KENNA; WIC,IRL / DUB,IRL; 1867- I'm looking for information on family history. So far I've only got a very sketchy background. Here goes.... Grandfather was John Patrick Kenna, born in Phila, PA, USA (married Josephine Ward, from Mallahyde (sp?), Ireland). My grandfather had one sister, Mary V. Kenna, who never married. Great Grandfather was John Charles Kenna, born about 1867 in the Dublin/Wicklow area (I think). I have the name of the town of Baltinglass, but I don't know how that fits into the picture as yet. He emigrated to the US sometime before 1884 where he got married in Phila. PA to Catherine V. Kelly). My g-grandfather was a Butler to a family in Dublin for about 7 years and then the family moved to London, England and he went with the family before coming to America. He continued to be a butler in America and later purchased his own pub. John Charles Kenna had 2 brothers that I know of...James H Kenna (emigrated to Phila., PA, USA) and Patrick Kenna who remained in Ireland near Dublin. There may have been more brothers and sisters; I don't know. I don't know the age relation of the three and who was the eldest. Patrick was married 2xs and had children from both marriages...I'm aware of Thomas, Dennis and Andrew. I believe his second wife had a maiden name of Lemeon (sp?). The last known address of Patrick was in the year 1887 at #4 Corn Market, Dublin. My uncle has been over to Ireland and went to the address but it has since been torn down and a road put in it's place. We also have a letter that was my g-Aunt Mary's. She was corresponding with an Alice Lawless. There was also an Alice Farrell who was married to the station master at Fox Rock Station. My g-aunt would make references to cousins in Ireland and wrote to this Alice person. I don't know if Alice Farrell/Lawless is one and the same person or two separate, but somehow the Kenna name is tied to these women. Some of the convicts to Australia records show some Kennas who were living in the Wicklow/Dublin area. It's possible they could fall into the family tree as the grandfathers of these men. There was a James Kenna from Wicklow county convicted in 1849 for sheep steeling and he was discharged in 1855. No age is listed yet it's possible for him to fit into the equation somehow. There is another James Kenna from Dublin City convicted in 1838 of burglary and felony when he was 18 and sentenced to 10 years. There is also a Patrick Kenna of Wicklow who was convicted of (egad!) rape and sentenced to "death com transportation 7 yrs. com 18 mths impt" in 1841 when he was 32 yo. There is a note on his record that the "convict's name struck through from Register." Ironically, the 1890 census records in both the US and Ireland have burned so it may be difficult to get any further information by documentation.. My dad and uncle are traveling back to Ireland in October and are hoping to search archives so any leads would be helpful. Thanks in advance. Susan (Kenna) DiIorio Momdio <[email protected]>