kendall_family_nsw - Person Sheet
kendall_family_nsw - Person Sheet
NameJohn Hardy Kendall
Death1956, Auburn, New South Wales, Australia641
Spouses
Divorce17 Sep 1910, Bourke, New South Wales, Australia
ChildrenCyrus Lyons (1897-1956)
 John H (1900-1901)
 Thomas J (1901-)
 Isaac (1905-1905)
Notes for John Hardy Kendall
It would appear Cyrus Lyons Kendall and John H Kendall, sons of John H Kendall were born in Bourke, while the third son, Thomas J Kendall was born in Braidwood.

The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954)
Friday 16 September 1910 Page 9

QUARTER SESSIONS
BOURKE, Thursday.
At the Quarter Sessions on Wednesday,
Judge Gibson presiding, Mr. Bevan Crown Pro-
secutor, Donald Shaw appealed against the
amount of the license fee for Tattersall's Hotel
as fixed by the Licensing Bench, and after evi-
dence his Honor lowered the annual rate by
£10.
The first divorce case held in Bourke was
heard. Clara Kendall applied for a divorce
from John Kendall on grounds of misconduct
and desertion. His Honor held the issues were
not proved, and dismissed the application,
although there was no defence. There were
no criminal cases for hearing.

Western Herald (Bourke, New South Wales, : 1887 - 1970)
Saturday 17 September 1910 Page 4

DIVORCE COURT.
Clara Kendall v. John Hardy Kendall.
This was an application for divorce on the
grounds of adultery, and desertion.
Mr. Bevan, instructed by Mr. Page ap-  
peared for applicant.  
Mrs. Kendall said her husband was a  
second-hand dealer by business. There  
were four children by the marriage, two of
whom were now alive, tho eldest of which
was thirteen years of age. They had lived
in Bourke since tho marriage. She left her
husband in March, 1906, in consequence of
his drinking heavily and ill-treating her,
and went to Forbes. She failed to get a
maintenance order, through lack of evidence,
and returned to Bourke in 1907. She then
got a prohibition order against him. They
lived together until May, 1908, when Kendall
sold off his shop. They separated later
in that year. He had not supported her.
She saw her husband in a house in September
when the woman locked the door. She
knocked and the two ran out at the back.
Later on he ordered her out of her own
house. Her husband in September said that
he was the father of a child by another
woman. She did not live with him as his
wife after that. Respondent then went to
Cobar. On 3rd February, 1909, she summoned
him for maintenance, he having returned
to Bourke, Sho got an order for 18s
a week for herself and the children: On
his return she saw her husband with the
woman who he said was the mother of his  
child. He had been put in gaol for neglect
of paying the maintenance order, and on
being released went to live with the woman.
Several other witnesses gave evidence,
and His Honor ruled tho issues were proven,
and forwarded the application on to the
Supreme Court, Sydney.
The Court then adjourned.
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