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From UK Census records I have traced back to my Great great great paternal grandparents, William & Mary Kelly (both born c.1811) As far as I can ascertain they had 6 children, Owen (my great great grandfather) born c1833, Bridget born c.1835, Patrick c.1839, William c.1841, Catherine c.1844 and Hugh c.1847, all of these children were born in Ireland. I presume the family left Ireland during the famine as they first appear in the 1851 UK census having settled in Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire.

The 1861 UK census shows Owen as being from Balinasloe but the 1881 census shows him as being from Athlone? I have searched for the family group on the Irish Family History Foundation records with no success, so by a process of elimination am assuming that they either came from Taghmaconnell or Moore, as there are no records existing for the birth dates I am looking at for Owen and his siblings.

Incidentally, William and Owen's ultimately worked as a Tanyard Labourer and Stonemason respectively and I understand that this area is linked with Tanning and stone quarries?

Owen married Catherine Noon in 1858 and census records show her as being from Galway. On their marriage certificate her father is shown as Michael Noon, deceased Labourer.

Can anybody help please?

Regards

 

Matthew Kelly

mattkelly2012

Tuesday 30th Oct 2012, 05:40PM

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  • I have an ancester, born about 1811, Eliza Kelly, who emigrated to Bristol England, then to Aston juxta Birmingham, then later to Kidderminster, Worcester. Any connection?

    Sunday 4th Nov 2012, 12:11AM
  • I have nothing to show any connection to Eliza Kelly or any Kellys in my family at this time. Sorry

    Sunday 4th Nov 2012, 03:47PM
  • Sorry, I don't think there is any connection  to an Eliza Kelly in my family

    mattkelly2012

    Monday 5th Nov 2012, 05:30PM
  • Hello,

    Teresa from the Clontuskert page of Ireland Reaching Out here.

    I have forwarded your request to a local genealogist and will get back to you as soon as I have some information for you.

    Teresa (volunteer with Clontuskert IRO)

    Monday 12th Nov 2012, 11:00AM
  • Teresa

    Thank you, I look forward to hearing from you

    Regards

    Matthew

    mattkelly2012

    Monday 12th Nov 2012, 02:50PM
  • Hello Teresa

    I was just wondering if there was any progress on tracing my family?

    Regards

     

    Matthew Kelly

    mattkelly2012

    Thursday 13th Dec 2012, 05:35PM
  • Teresa

    I was wondering if you had any further information as I have heard nothing as yet

    Regards

    Matthew

    mattkelly2012

    Wednesday 5th Jun 2013, 01:48PM

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