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William Alfred Kenning
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Real estate and investment agent.
Born at Guelph, Ontario in 1875, son of William James Kenning and Annie Bigbie, in 1891 he learned the hardware business in the employ of George A. Richardson at Guelph. He came to Winnipeg in 1900 and found work with the Miller-Morse Hardware Company, first as a travelling salesman for five years then sales manager for two years. In 1907 he established his own real estate and investment firm.
In 1902, he married Minnie Maud Perkins (1878-1954) of Detroit, Michigan and they had a daughter, Ruth Winnifred Kenning (1905-?, wife of Norman Browett). He was a member of the Winnipeg Real Estate Exchange (President, 1929), Commercial Travelers Club of Winnipeg, and Men's Musical Club.
He died at his Winnipeg residence, 288 Kingsway, on 7 June 1930 and was buried in the Elmwood Cemetery.
Birth registration [Ruth Winnifred Kenning], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
The Story of Manitoba by F. H. Schofield, Winnipeg: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1913.
Death registration [William Alfred Kenning], Manitoba Vital Statistics.
“W. A. Kenning, local realty agent, passes,” Winnipeg Tribune, 9 June 1930, page 10.
Obituary [Minnie Maud Perkins Kenning], Winnipeg Tribune, 29 April 1954, page 37.
Obituaries and burial transcriptions, Manitoba Genealogical Society.
We thank Darryl Toews for providing additional information used here.
This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.
Page revised: 7 July 2024
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