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Title: Abraham Lincoln Kenyon
Post by: dinkey on Monday 02 June 08 09:42 BST (UK)
Is anyone able to lookup when the above named came to Australia and the ship he sailed on.

He was born in Oldham Lancashire 1865 and married Sarah Linklater in Victoria 1888. Their son Frank Lincoln Kenyon was born in Brunswick in 1889.

Abraham died in 1943 Brunswick. I have his burial details but nothing about his occupation and when he came to Australia.

Many thanks

dinkey
Title: Re: Abraham Lincoln Kenyon
Post by: craizi daizi on Monday 02 June 08 10:11 BST (UK)

Hi Dinky

If you look on the PROV site,  there is a couple of MR Kenyon 's arriving,  between 1872 - 1888,  aged from 27  - 45,   NO A Kenyon,  but may have come as Mr.......If you know his age at marriage,  the site may help

http://proarchives.imagineering.com.au/Index_search.asp?searchid=23

Craizi
Title: Re: Abraham Lincoln Kenyon
Post by: dinkey on Monday 02 June 08 10:25 BST (UK)
thanks for that I will have a look at the site and see if I can find a match.
Title: Re: Abraham Lincoln Kenyon
Post by: tropicalj on Monday 02 June 08 10:30 BST (UK)
I  think  it  is possible  that  he  could  have come  with  his  parents  on  the Electoral Rolls  I  noticed  that in the same  area  there was a John Kenyon  and Esther Kenyon living together at the same address
both  Abraham  and John  were basketweavers

So  then I  had a good  look  throught the  indexs  and found a death  of Esther Kenyon

Esther Kenyon died aged 86 in 1917 Hberg
father Jos TRAVIS  mother unknown reg no 12681


Now Travis  is  the  surname  showing on  the death indexs  for Abraham Lincoln Kenyon  death details.


do  you  have  either his death certificate or perhaps  the  marriage certificate

Oh  and  maybe  you  allready  know  this  but  he had a second wife who  had  achild born and died  the same  year?

regards Jenn
Title: Re: Abraham Lincoln Kenyon
Post by: tropicalj on Monday 02 June 08 10:59 BST (UK)
1881 census
Oldham Lancashire
Living at 22 Park Road

John Kenyon Head aged 49 mar skip manfr born Manchester,Lancashire
Esther    “       wife aged 50 mar                             Heywood
Walter             son  aged 26         skip manfr born Oldham
Jessie               dau aged 20                                   Edinborough Scotland
A.Lincoln        son aged 15                                    Oldham

Folia RG11/4064


so it  would appear  that Abraham arrived  after 1881 and before 1888

regards Jenn
Title: Re: Abraham Lincoln Kenyon
Post by: dinkey on Monday 02 June 08 11:53 BST (UK)
Thank you Jenn

I had the 1881 census details and figured that he must have arrived betwen 1881 and 1888. I have not established a match for him as yet on the website Craizi gave me. I have however, found Albraham's parents John & Esther arriivng on the ship GERA Sept 1895. Abraham must have come out on his own.

Have you got the address you mention in the electoral rolls and the date of that entry.
Title: Re: Abraham Lincoln Kenyon
Post by: Raylen on Monday 02 June 08 14:19 BST (UK)
From Victorian Electoral Rolls

1903
4 Deacon St Brunswick
Abraham Lincoln Kenyon - Basketmaker
Sarah Kenyon - Home Duties
1909
4 Deacon St Brunswick
Abraham Lincoln Kenyon - Basketmaker
1914
15 Deakin St East Brunswick
Abraham Lincoln Kenyon - Basketmaker
Alice Kenyon - Home Duties
Frank Lincoln Kenyon - Basket Maker
1919
37 Campbell St Coburg
Abraham Lincoln Kenyon - Basketmaker
Alice Kenyon - Home Duties
John Francis Kenyon - Wickerworker
1931 and 1936
38 Walsh St Coburg
Abraham Lincoln Kenyon - Manufacturer
Alice Kenyon - Home Duties
Travis John Kenyon - Basket Manufacturer

1903,1909 and 1914

3 Ethel St Brunswick
John Kenyon - Basket Maker
Esther Kenyon - Home Duties

Raylen



Title: Re: Abraham Lincoln Kenyon
Post by: dinkey on Monday 02 June 08 15:29 BST (UK)
Thank you for providing all that information for me it is much appreciated and gives me a fuller picture of the family.

regards

dinkey
Title: Re: Abraham Lincoln Kenyon
Post by: refennij on Friday 20 June 08 01:51 BST (UK)
HI Dinkey this is my first  time on this so unsure how it goes , I am also trying to follow the Kenyon tree , Abraham  Lincoln Kenyon is my husbands Great Grandfather    I have not found out exactly when he came out but the dates you have are around the same time as his mother Esther came out  I think she actually came out twice  first in 1883 on the Respigadera and then on the Gera with Husband John Kenyon   in 1895.
Abraham  was a wicker worker   or basket maker  married Sarah Linklater in 1888  she died in 1907 age 45   both died in Victoria Australia and buried in the Kenyon plot in Coburg Cemetery.
 
I am trying to find out the exact parentage of John Kenyon  who married Esther , as on the marriage certificate  it shows Johns father name of William but on  Johns Death certificate it shows John  any help with this .
Title: Re: Abraham Lincoln Kenyon
Post by: cando on Friday 20 June 08 04:14 BST (UK)
I am linking the cemetery for Dinkey

http://www.fcmp.com.au/

Cheers
cando
Title: Re: Abraham Lincoln Kenyon
Post by: dinkey on Friday 20 June 08 21:56 BST (UK)
cando

Thanks for that information on the cemetery.

dinkey
Title: Re: Abraham Lincoln Kenyon
Post by: Jigga80 on Sunday 05 April 20 02:09 BST (UK)
Hi Refennij

My name is Troy and Abraham Lincoln Kenyon was my father's great grandfather.

What is your husbands name?

Troy.
Title: Re: Abraham Lincoln Kenyon
Post by: judb on Sunday 05 April 20 06:32 BST (UK)
Welcome, Troy.  Is there any further information you would like us to search for?

refinnej asked a while ago about the parentage of John KENYON (Abraham's father) married to Esther.  A transcription of the marriage record for John and Esther gives John's father's name as William and the image of the baptism record for John (August 1833 at the parish church of Manchester) shows his parents as William (joiner) and Mary. 

I notice dinkey has not logged into Rootschat since 2018 but should get an email telling him/her that there's been a post on this thread - hoping their email address is still the same.

Judith
Title: Re: Abraham Lincoln Kenyon
Post by: daljul on Sunday 05 April 20 07:19 BST (UK)
thank you for this update. Much appreciated

dinkey
Title: Re: Abraham Lincoln Kenyon
Post by: Jigga80 on Sunday 05 April 20 22:45 BST (UK)
Hi judb

I think Refennij's husband might be related to me based on their most recent post hence my comment.

I would like to find out more about my paternal grandfather, Francis Abraham John Lincoln Kenyon. Born 16 Apr 1923 and died 1986. He married Estha Spendelove in 1944. Divorced in 1946. Remarried in an unknown year to Carole and they had children Mark and Diane.

Hope you can help.

Thanks

Troy.
Title: Re: Abraham Lincoln Kenyon
Post by: judb on Monday 06 April 20 05:33 BST (UK)
Electoral Rolls show him

1949 He has been crossed out (possibly moved to another address) but was at 2 Willowbank Rd, N7 with two others of the same surname. Occupation: wicker worker.
1958 Lillypilly Ave, Doveton. Occ: superintendent Caroline Edith Kenyonis at that address
1959 20 Page Ave, Port Melbourne, clerk.  Caroline is at that address
1963, 1967, 1968 both at 12 Sheoke st, Doveton.  He is a superintendent.  The street is spelt Sheoake St in 1968

TROVE has a death notice 13 September 1952,for his child, John Lewis KENYON aged 3 years and nine months.  Mentions his wife's parents' surname.
https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/23206957

Can't see much else for him as his death was relatively recent.

Judith