Thread: Trying to find John (Jock) Kenny

TRYING TO FIND JOHN(JOCK) KENNY,WOULD BE GRATEFUL IN FINDING MY GRANPARENTS MY GRANDFATHER WAS IRISH AS FAR AS I KNOW MY GRANDMOTHER WAS SCOTTISH MY GRANDMOTHER NAME WAS ANNIE KENNY MC LAUGHLAN,BOTH PASSED AWAY IN 45/48IN HUTCHENSON TOWN IN THE GORBALS GLASGOW MY GRANDFATHER WORKED IN JOHN BROWS SHIP YARD,MY GRAN I THINK WAS A HOUSEWIFE,I HAVE NO MORE INFORMATION WOULD BE REALLY GRATEFUL FOR ANY HELP THANK YOU ANNIEKENNY.

Hi Annie,



You must have other info to help in the search, if Annie and John were your grandparents, their child was your parent. So, Annie, please help us here what's your parent's name and when was he/she born? Also, have you any idea of the birth years of your grandparents'? Even a guesstimate could help

Hi Annie



Are you certain that Gran was Scottish, and not Irish??? If she lived there for 50 odd years, she may well have adopted a Scottish accent. [Friend of mine has been in Oz for only 30 years, but you'd think him a native]



This is pure speculation.



This family has only moved to Scotland some four years previously 1896/7, before William is born.

Could John McLoughlen be Anne's brother?? Nice coincidence!!!



They could easily have moved to Glasgow at a later date.



1901 Scotland Census for 1 Borthwicks Close, St Giles, Edinburgh

Age: 29

Name Age

John Kenny 29 Masons Labourer b Ireland

Anne Kenny 28 Wife b Ireland

John Kenny 5 b Ireland

William Kenny 4 b St Giles, Edinburgh

James Kenny 24

Mary Kenny 6 m b St Giles, Edinburgh

Bessy McVittie 24

John McVittie 22

Felix McGovern 25

Patrick Ferguson 24

James Ferguson 23

John McLoughlen 26 Boarder b Ireland

John Cassidy 20

Parish: Edinburgh New North ED 15 Page 2 Line: 21

Hello markf was so excited when you got in touch im sure my mum once told me that my grans brother name was charlie,that was all i was ever told i didnt know untill lately that my grandad was irish,(what a shock)I will never undestand why my mum never told me a lot .Ihave since wondered if my gran was irish also,Idont know if my gran had any more siblings,im so in the dark mum used to tell me that she had great parents,my own dad told me they were great people also my dad has also passed away,im not very good at all of this thank god for people like yourself who try and help people like me ,i wish i could give you more info yours sincerly A.H.(im always here to anwer anything you find god bless.

Hi slizzy my parents were edward mcknight my mother was theresa kenny mcknight my mum was born january1921 my dad was born 14 nov 1922 dont know any dates that they were born on my dad father was edard mc knight his mum was agnes taylor who passed away quite young i wish i had more info for you it must be really hard to try and work with what i have given yous but im really grateful for everthing your doing.sincerly A.H.

Was Theresa Kenny the youngest sibling????



If so it is possible, but unlikely, that she is part of the above family, I'm afraid, as Annie would have been 49 when she had her.

Hello markf yes theresa was the baby of the family she used to tell me that she was really spoiled,and her brother"s george charlie, john also were very protective towards her do you think it might be her thank you.anniekenny.

Possible, as I said, but I still think it's a bit iffy

Hello markf i agree with you thank you .anniekenny.