For privacy reasons, Date of Birth and Date of Marriage for persons believed to still be living are not shown.
Kenyon James Ormerod [Male] b. 14 OCT 1871
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Title: June Holding -- Personal research
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Title: 1901 census
Born 14th October 1871 at 17 Gordon Street Over Darwen (page 75)
Address (1881 Census) 17 Exchange Street, Over Darwen (page 63)
Age 9 yrs, Scholar.
At the time of James’s brother’s death, in May 1885 (page 64), the family address is shown as 28 Exchange Street, Darwen.
The 1881 Census shows that James Kenyon was the fifth child of Robert Kenyon and Margaret Kenyon (nee Duxbury) and that there were a total of nine children ranging in age from 1 year to 21 years old living at the same address.
James married Dorothy Knowles at St. James Church, Over Darwen on 23rd December 1893 (page 76). James was aged 23 yrs and Dorothy was 24 years old. James’s father is shown as Robert Kenyon (weaver) and their address is 39 Exchange Street, Over Darwen. Witnesses at their wedding were James’ younger sister Alice Kenyon and Thomas Lightbown Gillibrand (copy of 1881 Census, page 78). In 1901 Thomas Lightbown Gillibrand, age 34 yrs (Cotton Loomer) was living at 3 Chapels, Over Darwen with his wife Betsy Gillibrand (age 29 yrs) and their son John, age 2 yrs (page 79).
Address (1901 Census) 3 Cotton Hall Street, Darwen
Occupation - Iron Workers Labourer
Age 29 yrs, married (page 77)
The 1901 Census shows a single man, Moses Duxbury, an uncle to James (on his mother’s side) was staying with them at the time (pages 58, 66 & 77) along with a 23 year old visitor, Richard Knowles (probably the brother of James’ wife, Dorothy Kenyon, nee Knowles).
James and Dorothy Kenyon had one son:
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Title: Family Tree.FTW
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Title: John DuxburyBury.FTW
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Title: Family Tree.FTW
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Title: John DuxburyBury.FTW
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Title: John DuxburyBury.FTW
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Title: Family Tree.FTW
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Title: John DuxburyBury.FTW
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Title: John DuxburyBury.FTW
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Title: Family Tree.FTW
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Title: John DuxburyBury.FTW
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Title: Family Tree.FTW
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Title: John DuxburyBury.FTW
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Title: Family Tree.FTW
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Title: John DuxburyBury.FTW
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Title: Family Tree.FTW
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Title: John DuxburyBury.FTW
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Title: Family Tree.FTW
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Title: John DuxburyBury.FTW
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Title: Family Tree.FTW
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Title: John DuxburyBury.FTW
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Title: Family Tree.FTW
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Title: John DuxburyBury.FTW
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Title: Family Tree.FTW
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Title: John DuxburyBury.FTW
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Title: Family Tree.FTW
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Title: John DuxburyBury.FTW
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Title: 1881 census
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Title: Rochdale Cemetery Records
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Title: Rochdale Cemetery Records
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Title: Rochdale Cemetery Records
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Title: 1851 census
Ruth Duxbury advises
Shown as E Duxbury in the 1851 census and as living with her grand parents in the 1861 census.
Harry was b March 1898 and d 25 August 1898 in Accrington, Lancashire. Harry is burried with his maternal gmother Anne Marie Duxbury in Accrington, Lancashire.
Ian Dunston, October 2004
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Title: June Holding -- Personal research
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Title: June Holding -- Personal research
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Title: June Holding -- Personal research
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Title: June Holding -- Personal research
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Title: June Holding -- Personal research
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Title: June Holding -- Personal research
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Title: June Holding -- Personal research
Robert Kenyon
James and Dorothy Kenyon’s address in 1918 was 33 Gordon Street, Darwen. Unfortunately Dorothy Kenyon died on 25th October of that year, aged 49 years.
After Dorothy Kenyon died and their son Robert Kenyon had been discharged from the army James and Robert Kenyon went to live in America – either with other family members or to join them (some family remain in America). It is unknown how long James and Robert remained in America but both eventually returned to Darwen. Robert Kenyon married Miriam Anna (or Hanna) Bury in 1920 and had two children Iris Smith (nee Kenyon) 1923 & Colin Kenyon 1929.
After their return to Darwen, James was married for a second time. James’ second wife was Polly Haydock.
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Title: June Holding -- Personal research
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Title: June Holding -- Personal research
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Title: Linda Duxbury -- Personal Research
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Title: V Roy Duxbury ----- Personal Research
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