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Biographical Dictionary - Coorow, Carnamah, Three Springs


Surname

Amy NAIRN / KENWORTHY

Born 1883 in Upper Irwin, Western Australia [15]
Daughter of Frank Edward NAIRN and Harriett Emma LONG [15]
She was a grand-daughter of Carnamah pioneers Sarah & James NAIRN and Coorow pioneers Sarah & William LONG [P3]
Resided with her parents at Noolooloo Station in Carnamah and sometimes on Claremont Farm in Dongara [P3]
She was baptised by the Church of England curate based in Dongara on 1 December 1884 [332]
After her mother's departure from the family she resided full time with her unmarried aunts on the property Claremont in Dongara [P3]
Resided at Claremont in Dongara until her marriage in 1905 [P3]
Married "Jack" John Joseph KENWORTHY on 7 June 1905 at Saint John's Church in Dongara [120: 17-Jun-1905]
They resided in Dongara 1912-1915 where her husband was a Store Assistant [50]
Resided for a number of years on Newcastle Road in the Perth suburb of Midland Junction where her husband was a Grocer [50]
Her son Frank Wilton KENWORTHY later worked for her brother Harold on his farm in Carnamah and Three Springs [P5]
Mother of Keith Edward, Harold Nairn, Frank Wilton, Janet Clara and John Kitchener [332]


Reference:  Carnamah Historical Society & Museum and North Midlands Project, 'Amy Nairn / Kenworthy' in Biographical Dictionary of Coorow, Carnamah and Three Springs, retrieved 28 March 2024 from www.carnamah.com.au/bio/amy-nairn [reference list]




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