Researching Brady Kennett
Dig into the past of Brady Kennett using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 1666 people with the Kennett surname? In that year Kennett was ranked number 2053 for popularity in the UK. |

The name Brady means "Broad island" and is of English origin.
Records of Brady Kennett on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Brady Kennett in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Kennett ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Brady Kennett and the Kennett Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Kennett Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Kennett family tree.
Check out Parish Records for Brady Kennett at Find My Past.
Search for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Brady Kennett using the FreeBMD database.
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Study the LDS Database for records about Brady Kennett.
Research the Kennett surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Kennett Military records.
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Kennett Genealogy Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Investigate the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Brady Kennett.
Study MyTrees for information on the Kennett family and people looking to contact living Kennett relations.
Study One Great Family for Kennett records submitted by people who are already researching the Kennett Family Tree.
Find Brady Kennett from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Kennett Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
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Miscellaneous Kennett Databases
Check out the Ellis Island Database for information on Brady Kennett. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Brady Kennett
Brady Kennett
Brady Kennett (born 12 February 1974) is a racing car driver from New Zealand. He has raced Formula Ford, Formula Holden, V8 Touring Cars, V8 Utes, Super Trucks and Production Cars.
He had a couple of early notable wins before breaking his legs in a Formula Ford crash in the Wellington Street Race in 1993. After recovering from his injuries he returned to racing and won the biggest event of his career so far, the 1995 New Zealand Grand Prix.
From 1997 to 2002 he raced in the New Zealand Formula Ford Championship, Winning the Formula Ford Festival in 2000, Runner Up in the New Zealand Formula Ford Championship in 1998 and 2001–02 and finishing third in the same championship in 1997, 1998–99 and 1999-2000. In 1999 and 2000 he won the Dan Higgins Formula Ford Trophy and was second in 2001.
In 2001-02 he finished tenth in the Caltex Delo 400 Super Truck Championship, before commencing his V8 career. He finished 21st in the New Zealand Championship in 2001-02, and second at Taupo. The following season (2002–03) he finished 7th in his AU Falcon, again with another podium, this time a second at Manfeild. The 2003-04 season he finished 12th but was on the podium four times. He had seconds at Manfeild and Taupo and third places at Timaru and Taupo. He also finished 12th in the 2004 Placemakers V8 Supercar Event.
In the 2004-05 season he managed 19th in the New Zealand V8 Touring Car Championship. A third at Taupo was his only top 5 finish for the year. At the end of the season he sold his BA Falcon to Ian Tulloch.
In 2006 he co-drove a BA Falcon Ute with Australian James Harrigan at the Manfeild V8 Ute International. He finished seventh in Race 1 and 14th in the feature race with James.
He returned to car racing in 2007-08 with a Mitsubishi Lancer Evo in the Suzuki New Zealand Production Racing Championship. His six starts in the series (all at Manfeild) netted two seconds, a third and three fourths.
He competed in the 2008-09 Production championship in the same Lancer evo IV. He won 3 of seven rounds of the championship. Winning 5 races during the season and securing 5 pole positions from qualifying. He won the national championship narrowly by 6 points to Zane Coppins.
Brady's father Bob, also a driver, raced a Porsche 911 and a Ford Mustang in a few Trans-Am Races in the United States in 1969-70, 1970–71, and 1971–72.
Source: Brady Kennett, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Kennett
Family names can get corrupted over time, particularly where literacy was not as good. The following list contains some names that have similar sounds so you may want to also look at one or two of the more likely possibilites.
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