My Great grandfather Joseph Minelly

Hi John

I checked a few sites for Minellys

The only birth/baptism record on www.rootsireland.ie/ (which charges) for a Minelly is the birth record of Elizabeth Minelly 1886 Donegal. The record would have the parish and MAYBE the parents' names (Joseph's siblings perhaps?)

http://ifhf.rootsireland.ie/quis.php?page=1&confirmPageView=Y

There are no Minelly marriage records but there is 1 death/burial record & it is also in Donegal:

Jane Minelly 1895 aged 85 so born 1810
http://ifhf.rootsireland.ie/quis.php?page=1&confirmPageView=Y

The record should have a burial place to look for other Minellys

The 1911 Irish Census doesn't have any but the 1901 has 1:Joseph Minelly Tircallen Stranorlar Donegal. Looks like he was a servant and was aged 40 so born c 1861 - could this be your man?

The censuses are free online

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Donegal/Stranorlar/Tircallan/1199691/

There are no Minellys in Griffiths Valuation 1848-64 (free) or the Tithe Applotments 1823-37 (free)

No luck on nidirect, PRONI or Family Search

I tried ancestry with no luck but then googled Minelly surname and got an ancestry reference which has Joseph born 1832  parents ROBERT MINELLY and ELIZA ALLEN married Agnes Dempster had 3 children and died in Scotland 1881

http://records.ancestry.com.au/joseph_minelly_records.ashx?pid=23022326

Col