There is a death for a Thomas Kennedy registered in Coventry in 1974.
This death index gives his birth date as 30 July 1898.
If not already done so I would obtain the death certificate.
Your next step is to search the Coventry newspaper obituaries.
This may give more details of his death such as -
Husband of Gladys, father of the three named children and possibly brother of …….
That would give you another lead.
It appears that his widow Gladys Ivy Kennedy nee Welch remarried in 1978 to John Dalton.
Have you considered tracing and contacting living descendants of Thomas Kennedy?
They may have information you are unaware of.
It is also possible that Thomas may have been in WW1.
Service records usually give next of kin.
As he did not marry until 1927, then his parents would have been his next of kin.
So this is another avenue you can explore.
From your post and queries on another site you mention that Thomas married in Birmingham 25 January 1927 and that he was 27 years old.
So he would be celebrating his 28 Birthday in July of the same year, giving an estimated birth year of 1899.
Birth Index’s
Parents had six weeks to register a birth
If Thomas was born in July 1898 or July 1899 then search the Birth indexes for the September and December Quarter of both years.
You can also look for christening records.
You can rule this person out.
Thomas Kennedy born Liverpool
Born.28 January 1898-
chr. -9 March 1898
His parents are James & Jane Kennedy.
The surname Kennedy is a predominantly Irish and Scottish name.
The names of Thomas’s three children are popular with Irish naming traditions.
He may well have been born in Ireland so a search of Passenger ships is worth while.
I believe you have been given a list of all of census records ( England and Scotland )
of a Thomas Kennedy who has a father James.
You now need to narrow this down by researching each one them, and then eliminating them from your search .
You have a birth date to go on.
(although a birth date on a death certificate is only as good as its informant and errors can occur )
Census 1901
Father James Kennedy is a Stone Paver – this is the closest match of occupations of an asphalter in 1927.
James Kennedy Head Married Male age 30
b1871 Born Ireland Tipperary
Occ: Stone Paviors Labourer
Annie Kennedy Wife Married Female 26
b 1875-Wigan, Lancashire, England
Elizzie Kennedy Daughter Single Female 3
b,1898-Wigan, Lancashire, England
Thomas Kennedy Son Single Male 2
b.1899-Wigan, Lancashire, England
James Kennedy Son Single Male 0 b.1901-Wigan, Lancashire, England1901 Address: Tippings Mill Yard, Wigan, Lancashire, England
Source- 1901 Census Rg13:: Piece N0: 3555:: Folio:100:; Page 44:
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Or location wise Bilston and Wolverhampton are near to Birmingham
Occupations can change over the years.
James Kennedy Head Married Male age 42-
b .1859 Bilston, Staffordshire, England
Occ: Boiler Maker
Mary Ann Kennedy -Wife Married Female age 37 -
b1864 Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
Eliza Kennedy -Daughter Single Female age 15
b. 1886 Occ: Domestic Servant
Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
William Kennedy Son male 13
b1888 Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
Doris Kennedy Daughter Female 5-
b. 1896 Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
Thomas Kennedy Son Male 3
b. 1898 Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
George Kennedy Son Male 0
b. 1901 Bilston.
1901 Address: 2, Ettingshall Lane, Bilston, Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
Source - 1901 Census: RG 13: Piece2691; Folio:109: Page 39
And then there are the Lancashire and Scottish Census matches I believe you have been given where there are a number of Thomas’s with a father James.
If posting on more than one website it is wise to list the details of exactly what you do have or have been given.
This will help those who are trying to help you, so that they can evaluate the evidence themselves and not waste time going over old ground.
In order to find out who your family is, you also have to prove who is not.
Not always easy, but worth it if it brings results.
