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Gately and Kelly of Kiltomb (Kiltoom), Roscommon

Hi XO Community members,

I'm seeking info on my Gately and Kelly ancestors from Kiltomb (Kiltoom), Roscommon (and possibly from surrponding parishes).

XO Community member, Kevin Moore, discovered the 30 Nov 1842 baptism of my great-grandmother, Bridget (ne) Kelly, Kiltomb parish, Roscommon.

Bridget's parents were Thomas Kelly and Ann(e) (ne) Gately.

(Thomas kelly may have died as Anne subsequentlywent to Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, where she married John Flynn in 1852.)

I'd much appreciate any helpin finding information about Thomas Kelly and Ann(e) Gately and their relatives from Kiltomb (Kiltoom) and surrounding parishes.

(e,g., another Gately relative I'm seeking was Michael Gately, born Roscommon, son of Bernard Gately and Mary (ne) Crossley.)

Thank you for help you are able to give me.

Clynt Sheehy (in Sydney, Australia)

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Clynt:

Welcome back to Ireland Reaching Out!

The only other piece of information I located was the marriage record which I located on the subscription site Roots Ireland. See transcription below. Ballybay parish does have death information from 1837-1865 but there was no death records for a Thomas Kelly.

Roger McDonnell

Date of Marriage:07-Feb-1842
Parish / District:Ballybay RC
County:Co. Roscommon
Husband  ThomasKelly
Wife AnneGately

Castlemore RoscommonIrelandXO Volunteer

 

Thanks Roger,

Ballybay appears to be quite close to Kiltoom.

I'm now even more puzzled.

I had presumed that Thomas Kelly had died (which he may have) because Anne Kelly (Gately) migrated to Melbourne, Australia where on 13 April 1852 at St. Francis's Church she married John Flynn.

Bridget Kelly had (at least) three siblings (half siblings?):

Ignatius A. Kelly: b. Abt 1830 Ireland; d. 12 Nov 1900 Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.A.

Margaret Kelly: b. Est 1832 Roscommon; d. 28 July 1905 Williamstown, Melbourne, Victoria; Spouses: (1) (1858 Melbourne) John Bourke, (2) (1874 Melbourne) John James Wylie.

Anne Kelly: b. Est 1835 (d/c says she was born in Galway though some have doubted this); d 31 Oct 1903 Melbourne; Spouse: (1872 Charleston, New Zealand) William Sharkey.

The death certificate for each of these three children (as for Bridget) gives Father: Thomas Kelly; Mother: Anne Flynn 

So maybe Ann was the adoptive mother of Ignatius A., Margaret and Anne (jr) and Thomas had been previously married to the mother of Ignatius, Margaret and Anne (jr).

Any help greatly appreciated.

Clynt Sheehy

gsheehy@ozemai…

Clynt:

I searched for baptismal records for Ignatius, Margaret and Anne with no success. Ballybay baptismal records start in 1835 so if they were born in that parish, no records are likely to exist.

Roger

Castlemore RoscommonIrelandXO Volunteer

Thanks Roger,

The death of a Thomas Kelly between 1842 and 1852, probably in Roscommon, but possibly Galway, may provide some guidance.

 

 

gsheehy@ozemai…

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