He returned to York in 1820 and began translating German classical works, including August Wilhelm Zumpt's Latin Grammar, Rost and Wusteman's Introduction to Greek Prose Composition and Matthiae's Greek Grammar.
[citation needed] Kenrick joined the Yorkshire Philosophical Society on its foundation in 1823 and subsequently served on its Council and as a Vice-President.
[1] He was appointed the honorary curator of antiquities at the Yorkshire Museum in 1858, succeeding his father-in-law Charles Wellbeloved in the post.
[1] As part of a memorial to Wellebeloved, he donated his copies of Francis Drake's Eboracum and John Horseley's Britannia Romana to the museum.
[1] A portrait of Kenrick by the artist George Patten was hung on the staircase in the Yorkshire Museum after his death.