| 1. | Joseph Alexander (Peter) Kewley was born on 22 Aug 1902 in Douglas, Isle of Man UK; died on 4 Jul 1969 in Karori Cemetery and Crematorium, Wellington, New Zealand. Notes:
The 1911 Isle of Man census for the household at 3 Newcastle House Duke's Road, Douglas, headed by Peter Kewley, 55, widowed, 23 years married, b. Patrick, Isle of Man, general labourer; George Henry Kewley, 18, single, grocer carter; Beatrice Kewley, 16; Charles Kewley, 13; Thomas Kewley, 11, all b. Douglas, Isle of Man; Joseph Kewley, 9, b. Conchan, Isle of Man, all single.
1921 Census Of England & Wales includes: Joseph Alexander Kewley, b. 1901, Isle of Man; Edward Kewley; Charles Edward Kewley, b. 1896, Isle of Man; in a household in Douglas, Isle of Man.
Occupation: 1935, steward; 1938, s.s. Karu steward; 1942, ship's steward; 1946, laborer; 1958, watersider.
Residence, Wellington, NZ: 1935, 1938, 7 Hall Street; 1942, 1946; 1957, 12 Herald Tce.
New Zealand electoral rolls: for 7 Hall Street - 1935, 1938 Joseph Alexander Kewley and Martha Kewley (married); for 12 Herald Terrace - 1954, 1957, 1963, 1969 Joseph Alexander Kewley, watersider, and Ada Winifred Kewley, domestic (1946, 1957), married (1963, 1969).
The NZ electoral rolls suggest he was twice married: first to Martha at least from 1935-1938 and then to Ada Winifred 1946-1969. In 1974 Ada [1900-1988] married Edward Arthur Cunningham [1904-1990], a widower.
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1902 - 1969 (66 years)