudy McDonald (left), of Manly,. and Cecily Williams, ol Binda, are amused. when Dr. Rob Burns, of Crookwell, closes his. eyes and tries to pick winners.

COOL DRINKS are enjoyed by Dr. and Mrs. R. J. Hay and. Mrs. Clive Milson, all of Goulburn, on lawns at "Cherryford,". Binda, home of Crookwell Picnic Race Club president Mr. Jim. Carr and Mrs. Carr.

RACING was at Binda, 15. miles from Crookwell,. where the horses were housed. in special boxes constructed of. timber and brushwood.

The weighing machine for joc. i keys, borrowed from a Crookwell. chemist, amused the crowd. It was. white, and functioned only when a. penny was placed in the slot.

Fashions for the day were cool and. sensible. Men discarded coats in. favor of white shirts worn with bow. ties, and women wore shady hats. and smart but comfortable cottons. and shantungs. Most pairs of eyes. were protected by dark glasses. Feminine racegoers shaded under. umbrellas suitable for either rain. or sun. Radiance Coward, of "Riv-. erslea,'" Cowra, carried a gaily. patterned red one to match her. lacquer-red frock, and check um-. brellas were the choice of Cecily. Williams, of "Chatsworth," Binda. Mrs. Dick Johnson, of Goulburn,. and Mrs. George Halliday. Unexpected color favorite was. citron-yellow. Among its wearers. were Mrs. Ernest Merriman, of. "Ravensworth," Yass, and her. daughter-in-law, Mrs. Owen Merri-. man, and Mrs. Irwin Maple Brown,. of "Springfield," Goulburn.

The palm for smartness could have. been divided between Mrs. Sam. Hordern, of Sydney, in a perfectly. cut grey suit and simple white. stitched hat, and Mrs. Jim Carr,. wife of Crookwell Race Club. president, in watermelon-pink linen. Pretty Mrs. Paddy Williams, of. "The Pinnacles," Boorowa, and. Helen Boucher, also of Boorowa,. stood out in frosty-white.

A windy, rainy day before the. races cancelled hopes for the out. door party arranged as a curtain. raiser to the picnics by wives of. members of the committee. Instead,. the party was held indoors at "Bir. riabong," home of Dr. and Mrs. F. A. ("Pepper") Burns. As the. wind and rain also brought cold. weather, co-hostesses helping Mrs. Burns in the kitchen had to sum-. mon up courage to leave warmth of. big fuel stove to serve drinks and. savories.

Owner-jockey David Thompson,. of "Decca," Crookwell, who. romped past, the winning post on. his mount, Humble Origin, in the. first race, told me the committee. had a hard job putting up tents. around the course on the previous. day.

"A howling wind was blowing. dust everywhere and the tents blew. down three times," he said. Both locals and visitors were. thankful when bad weather disap-. peared overnight and race day. dawned clearly, with a blue sky. sparkling overhead.

After the first race picnic lunches. were eaten under tall gum-trees. Family parties spread out rugs and. produced drinks and salads from. portable iceboxes.

Turkey flocks in the district suf-. fered losses, as most menus included. cold turkey salad or turkey sand-. wiches.

Ice-cold turkey luncheon was. served by the W. J. Bushells and. daughter Dian, of "Fullerton,". Crookwell. Laden plates were. passed to guests Goulburnites Ann. Johnson and the L. H. Watsons,. and Brigadier J. Broadbent and. daughter Annabel, of Mt. Fain. In the shade of a beach umbrella,. lashed to the rails of the saddling. enclosure, the Alan Andersons, of. the Commonwealth Bank, Crook-. well, and daughter Elaine had as. guests Judy Herford and Stella Wil-. liams, of Mittagong. Elaine and. Judy arc both doing nursing at the. Children's Hospital, Sydney.

There was tense excitement dur. ing the afternoon when Mrs. D. Mitchell's horse, Battalion, won the. Corringle Cup. At auction later. Battalion was sold to Mr. W. J. Bushell.

After collecting winnings or say-. ing farewell to losses, racegoers. headed for various cocktail parties. Sixty people attended the Jim Carrs'. party at "Cherryford. Binda, right. next to the course.

Drinks and savories were served. on a tiled verandah shaded with. striped blinds, and guests strolled on. to the lawns bordered by gladioli. and hollyhocks.

At the Golf House 20 wives of. committeemen organised a bright. party. When I arrived the place was. jam-packed, and the entire party was. singing "Good-night, Irene" and. "The Big Rock Candy Mountain.". Balloons and streamers decorating. the hall were later souvenired by. young guests and tied to aerials of. cars.

At the School of Arts 19 teen-. agers sat down at a long trestle for. dinner given by Mrs. Warden Shep-. herd for son Bob, daughter Jenna,. and their friends.

Among young people laughing. over day's events were locals War-. wick Hanley, Marion and Kelvin. Kensit, and visitors Ann Johnson,. of Goulburn, John Foster, of Biala. David Richards, from Leura, Jean. and Andrew Rankin, of Carrick,. and Jane Drummond, from Wagga. Great activity followed in the in-. terval before the Picnic Ball. Irons. at hotels smoothed wrinkles from. evening frocks, and daytime cottons. were laid aside for glamorous tulle,. organza, and satin.

As the Crookwell night had quite. a frosty nip, many women covered. their bare shoulders with fur capes. Enormous swinging skirts and fitted. tops were almost a unanimous favor-. ite.

Surprisingly, young dancers stuck. to barn dances, Canadian three. steps, and modern steps instead of. square dancing.

Engagement.

Newspaper Article. 7 Oct 1953. Narrawa, New South Wales, Australia. ^[3]

Engagements Announced. The engagement is announced. of Jenna Louise, elder daughter. of Mr. and Mrs. W. Shepherd,. of "Shepherd's Lodge," Wheeo, to. Henry David, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Kensit, of. "Woodford," Narrawa.

Marriage

Husband Henry David Kensit.

Wife Jenna Louise Shepherd.

Marriage 1 Jun 1955. North Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia. ^[4]

Death

19 Aug 1981. Wheeo, New South Wales, Australia. ^[5]

Notes

Sources

1. ↑ The Burrowa News (NSW : 1874 - 1951) Page 2 of 6. Friday 26 February 1943.
2. ↑ The Australian Women's Weekly (1933 - 1982) Page 29 of 64. Saturday 3 March 1951.
3. ↑ Goulburn Evening Post (NSW : 1940 - 1957). Wednesday 7 October 1953.
4. ↑ NSW BDM Online index - 10590/1955 KENSIT HENRY DAVID SHEPHERD JENNA LOUISE PARRAMATTA
5. ↑ Source: KENSIT Jenna Louise Death notice 19AUG1981 Death 48 late of Wheeo Sydney Morning Herald 21AUG1981

• Source: S185 Sydney Morning Herald,
• Source: Robert Stewart