Matthew King Kennedy

[*Sandra*]

Commonwealth War Graves Commission are appealing for relatives of Telegraphist Matthew King Kennedy - Royal Navy - who died 27/12/1947 - Service No P/JX404146

The private memorial marking the grave of Telegraphist Kennedy no longer provides adequate commemoration.  The commission are in the process of producing a new headstone to mark his grave.

FIND A GRAVE

Riddrie Cemetery Glasgow City, Scotland
PLOT   Royal Navy

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98156181/mathew-king-kennedy

Sandra

[MonicaL]

Hi Sandra

Matthew's parents were James Sharp Kennedy and Annie Kean Lynch. Matthew's death is records as being on 24 December. Parents' marriage was in 1914 in the Camlachie area of Glasgow. Matthew's birth shows in Camlachie in 1924, so aged 23 at death in 1947.

There is a possible death for father at the age of 43 in 1936 in Shettleston.

Mother Annie I think died in 1976 in Glasgow at the age of 82. Mother's maiden name of King.

In terms of siblings, there was at least a brother, James Sharp Kennedy. He died in 1984 in Cumbernauld at the age of 69. Likely more sibings you would think.

Monica

[MonicaL]

I think Annie Kean Lynch's parents were William Lynch and Margaret King. Ancestry tree here for the Lynch family, for those who can access www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/81811723/person/36454638597/facts

Annie's family here for 1901:

William Lynch 30 coal miner b Ireland
Margaret Lynch 28 b. Hamston (may be Hamilton), Lanarkshire
Annie Lynch 7 b. Glasgow
Catherine Lynch 5 b. Glasgow
Mary Lynch 1 b. Coatbridge, Lanarkshire

Address: 71l1 Whifflet St , Coatbridge, Old Monkland

Monica

[MonicaL]

Possible births for siblings to Matthew:

1919 Camlachie - William Lynch Kennedy

1920 Camlachie - Margaret King Kennedy

Monica

[dowdstree]

Just to add to Monica's findings - From his Death Certificate -

Matthew King Kennedy - Wages Clerk - Single - aged 23 years.
Died at Robroyston Hospital - Usual Residence - 176 Glenisla Street, Glasgow.
Father - James Sharp Kennedy - Bus Conductor - Deceased.
Mother -Annie Kean Kennedy M.S. Lynch.
Cause of death  - Pulmonary TB 3 years   TB Toxemia 2 months  Cardiac Failure.
Death registered by - James Kennedy, Brother, Present. Address 79 Easterhill Street, Glasgow.

Date of Death is given as 24th December, 1947 and registered on 26th December, 1947.

Dorrie

[MonicaL]

There is a family tree on a/try, for those with access, for the family of James Sharp Kennedy. His parents are given as John Sharp Kennedy and Henrietta Watson Ireland www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/171842610/person/242227535171/facts

Names might link up to another Camlachie birth, 1923 - John Sharp Kennedy?

Monica

[*Sandra*]

Excellent research - thank you so much, might be worth writing to the ancestry tree member.
Fingers crossed.

Thank You
Sandra