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John b.1822 KANALEY

John b.1822 KANALEY

Male 1822 - 1890  (68 years)

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  • Name John b.1822 KANALEY 
    Born 1822  Tipperary Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Name 1822  Tipperary Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Kanaley, Keneall, Keneally, Kenealley, and variations on KANALEY which was the final/continued spelling used in Australia. Education was very much phonetic based and often under pressure to attend to lines of travellers on/off ships etc.  
    Biography Notes 1844  Tipperary Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Anglican. Arrived on LADY ANN to Port Adelaide SA with 6 children. William-12, Mary/Maria-10, Stephen-7, Bridget-5, Jane-3, Honor-1.  
    Emigration 11 Oct 1857  Adelaide SA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Arrived on "LADY ANN", Occupation Agricultural Labourer, PARENTS KENEALLY 
    Biography Notes Kangarilla SA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Sarah's mother d.1 Mar 1859 @66yoa, James Taylor d.21 May 1880@60yoa.All buried with Sarahs family members in Kangarilla SA 
    Biography Notes 11 Oct 1857  Adelaide SA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    John's mother in law-Amelia Taylor@63yoa, her brother James Taylor@37yoa, and a niece Eliza Perry@19yoa all travelled with the Kanaley family from Tipperary Ireland (210 Irish passengers of the total 294). They were all nominated by Samuel Oakley who had arrived in 1836 on BUFFALO and sponsored the family members.  
    Residence 6 Oct 1866  McLaren Flat SA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    John purchased property Section 521 of 80 acres for 210 pounds from locals Thomas and Lydia Salisbury. Left to his wife on his passing (d.1890) and then his youngest son John (Jack) except if he did not marry (d.24 May 1915). In which case the estate was to be sold and divided between his five daughters, with trustees William and Josiah Oakley.  
    Residence 29 Sep 1879  McLaren Flat SA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    John senior purchased a second property Section 500 being a further 80 acres for 636 pounds. This being sold after his death on 11 Jul 1890. The earlier purchase block 521 was sold after the accidental death of John junior in 1915. 
    Occupation 1880  McLaren Vale SA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    John apparently had race horse.s He is mentioned in History of Mclaren Vale as being th eowner of a race horse which won the main race, the prize a Gold Cup. His horse was an outsider and beat the favourite. See the 1983 published 'Oakley Family History' and Pioneers of Aust published in 1838 where again they Kanaley family are connected to the imposing homestead of the Bell Family at FAIRVIEW on Yorke Penisula.  
    Residence Adelaide SA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Various residences Morphett Vale, McLaren Vale, Eyre Flat, and others. Religion recorded as Roman Catholic, Church of England Methodist.... 
    Buried 00 Jul 1890  Kangarilla SA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Kangarilla SA was once called Eyre's Flat. Both places of residence of the Kanaley family, plus McLaren Flat. The nearest birth place was Morphett Vale.
    Died 11 Jul 1890  McLaren Vale SA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I-8506  Christina and Donald McLean
    Last Modified 14 Nov 2020 

    Family Sarah TAYLOR,   b. 1826, Tipperary Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Sep 1901, Maitland SA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 75 years) 
    Married 1844  Tipperary Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Children 
    +1. Stephen b1850 KANALEY,   b. 1850, Tipperary Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 May 1892, Strathalbyn SA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 42 years)  []
    +2. William KANALEY,   b. 1849, Tipperary Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jul 1935, Maitland SA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)  []
     3. Maria KANALEY,   b. 10 Mar 1847, Tipperary Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 31 Mar 1906, Adelaide SA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 59 years)  []
     4. Bridget KANALEY,   b. 1852, Tipperary Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   bur. 2 Mar 1944, Prospect SA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 92 years)  []
    +5. Jane-Oakley KANALEY,   b. 1854, Tipperary Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Oct 1919, Strathalbyn SA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)  []
     6. Honor Ann Oakley KANALEY,   b. 1856, Tipperary Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1941, Strathalbyn SA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 85 years)  []
     7. Anne KANALEY,   b. 3 Mar 1858, Morphett Vale SA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Mar 1858, Morphett Vale SA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)  []
    +8. James KANALEY,   b. 17 Feb 1859, Kangarilla SA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Oct 1943, Wagga Wagga NSW Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)  []
    +9. Eliza KANALEY,   b. 18 Aug 1861, McLaren Flat SA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 5 Apr 1945, Adelaide SA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)  []
     10. John Thomas (Jack) b1865 KANALEY,   b. 14 Feb 1865, McLaren Vale SA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 May 1915, McLaren Flat SA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 50 years)  []
    Last Modified 14 Nov 2020 13:02:27 
    Family ID F-2820  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
    KANALEY John (senior) and Sarah Taylor-1850's
    KANALEY John (senior) and Sarah Taylor-1850's
    KANALEY, John and Sarah nee Taylor-Section500 McLaren Flat SA c1887
    KANALEY, John and Sarah nee Taylor-Section500 McLaren Flat SA c1887

    KANALEY John and Sarah nee Taylor Section 500 McLaren Flat SA c1887 001

    Headstones
    CEMETERY KANGARILLA SA KANALEY John and Sarah nee Turner
    CEMETERY KANGARILLA SA KANALEY John and Sarah nee Turner
    HS KANALEY John and Sarah nee Turner, Kangarilla SA Johns inscription:"Day by day the voice hath come, enter thine eternal home, asking not if we can spare, this dear soul summoned here"
    Sarahs inscription:"What is there to court my stay or keep me back from home while Angels beckon away and Jesus bids me come"

  • Sources 
    1. [S-130] PUBLICATION Encycopaedia South Australians 1836-1885 , 785, 7 Oct 2017 Researcher Lorna McLean.
      As per personal profile entries provided

    2. [S-55] PUBLICATION "Descendants of John and Sarah Kanaley" home publication, Hazel and Bruce Kanaley ~1990's, 7-8, 15 Oct 17 Researcher Lorna Mclean.
      LADY ANN was a first class ship with 3 decks. More information regarding the LADY ANN are detailed in "The McDonald's Story". Family moved through the districts laying to rest at Kangarilla SA

    3. [S-55] PUBLICATION "Descendants of John and Sarah Kanaley" home publication, Hazel and Bruce Kanaley ~1990's, 7-8, 15 Oct 17 Researcher Lorna Mclean.
      Sarah Taylors mother Amelia (63yoa) travelled to Port Adelaide SA with her husband and six children. Four more children were later born in Australia. Sarah Taylors brother:James Taylor (37yoa), and niece Eliza Perry (19yoa) Taylor travelled with them to Port Adelaide SA

    4. [S-55] PUBLICATION "Descendants of John and Sarah Kanaley" home publication, Hazel and Bruce Kanaley ~1990's, 11, 15 Oct 17 Researcher Lorna Mclean.