Individual Details

A U.S. passport application, dated 8 July 1919, has been located for a William J. Kennelly who was born in Kilbaha, Newtownsandes on 21 January 1889. The application states that William emigrated to the U.S. on 26 April 1910 and had been living in New York since then. His occupation at the time was post office clerk and he was intending to return to Ireland for six months "to prevent hardship and loss occasioned by serious illness in the family". Was the passport applicant our William?

Birth

Abt 1888

probably Kilbaha, Moyvane, Co. Kerry

Father	Daniel (Dan) KENNELLY (1842 - 1911)
Mother	Catherine (Kate) THORNTON (1853 - 1901)
Sibling	John KENNELLY (1877 - )
Sibling	Mary Ann KENNELLY (1879 - )
Sibling	Bridget KENNELLY (1880 - 1883)
Sibling	Timothy (Tim) KENNELLY (1881 - 1955)
Sibling	Bridget KENNELLY (1883 - 1909)
Sibling	James (Jim) KENNELLY (1886 - 1979)