KELLY FAMILY in NENAGH, TEMPLEMORE, LOUGHMORE

Frances:

Welcome back to Ireland Reaching Out!

I will alert one of our parish liaisons in Tipperary about your message.

Roger McDonnell

Thank you, Roger. You folks are a treasure!

Hi Frances,

In the 'Ireland Valuations Office Books 1831-1856' i found a land assessment for 1846 in Kiltillane, Templemore for a Rody Kelly.

Townland: Kiltillane

County: Tipperary

Parish: Templemore

Barony: Eliogarty

In the 'Ireland Roman Catholic Parish Baptisms under Birth, Marriages and Deaths' I found...

First Name: Rody

Last Name: Kelly

Baptism Year: 1797

Baptism Date: 28th May, 1797

Parish: Nenagh

Diocese: Killaloe

County: Tipperary

Father's First Name: Rody

Mother's First Name: Honora Ryan.

The rody name is continued down along if it's your Rody.

In the ' Ireland Valuations Books' for 18th November,1847 you will find a Bridget Heenan

Townland: Lisaniska(Ballymackey), Nenagh in the Barony of Upper Ormond.

Ballymackey is on the outskirts of Nenagh town.

Surprisingly enough you might have more info in Canada than you think...

In the 'Ontario Census of 1861' I found a

Name: Rody Kelly

Birth: 1831, Ireland (sometimes people didn't know the age or year they were born or couldn't remember or lied)

Residence: Nepean, Carleton, Ontario, Canada.

Census Date: 1861

Birth Year(Est.) = 1831 Age: 30

Marital Status: Married

Religion: R. Catholic

Event Place: Nepean, Carleton, Ontario,Canada.

I also found could be your gt. gt. grandfather in the same Census 1861 no first name :

Name:  ?  Kelley

Census: 1861

Event Place: Oro, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada

Age: 64

Marital Status: Married

Religion: R.C.

Birth Year(Est.): 1797.

Then in the Canada Census of 1851 I found:

Name: Roderick Kelly

Age: 22

Birth Year(Est.): 1829

Birthplace: Ireland

Province: Canada West( Ontario)

District: Carleton County

Sub-District: Nepean

Page Number 35

Also in the 'Canada Census of 1851' there was:

Name: Bridged Kelly

Age: 55

Birth Year(Est.): 1796

Birthplace: Ireland

Province: Canada West(Ontario)

District: Carleton County

Sub-District Number:31

Page Number: 35

Also in the same 'Canada Census of 1851'

Name: Catherine Kelly

Age: 20

Birth Year(Est.): 1831

Birthplace: Ireland

Province: Canada West(Ontario)

Sub-District: Nepean

Sub-District Number: 31

Page Number: 35

You will notice Frances all 3 are on the same page 35 and are more than likely together.You need to do a bit more checking in Canada i think there's more info. to be found there.Because your ancestors left in 1851 which was early there are few people who can go back further than that even with a professional genealogist. At that time i could not find any passenger lists for canada, i think it was later on in the 1880's they started keeping lists for immigrants.Go to your parish church where your ancestors resided and ask to see the registrars .

I hope i have helped you in some way.

Best regards,

John Kelly(Volunteer, Irelandxo)

Thank you, John.  I have located the Kellys in Nepean, Canada, and the records you noted for Rody are the same family. At that point the father was using his middle name, John, and my g-grandfather was Rody or Roderick. I have traced the family forward from 1851 and have even visitied the church and the farm they owned there. Without any recorded emigration, I guess I'll have to rely on DNA to solve this mystery.

Thank you for your efforts and for both the Valuations Office record and for finding Bridget Heenan. Perhaps tracing her will uncover something further. Is there anything in particular you would recommend I look for before - or when - I get to Ireland that will help my search?

Again, thank you very much!

Frances

Hi Frances,

If there is any other info, any little snippet at all, let me know, it could lead somewhere. When you come to Ireland, there's a very nice lady running the North Tipperary Genealogical Centre here in  Nenagh. Her name is Nora O'Meara she's an M.A. Genealogist for 'The North Tipperary Genealogy Centre',The Governor's House, kickham St., Nenagh. They open Monday to Friday 10am to 4pm, you can phone 003536733850 or email: tipperarynorthgenealogy@eircom.net  . Nora would go out of her way to help you. I hope this helps you in some way and enjoy your stay in Ireland.

Best wishes,

John Kelly.

John:

Thanks so much for your assistance. Are you a parish liaison in Nenagh or a local volunteer?

Roger

Hi John,

I'm so looking forward to visiting Nenagh, Borrisokane, and Templemore - seeing the places where my ancestors once lived. I will most certainly contact Nora O'Meara, as well. Thank you for her contact information.

You've been very helpful and I just know the two collections of information will come together very soon.

Best regards,

Frances

Hi Roger,

I am a volunteer, but history is my passion and especially family history. Quite happy just being a volunteer.

Regards,

John Kelly.

John:

We had another message yesterday for Nenagh parish which I sent to a John Flannery who is listed as the parish liaison for Nenagh. Do you know John? Maybe you could help with this message. Thanks!

Roger

http://www.irelandxo.com/ireland/tipperary/nenagh-tipperary/message-boa…