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| Name |
John KENNETT |
| Christened |
14 Jan 1815 |
Faversham, Kent, England  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Person ID |
I2745 |
Young Kent Ancestors |
| Last Modified |
19 May 2007 |
| Father |
Gilbert William KENNETT, c. 15 Apr 1792, Boughton-Blean, Kent, England , d. 15 Jun 1854, Gillingham, Kent, England (Age ~ 62 years) |
| Mother |
Anne JUDGES, c. 14 Apr 1794, Ospringe, Kent, England , d. 27 Aug 1840, Gillingham, Kent, England (Age ~ 46 years) |
| Married |
13 Aug 1814 |
Faversham, Kent, England |
| Family ID |
F1131 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 |
Esther Mary BAX, d. 18 Dec 1859, Deal, Kent, England |
| Married |
Abt 1841 |
| Children |
| | 1. Henry William Bax KENNETT, b. 11 May 1842, Deal, Kent, England , d. 4 Mar 1848, Deal, Kent, England (Age 5 years) |
| | 2. George Hilton KENNETT, b. 10 Sep 1843, Deal, Kent, England |
| | 3. Charlotte Ann KENNETT, b. 30 Jan 1845, Deal, Kent, England , d. 3 May 1877 (Age 32 years) |
| | 4. Caroline Emily KENNETT, b. 17 Jun 1846, Deal, Kent, England , d. 15 Oct 1937, 39 Folkestone Road, Dover, Kent, England (Age 91 years) |
| | 5. Harriet Delo KENNETT, b. 16 Jul 1847, Deal, Kent, England , d. 9 Oct 1927, Walmer, Kent, England (Age 80 years) |
| | 6. Woldemar Ohme KENNETT, b. 9 Jun 1849, Deal, Kent, England , d. 23 Jan 1908, Chislehurst, Kent, England (Age 58 years) |
| | 7. Robert KENNETT, b. 2 Apr 1851, Deal, Kent, England |
| | 8. Harry William KENNETT, b. 4 May 1853, Deal, Kent, England , d. 9 Nov 1894, Hastings, Sussex, England (Age 41 years) |
| | 9. Esther Jane KENNETT, b. 28 Aug 1854, Deal, Kent, England , d. 5 Apr 1941, Wells (Age 86 years) |
| | 10. Edith Agnes KENNETT, b. 4 Mar 1856, Deal, Kent, England , d. 31 Jan 1934, Hove, Sussex, England (Age 77 years) |
| | 11. Gilbert John KENNETT, b. 1858, Deal, Kent, England , d. 1859, Deal, Kent, England (Age 1 years) |
| | 12. Alice Mary KENNETT, b. 6 Dec 1859, Deal, Kent, England |
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| Last Modified |
20 Mar 2022 |
| Family ID |
F1137 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 2 |
Emma FRIEND, d. 8 Aug 1909, Deal, Kent, England |
| Married |
16 Jan 1861 |
Deal, Kent, England |
| Children |
| | 1. Gilbert John KENNETT, b. 13 Oct 1861, Deal, Kent, England |
| | 2. Cecelia Emma KENNETT, b. 5 May 1863, Deal, Kent, England , d. 30 Sep 1910, London, England (Age 47 years) |
| | 3. Alfred Friend KENNETT, b. 16 Mar 1865, Deal, Kent, England , d. 9 Apr 1885, Deal, Kent, England (Age 20 years) |
| | 4. Ernest Longley KENNETT, b. 29 Mar 1866, Deal, Kent, England |
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| Last Modified |
20 Mar 2022 |
| Family ID |
F1138 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Notes |
- The following is information received from Adrienne Rosher who is a descendant of Woldemar Ohme Kennett, the brother of this John.
John was probably apprenticed to a firm of hairdressers run by the Delo family in West Street Faversham. At the time of his marriage to Esther Mary Bax in 1840 he was living at 60 Beach Street, which is on the sea front, in Deal. Esther was living in Lower Street Deal. The parish church was St. Leonard's, Upper Deal at that time. Mary Ann Kennett, John's sister witnessed the wedding. He was a hairdresser as well as being a toy dealer and Life Assurance Agent. He was also elected churchwarden of St. Leonards in 1850.
After John's marriage in 1840, the family moved to 187 Lower Street, Deal. In 1850 the address was 10 Lower Street but that may have been the same house, just renumbered. Later, the name of Lower Street was changed to High Street.
Esther died 18 Dec 1859 aged 40 of a diseased heart. She died just 12 days after her last child's birth, Alice.
There is a memorial on Esther's grave at St. Leonards, Church Deal which reads:
"Sacred to the memory of Wiliam Bax, eldest son of John and Esther Mary Kennett, who died March 4 1848 aged 6 years also of Gilbert John who died March 5, 1849 aged 11 months and lies interred in the cemetery and also Esther Mary the beloved wife of John Kennett who died suddenly December 18, 1859 aged 40 years. Put your trust in the Lord."
There is also a headstone in Hamilton Road Cemetery which reads:
"In memory of Esther Mary the loving wife of John Kennett died December 18, 1859 aged 40 years Also John Kennett died January 21, 1891 aged 76 years."
John remarried on 16 Jan 1861 in St. George's Church, Deal, to Emma Friend, a spinster of full age and a dealer in fancy goods. Her father was a pilot, Stephen Friend. John and Emma had 4 children.
In 1881 John and Emma were living at 192 High Street, Deal. He was a hairdresser employing 10 people and Emma was listed as "Berlin Repository Keeper". Daughter, Caroline, was their housekeeper. Also recorded on the 1881 census with John was his son-in-law, Henry O. Harding, and his granddaughter, Mabel A. Harding, aged 9 years. Henry Harding was a hairdresser's assistant aged 32.
John Kennett died aged 76 on 21 January 1891 of liver disease while living at 21 Blenheim Road, Deal. Emma died aged 83 on 8 June 1909 at 5 Church Road, Dover. Caroline Emily, Emma's step-daughter, was in attendance.
In his Will, made in 1889, John left GB5.5 to Emma, GB3.3 to Caroline and GB2.2 to each of his five daughters - Harriet, Esther, Edith, Alice and Cecilia. he also remembered his granddaughter, Mabel Annie Harding, leaving her the same amount of money as most of his daughters. The main estate went to Emma. Its gross value was GB336.3.2 and net value GB142.14.3.
There is a tall pointed headstone in Hamilton Road Cemetery, Deal, which reads:
"In loving memory of Emma Kennett. Widow of the late John Kennett of Deal, died at Dover 18 June 1909 aged 83 years Also Alfred Friend Kennett, second son of the above died 9 Apr 1885 aged 20 years."
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