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John Kennedy | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1 January 1833 |
| Died | 27 February 1904 (aged 71) |
| Nationality | Scottish |
John Kennedy (c. 1833 - 27 February 1904) was a Scottish painter.[1][2]
Life[edit]
His father was Patrick Kennedy (1801 - 28 March 1873), a bookseller, originally from Kilmyshal, near Bunclody, Co. Wexford in Ireland. He became known as a folklorist. For a time in the 1830s he became an art teacher before opening a bookshop on Anglesea Street in Dublin.[3]
His mother was Maria Kelly as per John's marriage certificate. (On John's death certificate mistakenly stated that his mother's maiden name was Scully.) Patrick and Maria married in October 1832.[4]
John Kennedy was born c. 1833 in Dublin, Ireland. He was one of Patrick and Maria's six children.[5]
He married Margaret Mill Hughes (9 January 1832 - 13 May 1901) from Dundee. Margaret was the daughter of James Anderson Hughes, a builder, and Helen Mitchell White.
John and Margaret married on 25 July 1857 at Meadow Place, Dundee. On their marriage both were staying at Bell Street in Dundee.[6][7][8]
1861 census - West Ferry, Mary's Cottage, Dundee.[9]
1871 census - 17 Springfield, Dundee.[10]
1881 census - retired teacher, house owner, 372 Perth Road, Riversdale, Dundee[11]
1891 census - retired art teacher, 372 Perth Road, Dundee[12]
1901 census - retired art teacher, living on own means, 372 Perth Road, Dundee[13]
Art[edit]
He was noted as the Master of the Government School of Design in Dundee.[14]
He then became the Art Master at Dundee High School.[15]
Death[edit]
He died on 27 February 1904 at his home at 372 Perth Road, Dundee, aged 71.[17]
After his death, his house at 372 Perth Road, went on sale in March 1904. The advert stated that it was erected by John Kennedy.[18]
His will was worth £14,176, 11 shillings and 10 pence on his death in 1904.[19]
His estate left slightly less: £13, 377, 7 shillings and 10 pence.[20]
Works[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ The Dictionary of Scottish Painters. 1600 to the present. Paul Harris and Julian Halsby. Canongate Publishing. 1990.
- ^ Dictionary of Scottish Art and Architecture. Peter J. M. McEwan. Antique Collectors Club. 1994.
- ^ https://www.dib.ie/biography/kennedy-patrick-a4490#:~:text=Kennedy%2C%20Patrick%20(1801%E2%80%9373,child%20born%20to%20his%20parents.
- ^ https://www.dib.ie/biography/kennedy-patrick-a4490#:~:text=Kennedy%2C%20Patrick%20(1801%E2%80%9373,child%20born%20to%20his%20parents.
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/family-tree/person/tree/77270138/person/142432721786/facts
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/145397:60144
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000582/19010515/148/0002
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000296/18570728/056/0004
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/1612184:1080
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/161545:1104
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/2658301:1119
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/1256308:1108
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/1047678:1101
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000296/18570728/056/0004
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000582/19040301/142/0002
- ^ https://www.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/artists/john-kennedy
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000582/19040301/142/0002
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000164/19040329/158/0010
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000164/19040502/132/0007
- ^ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/discoveryui-content/view/31115:60558?tid=&pid=&queryId=1ff359b3-f5aa-412c-b68c-0a86ba508ad4&_phsrc=dhg1298&_phstart=successSource
Category:1833 births
Category:1904 deaths
Category:Scottish male painters