| Birth | January 18, 1899 40 41 |
| Birth of a sister | Ellen (Nelly) Kavanagh 1903 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a father | John Henry Kavanagh November 1, 1907 (Age 8 years) |
| Burial of a father | John Henry Kavanagh November 4, 1907 (Age 8 years) |
| Death of a sister | Ellen (Nelly) Kavanagh 1920 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a mother | Ellen Christina McCree (Nellie Ward) Davison 1926 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a wife | Jean Dorothy Walker June 2, 1940 (Age 41 years) |
| Death | 1964 (Age 64 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Henry Kavanagh Birth: before June 20, 1858 35 32 — Belfast, Antrim, Ireland Death: November 1, 1907 — 5 Clayton Street East, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland |
| mother |
Ellen Christina McCree (Nellie Ward) Davison Birth: before August 2, 1857 49 32 — Newcastle upon Tyne, Nthmd. Death: 1926 — Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Nthmd. |
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Marriage: March 4, 1898 — Birmingham Register Office |
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11 months himself |
John Ward Kavanagh Birth: January 18, 1899 40 41 — 5 Clayton Street East, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Nthmd. Death: 1964 — Salford, Lancs |
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5 years younger sister |
Ellen (Nelly) Kavanagh Birth: 1903 44 45 — Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Nthmd. Death: 1920 — Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Nthmd. |
| Father’s family with Mary … |
| father |
John Henry Kavanagh Birth: before June 20, 1858 35 32 — Belfast, Antrim, Ireland Death: November 1, 1907 — 5 Clayton Street East, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Northumberland |
| step-mother |
Mary … Birth: about 1865 — Leicester, Leics. |
| Mother’s family with John Dickinson |
| step-father |
John Dickinson Birth: 1852 — Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan, Wales Death: 1885 — Hexham district, Northumberland |
| mother |
Ellen Christina McCree (Nellie Ward) Davison Birth: before August 2, 1857 49 32 — Newcastle upon Tyne, Nthmd. Death: 1926 — Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Nthmd. |
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Marriage: May 20, 1882 — All Saints Parish Church, Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
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7 months half-sister |
Violet Dickinson Birth: 1882 30 24 — Newcastle Upon Tyne, Nthmd. |
| Family with Jean Dorothy Walker |
| himself |
John Ward Kavanagh Birth: January 18, 1899 40 41 — 5 Clayton Street East, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Nthmd. Death: 1964 — Salford, Lancs |
| wife |
Jean Dorothy Walker Birth: May 20, 1910 29 29 — Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Nthmd. Death: June 2, 1940 — Battersea district, London |
| son |
John Walker Kavanagh |
| Note | Birth announcement in "The Era" (theatrical paper) 28 Jan 1899 "KAVANAGH - Jan. 18th, at home, 5 Clayton-street East, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, the wife of J. H. Kavanagh (nee Miss Nellie Ward), of a son. Both doing well." Stage comedian. Worked with George Formby, Albert Burdon, Ted Ray and Tommy Handley. First stage appearance at the Corona, Felling, Newcastle upon Tyne. First London appearance 1920 at the Elephant & Castle Theatre. Appeared at Theatre Royal, Newcastle in Jack and the Beanstalk, 1933/4 and in Cinderella 1938/9. Appeared with Albert Burdon and Jill Esmond (Laurence Olivier's first wife) in pantomime "Beauty and the Beast" 1937/8 at Lyceum, London as one of Beauty's "sisters". Hull Daily Mail 17 Oct 1936 "Johnny Kavanagh, the new start Comedian in an uproarious musical comedy burlesque" at Variety Theatres. Rushden Echo & Argus 5 Jul 1940: report of concert at Ritz cinema. "The concert was a gay and meritorious light entertainment......with the support of Johnny Kavanagh (comedian).....Johnny Kavanagh's "Girl Guide" act was extremely comical..." Appeared at New Palace of Varieties, Plymouth 11 Aug 1941 and at Hippodrome, Bristol 13-18 Oct 1924, 23-28 Mar 1925, 11-16 Oct 1926, 11-16 Apr 1927, 24-29 Oct 1927, 8-13 Apr 1929, and 24 Dec 1948-12 Mar 1949 in Cinderella, starring Ted Ray. |
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