Brief Life History of James
When James McKenna was born about 1826, in Trevethin, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom, his father, John McKenna, was 31 and his mother, Elizabeth Haines, was 22. He married Lydia WILLIAMS on 30 June 1851, in Llangattock nigh Usk, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 5 daughters. He lived in Llangattock nigh Usk, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom in 1861 and Penarth, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom for about 10 years. He died in 1902, in Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, at the age of 77, and was buried in Penarth, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom.
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- James Mc Kenna, "England and Wales Census, 1861"
- England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915
- James Mc Kenna in entry for Laura Mc Kenna, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
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World Events (6)
1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
1831 · Merthyr Uprising
Sparked by a depression that was going through Wales the previous three years, the Merthyr uprisings were carried out by workers that were in debt. In the process, twenty-four people were killed and twenty-six were arrested. Troops were brought in to stop the protestors.
1850 · Coal Fields in South Wales Developed
Like the iron and copper mines, the coal fields in South Wales were very important to the industrial revolution. Many of those that worked in the coal mines were part of the Merthyr uprising.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Kieran, Aidan, Caitlin, Eamon, Eamonn, Seamus, Siobhan, Aileen, Colum, Donal, John Patrick.
Irish and Scottish: variant of McKinney 1. McKenna (Gaelic Mac Cinaedha) was the surname of an Irish chieftain family in northwest Monaghan, barony of Trough.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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