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Thanks for the replies.  Found another marriage 1840 also I think James Kelly (Jacob....) but failed to read to whom he married. It was 8th March 1840 if anyone is able to read it! We always had James's wife as Mary but no surname, this was from when my uncle started the family tree many many years ago. There must have been several children so its surprising nothing is coming up in Ancestry.

I have been tracing my family tree for over 20 years and every time I try to find out more about my great grandfather Michael Kelly I fail. He joined the army in Liverpool in 1860 into the 98th Regiment of Foot I have his service records. He stated his age at the time of joining as 18, no actual date of birth given. I can find nothing about him in Ballymitty and of course there are many Michael Kellys. When he left the army in 1881 he settled in Durham, I have all that information only his previous life in Ireland. Anyone who can help or point me in the right direction I would be very grateful.

Rosemary

Sorry to be so vague!!  Any of the surrounding villages starting with Osmotherley Ellerbeck and Brompton perhaps.
Many thanks.  The 1851 census shows them moving up in to Durham and living in Winston

Thanks for the reply.  Yes I did mean 1820 for William's approx. year of birth.  He and his wife Mary, seem to have moved around a lot in later census but still haven't found him for 1841.  I think they married about 1846.  Their first child was born in Osmotherely and his wife may have come from Brompton.
Rosemary

Many thanks for your reply Ceci.  I think the only answer is for me to phone the Cambridge office and find out if they have the original records.  Yes I have checked the BVRI a couple of years ago, maybe there is an new version?  We can't go there for a few weeks yet may be later in the summer.
Rosemary