Basil O. Kendall (1809 - 1852)

Born 3 Dec 1809 in North Thoresby, Lincolnshire, England

Ancestors

Husband of Melinda (McNally) Kendall — married 1 Aug 1835 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 23 Sep 1852 at age 42 in South Grafton, New South Wales, Australia

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Basil Kendall migrated from England to Australia.

Biography

Born in London, England on 3 Dec 1809, as a twin with Joseph, to Thomas Kendall and Jane Quickfall. He was christened on the 27th of December 1809 in the parish of Saint Mary, St. Marylebone, London. ^[1]

The Kiama Independent & Shoalhaven Advertiser 19th December 1882 p: 2 [1]

THE LATE HENRY KENDALL'S PARENTS

In answer to an inquiry - The Sydney Mail of Saturday last says "Mr Kendall's father was named Basil Kendall. He was the son of a New Zealand Missionary, a seaman in early life, but afterwards a farmer at Ulladulla, His mother was a Miss Melinda McNally, a grand-daughter of Leonard .McNally, once a well-known Irish wit, and the companion of Burke, Sheridan, Goldsmith, and others.

Basil married Melinda McNally in Sydney N.S.W. on the 1st of August 1835 ^[2] and had 6 children.

He passed away on the 23rd of Sep, 1852 of consumption in South Grafton, New South Wales, Australia. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 database, in FamilySearch
2. ↑ Australia Marriages, 1810-1980 database in FamilySearch
3. ↑ Family Notices (1852, October 12). The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954), p. 4. Retrieved December 27, 2018, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article12940674

• "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NPQD-N2R : 30 December 2014), Basill Kendall, 27 Dec 1809; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm 580,907, 580,908.
• "Australia Marriages, 1810-1980," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTZD-6X2 : 12 December 2014), Basil Kendall and Melinda Olivia Leonora Macallan, 01 Aug 1835; citing St. Andrews Church, Sydney, Cumberland, New South Wales, Australia, reference 40; FHL microfilm 993,981.
• http://www.ancestry.co.uk/genealogy/records/basil-kendall_30271258
• https://sites.google.com/site/pre1839settlersinnz/home/notes/kendall-family
• https://www.jenwilletts.com/convict_ship_earl_spencer.htm