Parish registers show that Robert was a fisherman in Whitehaven in the 1730s.
Events
Date of Birth: unknown.
Place of Birth: unknown.
Date of Burial: 26 October 1760.
Place of Burial: Whitehaven, Cumberland, England (St Nicholas’).
The bishop’s transcripts of the parish registers give the baptism.
Relationships
Father: unknown.
Mother: unknown.
Spouse: Mary Garget (died 1771). Married 9 November 1719 in St Bees, Cumberland.
The FamilySearch index gives the marriage, citing a microfilm of H.B.Stout’s transcription of the parish registers.
Children:
(Complete source citations for facts about the children on this page are currently outside of the scope of this project.)
John Kennedy (baptized 19 August 1720 at Holy Trinity, Whitehaven) married Mary.
Edward Kennedy (baptized 1 June 1722) married Jane Jackson 8 January 1743 in Whitehaven (Holy Trinity).
Robert Kennedy (baptized 3 August 1724 at Holy Trinity, Whitehaven - buried 12 March 1806) married Ann Kelly 10 March 1763 in Whitehaven (Holy Trinity).
William Kennedy (baptized 14 October 1726 at Holy Trinity, Whitehaven - buried 7 January 1731/2).
Mary Kennedy (baptized 5 January 1728/9 at St Nicholas, Whitehaven).
Martha Kennedy (baptized 5 January 1728/9 at St Nicholas, Whitehaven) married John Taylor 3 July 1754 in Whitehaven.
Elizabeth Kennedy (baptized 11 August 1732 at St Nicholas, Whitehaven) married Isaac Drake 3 November 1761 in Whitehaven.
William Kennedy (baptized 28 July 1734 at St Nicholas, Whitehaven).
Joseph Kennedy (baptized 10 October 1736 at St Nicholas, Whitehaven - buried 16 December 1736).
References
"England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/NJ1V-5ZR : accessed 11 Apr 2014), Robert Kenedy and Mary Garget, 09 Nov 1719; citing Saint Bees,Cumberland,England, reference ; FHL microfilm 0496433 PT 3 IT 1.
Whitehaven, Cumberland (St Nicholas’) bishop’s transcripts of the parish register; FHL microfilm 90682, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.