John Kennedy1

M, #5448, d. 6 September 1864
Last Edited31 Oct 2019
Marriage*21 August 1852 Wagga Wagga, NSW, Australia;
John Kenedy (sic), bachelor, Tumut, Presbyterian
Martha Buckly (sic), spinster, Tumut, Presbyterian
Witnesses Jack Bates of Wagga Wagga & Charlotte Phillips of Wagga Wagga
;Bride=Martha Buckley1 
Death of Spouse1853 Ovens River diggings, VIC, Australia;Principal=Martha Buckley2 
Letter*12 August 1853 Tumut, NSW, Australia;
Tumut, August 12th, 1853.
My dear Mr. Wagner,
I only received your letter dated 2nd May? Today and sat down to answer it immediately and in doing so I am exceedingly sorry I am obliged to say the report you have heard about your (girl) dear child is quite true. The whole family of the Buckleys that is the old Mrs. Buckley, Martha Buckley and a person named Kenedy (and her husband (Mr. Luke?) Buckley and your Anna, Mr. & Mrs. Buckley and family started together for the gold-diggings at the Ovens River and after they had been there some time the scarlet-fever broke out among them and in addition to the loss you have sustained in the loss of your child, four more of the abovementioned party fell victims to the disease that was ….. Mrs. Buckley, Martha Buckley, Mr. Duffy and one of the children. Buckley wrote me a letter when your child died, asking me to write the sad tidings to yourself and Mrs. Wagner as he said he did not know your address and in the letter Buckley wrote me there was enclosed a certificate from the medical Gentleman stating that he had been called in to attend your child through its illness and everything that could possibly be done to save its life had been done. This certificate together with Mr. Buckley’s letter to me I enclosed immediately in a letter I wrote to you detailing all the information I could gather and addressed it to “The Mission Station “Zions Hill” Moreton Bay.” And it appears to me from your letters now received that you have not received it. If that be the case you can write to the Post master Moreton Bay and get it. How is Mrs.Wagner? Has she been travelling with you? Or is she still in Moreton Bay? I hope she has had no return of the fearful illness she experienced when she was at Tumut and hope with yourself will be able to bear an affliction fathers bore with a spirit of humble faith and resignation to His Divine will. I do not rightly know where Mr. & Mrs. Buckley and the remainder of the party, are at present. They have not returned to Tumut and I think they have removed from the Ovens diggings to the Bendigo diggings. I am glad to inform you that Mrs. Body and my family have arrived safely from England, and have joined me at Tumut now about five months. Mr. Sep? Anderson and Mr. Luke? Ford with their families are enjoying good health, and unite with me in kindest wishes.
And believe me,
My dear Mr. Wagner,
Your faithfully,
T. P. Body;Mentioned=Martha Buckley2 
Death*6 September 1864 Gilmore near Tumut, NSW, Australia;
Date and place of death: 6th September 1864, Gillmore nr Tumut
Name and occupation: John Kennedy, Laborer
Sex and age: Male, supposed 40
Cause of death: Not known
Duration of last illness: had been ill for some time
Medical attendant: No attendant
When he last saw deceased:
Name and occupation of father: Not known
Name and maiden surname of mother: Not known
Informant: George Smart (his mark), Gillmore, Laborer, fellow * of deceased
When and where buried: 7th Sept 1864, Cashobe
Name of undertaker: D McGr**r
Name and religion of Minister: J P Wylde, Cashobe, Layman
Names of witnesses: J Pyan, Martin Dwyer
Where born and how long in Australasian Colonies or States: Ireland, about 27 years in the Colony
Place of marriage, age, and to whom: was married some years ago (date not known) to Martha Buckley now deceased
Children of marriage: no issue3 

Family

Martha Buckley b. 2 Jun 1823, d. 1853

Citations

  1. [S1219] NSW Marriages 1788-1857.
  2. [S1743] OM74-29, Wagner Family Papers, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, Letter from T. P. Body to Rev. Wagner 1853.
  3. [S1596] NSW Death Certificate.