Janet Martin Miller (Watson) Kennedy (1892 - 1952)

Born 30 Dec 1892 in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of Adam Kennedy — married 28 Aug 1915 in Queensland, Australia

Died 4 Nov 1952 at age 59 in Nambour, Queensland, Australia

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Biography

Janet (Watson) Kennedy was born in Scotland.

Janet was born in 1892, in Irvine, Ayrshire, Scotland. She was the daughter of William Watson and Agnes Richmond.

In the 1901 census Janet (age 8), Scholar, was the daur (daughter) of William Watson in Main Ro Buchanan Land, Old Kilpatrick, Dumbartonshire.^[1]

Janet immigrated in 1913 in Queensland, Australia, onboard the ship "Paparoa". ^[2]

She married Adam Kennedy in 1915, in Queensland, Australia. ^[3]

Janet was registered to vote in 1919 in Nambour, Lilley, Queensland, Australia. Janet and Adam were residing in Bli Bli, Queensland, Australia and Adam's occupation was Fruit Grower. ^[4]

She passed away in 1952, in Queensland, Australia and was buried in the Nambour General Cemetery, Nambour, Queensland, Australia. ^{[5] [6]}

Sources

1. ↑ 1901 Census: "1901 Scotland Census"
   Parish: Old Kilpatrick; ED: 8; Page: 23; Line: 10; Roll: CSSCT1901_172; Registration Number: 501; Household schedule number: 111; Roll: CSSCT1901_172
   Ancestry Record 1101 #2906556 (accessed 28 July 2022)
   Janet Watson (8) daur (daughter), Scholar, in household of William Watson (31) in Main Ro Buchanan Land in Old Kilpatrick registration district. Born in Ireland, Ayrshire.
2. ↑ Immigration: "Web: Queensland, Australia, Immigration Indexes, 1848-1972"
   Ancestry Record 70805 #135865 (accessed 28 July 2022)
   Name: Janet Watson; Age: 19; Birth Year: abt 1894; Arrival Date: 1913; Arrival Place: Queensland, Australia; Source Card Name: William Watson; Ship: Paparoa; Title: Card Index to Nominated Immigrants 1908 to 1922; Item ID: 868977; Ref: IMM/349; Microfilm: Z7753; Original URL: https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/card-index-to-nominated-immigrants-1908-to-1922.
3. ↑ Marriage: "Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950"
   Queensland Marriage Index 1915 - 1919; Registration Number: 003138; Page number: 2080
   Ancestry Record 1780 #937103 (accessed 28 July 2022)
   Janet Martin Miller Watson marriage to Adam Kennedy on 28 Aug 1915 in Queensland.
4. ↑ 1919 Electoral Register: "Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980"
   Australian Electoral Commission; Canberra, Australia; Electoral Rolls
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1207 #332654 (accessed 28 July 2022)
   Name: Janet Martin Millar Kennedy; Gender: Female; Electoral Date: 1919; Electoral Place: Nambour, Lilley, Queensland, Australia.
5. ↑ Death: "Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985"
   Queensland Death Index 1950-1954; Registration Number: 004464; Page Number: 1264
   Ancestry Record 1779 #5213228 (accessed 28 July 2022)
   Janet Martin Miller Kennedy death 4 Nov 1952, child of William Watson & Agnes Richmond, in Queensland.
6. ↑ Burial: Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/160863423/janet-kennedy: accessed 23 November 2022), memorial page for Janet Kennedy (1899–4 Nov 1952), Find a Grave Memorial ID Find A Grave: Memorial #160863423, citing Nambour General Cemetery, Nambour, Sunshine Coast Council, Queensland, Australia; Maintained by Rich Fedoush (contributor 46805205) .
   Janet Kennedy burial (died on 4 Nov 1952) in Nambour, Sunshine Coast Council, Queensland, Australia.