michael kennedy monivea

[dathai]

New York Passenger Arrival Lists, Ellis Island
4th Nov 1908
Annie Kennedy
Last residence Monivea,Ireland.
Left from Queenstown to New York on board ship Majestic(1890)

[dathai]

Hi IbbI
          Is that your James Kennedy in Claremorris did you note in 1901 he says born Kings Co

[dathai]

John Francis Kennedy left a will 1919 administered in Tuam to Mary E of Monivea but may not exist because of Custom House fire.

[shellyesq]

Looks like he headed off to war with the Yanks. Niagara Falls City, New York.
On Family Search World War One Draft Registration Cards 1917/1918
Michael J Kennedy
Born 16 April 1888
Monivna Galaway

Please note that all men of a certain age were required to fill out draft registration cards, unless they were already in the military.  It does not mean that they were actually drafted or ever served in the military.  I don't see any indication that a Michael Kennedy of his age from New York served in WWI.

A link to the draft registration card is here -
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1961-26587-17606-99?cc=1968530

[dathai]

Thank you Shellyesq for defining that for me i am sure Monivea will be delighted with the link, i note he's working for an Aluminium Co,on line 10 of the registration it says single and then what looks like Concaver is this referring to his trade cant quite make out the small print in front of it.

Cheers
Dathai

[lbbl]

dathai,
I will have to wait until I get the records from the RIC to know for sure where he was from originally. I know his children were all born in Galway, but the family story is that they were from Waterford. I'll just have to be patient.

[lbbl]

On another topic - does anyone know how to get Boer War service records with birth dates? I can only find names, not even country of origin.

[Nailer1]

The word you read as Concaver is Caucasian,  referring to his race or colour.

[dathai]

Thank you for that Nailer1 me oul peepers aint what they used to be.
Cheers
Dathai.