Looking for relatives in Ireland - related to the family outlined below; names in bold type are those known to have emigrated from Ireland; any help is much appreciated - Cheers, Kelly
Patrick Kellett & Mary Caffrey - m. 24 May 1838 Ardee Parish, Louth
Children:
Mary Kellett b. cir. 1839 - m. John Crawley (Crolly) 9 Nov 1864 Ardee Chapel, Louth
Bridget Kellett b. cir. 30 Jan 1841 Hurlestone, Ardee Parish, Louth
Andrew Kellett b. cir. 26 Jan 1843 Ardee, Louth
Patrick Kellett b. cir. 6 Mar 1850 Lobinstown, Meath; d. 23 Sep 1905 Manhattan, NY, USA - Jane Mullen b. cir. 1855 Louth - m. 7 Feb 1875 Walshestown, Termonfeckin, Louth; immigration NY, USA 24 May 1880
- Mary b. 7 Feb 1875 Miltown, Louth - m. Francis Curry 1 Jun 1902 Manhattan, NY, USA
- Bridget b. 20 Oct 1876 Bornamoe, Louth; d. 20 Jun 1893 Manhattan, NY, USA
- Patrick b. cir 17 Nov 1878 Moneymore, Louth; baptized 17 Nov 1878 St. Peter's, Drogheda, Louth; d. 3 Feb 1939 Manhattan, NY, USA; marital status unknown
- 7 more children born in NY
Peter Kellett (my great-grandfather) b. cir. 13 Sep 1852 Lobinstown, Meath; d. 19 Oct 1922 Jersey City, NJ, USA - Annie McEvoy b. cir 1852; d. 29 May 1897 Manhattan, NY, USA - m. 9 Sep 1877 St. Peter's Chapel, Drogheda, Louth; immigration NY, USA 4 May 1880
- Patrick b. cir. 30 May 1879 Moneymore, Louth; baptized 30 May 1879 Drogheda, Louth; d. 2 Apr 1884, Jersey City, NJ, USA
- 4 more children born NJ and NY, USA [one other child born and died in either Ireland or USA - unknown]
- 2nd wife of Peter: Bridget Corbley, nee Drew b. cir. 1864 Ireland; d. 23 Nov 1912 Manhattan, NY, USA;
m. 4 Feb 1900 Manhattan, NY, USA
Anne Kellett b. cir. 15 Oct 1854 Snipe Hill, Ardee, Louth; d. 30 Oct 1865 Snipe Hill, Ardee, Louth
Catharine Kellett b. cir. 23 Dec 1856 Snipe Hill, Ardee, Louth; d. 14 Oct 1865 Snipe Hill, Ardee, Louth
Rose Kellett b. cir. 27 Jun 1859 Snipe Hill, Ardee, Louth
Michael Kellett b. cir. 7 Sep 1861 Snipe Hill, Ardee, Louth - Bridget Murray b. cir 1862 Ireland - m. bet. 1888-1890 USA; Michael Kellett immigration NY, USA 19 Oct 1888; Bridget Murray immigration unknown
- 2 children born NY, USA
Rose Kellett b. 11 Jul 1864 Snipe Hill, Ardee, Louth; d. 17 Jul 1864 Snipe Hill, Ardee, Louth
Saturday 17th Nov 2012, 10:53PM
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Hi
Thank you for your message.
If you haven't already - you may try one of the following for more information:
The National Archives of Ireland http://www.nationalarchives.ie/genealogy1/genealogy-records/introduction/
The National Library of Ireland http://www.nli.ie/en/family-history-introduction.aspx
The National Archives UK ? genealogy search: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/looking-for-person/
Irish Newspaper Archives: http://www.irishnewsarchive.com/
One source for checking the availity of Catholic records in Ardee is:
http://www.irishtimes.com/ancestor/fuses/rcparishmaps/index.cfm?fuseact…
Civil registration records are available from the General Register Office (GRO). These start from 1864. You can access the website here: http://www.groireland.ie/research.htm
Valuations office in Dublin (http://www.valoff.ie) will have a record of the land registry from 1855 to modern times. This will assist in seeing what happened to any land the family may have owned.
There is lots of useful information to be found in the 1901 and 1911 census records. You can find this here: http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/search/ You could try checking these for families in the area with the Kellett surname.
Failte Romhat has lots of other useful links you could try looking at ). www.failteromhat.com
Please be patient - as our programme has only begun to rollout across the island of Ireland and volunteers in some areas may not yet be organized.
Kind regards,
Genealogy Support
Wednesday 23rd Jan 2013, 11:05AM