The child's father, Norman Leonard Teede, was born 19 March 1893 at Bunbury. His mother, Kathleen Sarah Gasmier, was born at Kalgoorlie on 19 September 1898. Kenneth was the first of their three known children. The others were Leonard Norman Teede born 1923, Perth (Birth Registration 1167/1923, Perth) and Margaret Mary born 1931, Kalgoorlie (Birth Registration 221/1931, East Coolgardie). The children's father died 30 March 1948 in Coolgardie. Their mother died at City Beach on 2 October 1981.