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John Kelly 1838–1886 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1838

Birth Location: Leitrim Longford Ireland

Death Date: 21 Jun 1886

Death Location: Leitrim, Ireland

Father: Francis Kelly

Mother: Eleanor James

Spouse(s): Sarah Young

Children(s): Mary Kelly, Eveline\Evelyn Kelly, Elizabeth Kelly, Thomas Kelly, Eleanor\Elinor Kelly, John Kelly, Emily Kelly, Hester Kelly, Matilda Kelly, Margaret Kelly, John Jr, James Kelly, Joseph Kelly

John Kelly was born in 1838 in Leitrim Longford Ireland, the child of Francis Kelly And Eleanor Honor James. John Kelly married Sarah Jane Young, and had children including Eleanor Elinor Kelly, Elizabeth Ann Kelly, Emily Constance Kelly, Eveline Evelyn Kelly, Hester Clara Kelly, James Kelly, John Kelly, John Kelly Jr, Joseph Kelly, Margaret Kelly, Mary Jane Kelly, Matilda Kelly, Thomas Kelly. John Kelly passed away in 1886 in Leitrim, Ireland.

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Biography

  • John Kelly was born in 1838 in Leitrim Longford Ireland, the child of Francis Kelly And Eleanor Honor James.
  • John Kelly married Sarah Jane Young, and had children including Eleanor Elinor Kelly, Elizabeth Ann Kelly, Emily Constance Kelly, Eveline Evelyn Kelly, Hester Clara Kelly, James Kelly, John Kelly, John Kelly Jr, Joseph Kelly, Margaret Kelly, Mary Jane Kelly, Matilda Kelly, Thomas Kelly.
  • John Kelly passed away in 1886 in Leitrim, Ireland.

Immediate Family

Parents

Francis Kelly
1817–1870
Birth Location: Leitrim Ireland
FK
Eleanor James
1801–1882
Birth Location: Leitrim Ireland
EJ

Spouses(s)

Sarah Young
1838–1919
Birth Location: Drumcliffe Sligo Ireland
SY

Children(s)

Mary Kelly
1879–
Birth Location: Ahoghill, Antrim, Ireland
MK
Eveline\Evelyn Kelly
1878–1960
Birth Location: Innismagrath, Leitrim, Ireland
EK
Elizabeth Kelly
1854–1919
Birth Location: Leitrim, Ireland
EK
Thomas Kelly
1871–
Birth Location: Drumkeeran, Leitrim, Ireland
TK
Eleanor\Elinor Kelly
1864–1939
Birth Location: Drumkeeran, Leitrim, Ireland
EK
John Kelly
1876–1965
Birth Location: Leitrim, Ireland
JK
Emily Kelly
1872–1944
Birth Location: County Leitrim, Ireland
EK
Hester Kelly
1868–
Birth Location: Drumkeeran, Leitrim, Ireland
HK
Matilda Kelly
1867–1949
Birth Location: Plumbridge, Tyrone, Northern Ireland
MK
Margaret Kelly
1864–1930
Birth Location: Leardin, Gortin, Tyrone, Ireland
MK
John Jr
1874–
Birth Location: Ireland
JJ
James Kelly
1875–
Birth Location: Antrim, Ireland
JK
Joseph Kelly
1857–
Birth Location: Leardin, Gortin, Tyrone, Ireland
JK

John Kelly's Ancestors

Self
John Kelly
1838–1886
Birth Place: Leitrim Longford Ireland
Parents
Francis Kelly
1817–1870
Leitrim Ireland
Eleanor (Honor) James
1801–1882
Leitrim Ireland
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

John Kelly's Descendants

1.
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John Kelly (abt 1838–21 Jun 1886) m. Sarah (Jane) Young (abt 1838–17 May 1919)
  1. 1. Mary (Jane) Kelly 1879–
  2. 2. Eveline\Evelyn Kelly 1878–1960
  3. 3. Elizabeth (Ann) Kelly 1854–1919 m. Carson (#2) Dennison 1849–1922
    1. 1. Sarah (Jane) Dennison 1887–1974 m. Rev (John) Sagar 1887–1964
      1. 1. Gertrude (Patricia Spencer Carson) Sagar 1914–2010 m. Rudolph (Odin) Liesinger 1915–1990
        1. 1. John (Rudolph) Liesinger 1946–1997
    2. 2. Thomas (Robert) Dennison 1891–1922
    3. 3. Albert (Christopher) Dennison 1894–1916
    4. 4. Gladys (Patricia) Dennison 1900–1921
    5. 5. William (Willie John) Dennison 1887–1941
    6. 6. Frederick (Carson) Dennison 1885–1965 m. Sarah (Millar) Reid 1889–1973
      1. 1. Albert (Robert Carson) Dennison 1917–2009 m. Phyllis (Bertha) Crawshaw 1910–1991
      2. 2. Doris (Patricia) Dennison 1922– m. John Bradfield 1913–2001
  4. 4. Thomas Kelly 1871– m. Charlotte Chambers 1898–1952 m. Kathleen Lindsay 1871–1914
    1. 1. Vera (Elizabeth) Kelly 1908–
    2. 2. John (William 'Jack') Kelly 1900–1987
    3. 3. Eric (Lindsay) Kelly 1902–1980 m. Kathleen (Catherine) Moran 1906–1979
      1. 1. Thomas (Norman) Kelly 1923–2020
      2. 2. Alexander Kelly 1926–2015
      3. 3. Hilarian Kelly 1929–2015
      4. 4. Donald Kelly 1928–1999
      5. 5. Anthony Kelly 1931–2000
      6. 6. Brendan (J) Kelly 1945–2003
      7. 7. Mary (K) Kelly 1932–2015
      8. 8. Alice (Teresa) Kelly 1935–2019
    4. 4. Donald (Henry) Kelly 1904–1954
    5. 5. Thomas (Norman) Kelly 1906–
      1. 1. James (Joseph) Kelly 1943–1980
    6. 6. Eileen Kelly 1890–
  5. 5. Eleanor\Elinor Kelly 1864–1939 m. John Kerins 1862–1921
    1. 1. Edith (Constance) Kerins 1892–1981
    2. 2. Ruby (Eveline) Kerins 1894–
  6. 6. John Kelly 1876–1965
  7. 7. Emily (Constance) Kelly 1872–1944 m. David (Nathaniel) McGlaughlin 1876–1953
    1. 1. Basil (Gordon Young) McGlaughlin 1910–1990 m. Nina (Lilian) Babbage 1920–2000
  8. 8. Hester (Clara) Kelly 1868– m. John Virtue 1866–
    1. 1. Ivan (Thomas) Virtue 1893–1915
    2. 2. Gladys (Victoria) Virtue 1898–1911
    3. 3. Evelyn (May) Virtue 1899–1960
    4. 4. Ruby (Emily) Virtue 1901–
    5. 5. Muriel (Laura Sarah) Virtue 1906–
  9. 9. Matilda Kelly 1867–1949 m. Peter (M) Gunderson 1851– m. Rev (John Hill) Hunter 1866–1953
    1. 1. Alfred (Joseph) Gunderson 1889–1966 m. Marjorie (P) Shutts 1890–1933 m. Gladys (L) Shutts 1887–1971
      1. 1. Dorothy (Gladys) Gunderson 1916–2005 m. Dr (Walter Simeon) Sellars 1917–2008
        1. 1. Catherine (L) Sellars 1947–1985
    2. 2. Margaret (Sarah) Hunter 1910–2001 m. Charles (Donald) Ponting 1909– m. Charles (Donald) Godsey 1913–1968
      1. 1. Margaret (Catherine 'Kay') Godsey 1938–2001
    3. 3. Mary (Elizabeth) Hunter 1906–1966
  10. 10. Margaret Kelly 1864–1930
  11. 11. John (Kelly) Jr 1874–
  12. 12. James Kelly 1875–
  13. 13. Joseph Kelly 1857–

John Kelly's Timeline

4 Records

1838
Abt. 1838
Birth of John Kelly in Drumcliffe, Co, Sligo, Ireland
Drumcliffe, Co, Sligo, Ireland
1838
abt 1838
Birth of John Kelly in Leitrim Longford Ireland
Leitrim Longford Ireland
1858
1858
Age 20
John Kelly was married in Sligo, Ireland
Sligo, Ireland
1886
21 Jun 1886
Age 48
Death of John Kelly in Leitrim, Ireland
Leitrim, Ireland

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1838
    Event Place: Drumcliffe, Co, Sligo, Ireland

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1838
    Event Place: Leitrim Longford Ireland

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1858
    Event Place: Sligo, Ireland
    Record Source: Ireland, Civil Registration Marriages Index, 1845-1958

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 Jun 1886
    Event Place: Leitrim, Ireland
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