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A growing family

By his sixth year at Cumberland House, Kennedy had a large family to support. A fifth child, James, had been born in 1812, and Aggathas gave birth to three more sons, William, George, and Philip, while Alexander served as master of Cumberland House. The record of Kennedy’s debt in the post’s account book reflects both the family’s size and their relative wealth. Over the next few years the Kennedys had two more children, Isabella and Roderick. The Kennedy family now included three daughters and seven sons.

Cumberland House servants' accounts

Cumberland House account book, 1814-15 (a)

Cumberland House servants' accounts

Cumberland House account book, 1814-15 (b)

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