Kenley History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Kenley family

The surname Kenley was first found in Ayrshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Inbhir Àir), formerly a county in the southwestern Strathclyde region of Scotland, that today makes up the Council Areas of South, East, and North Ayrshire, where they held a family seat from very ancient times, some say long before the establishment of Edinburgh as the capital of Scotland.

Early History of the Kenley family

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Kenley Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Kemloe, Kemblock, Kemlock, Kemlok and others.

Early Notables of the Kenley family

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Kenley migration to Australia +

Kenley Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr.John Kenley, British settler who was convicted in Bristol, Somerset, England for 14 years for stealing, transported aboard the "Fortune" on 31st October 1812, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 1
Mr. Thomas Kenley, English convict who was convicted in Devon, England for life, transported aboard the "Dromedary" on 11th September 1819, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 2

Sources +

Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 24th October 2022). https://convictrecords.com.au
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 16th July 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/dromedary