Jessie NEBRONG / FARRELL / DIDO / KENNEDY

Born C.1901 ^{[5: 15-Sep-1944] [86: 30-Sep-1952]}
Daughter of Albert NEBRONG and a woman whose surname was possibly BROWN ^{[239: Tree 14C]}
Her father was the son of an Aboriginal woman and a member of the MACPHERSON family ^{[239: Tree 14C] [P411]}
Partner of (1) Patrick FARRELL ^{[5: 25-Aug-1944]}
Partner of (2) "Jack" John WINDLE ^{[91] [151: page 417]}
Gave birth to twins, a boy and girl, who died at the Native Camp in Carnamah aged 14 and 17 hours on 10 September 1922 ^[151]
Her partner Jack buried the twins in the bush in Carnamah, with the burials being witnessed by John CALLERY ^{[151: page 417]}
Partner of (3) "Dido" Joachim DIDO from about 1926 until his death in 1944 ^{[5: 25-Aug-1944]}
She worked in Carnamah doing odd jobs for her uncle Donald MACPHERSON ^{[P139] [239: Tree 14C]}
In the 1920s she is also known to have worked at Carnamah House for her aunt Miss Bessie MACPHERSON ^{[P9] [239: Tree 14C]}
Resided in a block of timber between the Macpherson's homestead Carnamah House and the Carnamah townsite ^[P139]
Sent a floral tribute for the grave of Donald MACPHERSON of Carnamah at the Winchester Cemetery on 14 August 1931 ^{[4: 22-Aug-1931]}
During a portion of 1935 she was an inmate of the Government Hospital in Geraldton ^[88]
The hospital contacted the Carnamah Police Station on 9 November 1935 for them to arrange her fare to return to Carnamah ^[88]
She and Dido were like grandparents to the elder children of her cousin's daughter Mrs Eva M. F. BARTLETT ^[P411]
In 1952 she was working as a domestic employee in Geraldton ^{[86: 24-Jun-1952, 30-Sep-1952]}
She was fined £2 for drinking beer with Elisha EDWARDS and Winnie STEWART in Geraldton on 21 June 1952 ^{[86: 24-Jun-1952]}
In September 1952 she was fined another £2 by the Geraldton Police Court for yelling on Wittenoom Street in Geraldton ^{[86: 30-Sep-1952]}
She was living with her daughter and son-in-law Mary and Harry KIMBERLY in a native camp on Eastern Road in Geraldton in 1954 ^[86]
A drunken man who visited their camp accidentally set it on fire in April 1954, causing damage to the entire camp ^{[86: 15-Apr-1954]}
Her maiden surname was also referred to as NABERONG, NABRAH, NIBBERONG and NEBERONG ^{[5: 25-Aug-1944] [91] [151] [239]}
She was also referred to as "Carnamah Jessie" ^[P1]
Later in life she lived in Geraldton and was known as Jessie KENNEDY ^[P516]
Mother of Arthur John FARRELL, Winnie WINDLE and Mary DIDO ^{[5: 25-Aug-1944] [91]}
Died 6 January 1973; buried at Utakarra Cemetery in Geraldton, Western Australia (Roman Catholic, Row 109, Plot 10) ^[29]

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