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Again JTA your information could well be invaluable-im in the process of getting the marriage certificate for my grandfather John who married my grandmother Bridget- Mar 1/4 1914 but it has been in the back of my mind that perhaps one of the Kellys thru my dads line could have been residing in and around this area as from what i can gather Bottlebank was a predominantly catholic area with Blackhill being known as little Belfast-from other census records i can see the Shannons in various houses in Bottlebank and then Derwent Street so it appears that they may have quite frequently moved within the stree as it were-maybe 2-3 times in a 10year period-all i know of Bottlebank which has long since gone now is that it was a really squalid area-a midden in fact and living conditions were very harsh to say the least-the lack of gravestones for the Shannons in my family has me thinking they must have lived a very harsh almost hand to mouth existence with very little spare cash flying around -much the same as many Irish families of the times i suppose.Once again thankyou for these golden nuggets that you keep unearthing on my behalf-they are very much appreciated as your efforts have helped me no end - i cant thank you enough kind sir-Many many thanks Paul
ps could i please ask if Blackhill was part of the Lanchester parish in those days as my efforts in looking in and around Lanchester itself for members of Kelly family has so far proved fruitless-certainly the Kelly side of my family has proved much much harder to track down than the Shannons
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