Kelly family

rosie1055:

Welcome to Ireland Reaching Out!

I checked the 1901 census for Ballymanagh and found John with a younger sister Maria (Mary). I also found the 1911 census record for John but no Maria. I then checked the free siite www.irishgenealogy.ie and found a 1906 marriage record  for a Mary Kelly (father Luke Kelly) from Ballymana who married a widower named Thomas Mitchell. I tried to find them in the 1911 census but was unsuccessful.

Roger McDonnell

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Galway/Lissmanny/Bally…

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Galway/Lismanny/Ballym…

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_re…

Hi Rosie

I found a marraige record for a Luke Kelly and Cath Murphy, both from White Hall in the parish of Clontuskert, on 23 Nov 1843, witnessed by John Kelly and Catherine Devaney. I found this on the findmypast free parish records.

Children(that i could find on this website)

Catherine Kelly born 27 Nov 1844  Godparents-Michael Murphy(from Lacken?) and Catherine Kelly

Joanna(possibly Latin for Jane maybe) Kelly born 26 Dec 1849   Godparents-Patrick and Eleanor Kelly

Mary Kelly born 30 Oct 1856  Godparents-Patrick Colahan and Margaret Kelly

Patrick Kelly born born 14 Feb 1861  Godparents-James and Mary Kelly

Hope this helps!

Back again! Luke Kelly appears in Griffiths Valuation in Ballymanagh, renting a 31 acre field from Allan Pollock with a Patrick Kelly(Most likely a brother). Both seem to have a portion of the field which their house is built on. Also in the townland of Ballymanagh was Bridget, James and Hugh Kelly. This would be about 1857.

I cant find any Kellys in Ballymanagh in the Tithe Applotment Books (1820s and 1830s) so perhaps they lived elsewhere or didn't have large enough holdings to pay tithes.

Alicia:

Nice research!

Roger

rosie1055:

I finally found Mary (Maria) Mitchell.  http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Galway/Ahascragh/Adder…;   She was living two parishes to the north in Ahascragh civil parish.

One of these two records could be your Maria.

Roger

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_retu…

https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/deaths_retu…

thank you for all your replies sorry not been on for a while but your replies have been very helpful x