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Thomas Kennedy

Thomas Kennedy

Born
1835-01-01 12:00:00
Died
1875-01-01 12:00:00
Gender
Male

According to his military records, Thomas Kennedy was from St Anne's Shandon, Cork. In February 1860 he married Margaret Laffan at St Mary's Shandon, & later that month joined the Royal Artillery. Soon they were off to India.

They had 2 daughters, Mary & Margaret at Belgaum, near Bombay. Then something went wrong. Margaret must have died.

By 1875 Thomas Kennedy had been discharged from the army at Woolwich, UK, with failing health & eyesight. He was sent to Tralee care of the Pension Office & died soon after.

Before leaving India Thomas Kennedy left his 2 daughters in the care of an orphanage near Bombay. One of them is my Great Grandmother.

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