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Galway / Re: Nelly brothers from perhaps Gort
« on: Friday 24 May 13 06:05 BST (UK)  »
Hi,
Sorry to take so long to reply.  Thank you very much for the records on John Nelly.  I had found his name on a list of casualties in the Crimea, with the notation 'seriously wounded' and had made the assumption that he had died from wounds, as I wasn't able to find any mention of him after that.
Are you researching the whole Nelly family or is there anyone family member in particular?  Michael Nelly is my husband's great grandfather.  We have a studio photo of him taken by Frank MacFadyen Photographers, 151 Barras Bridge, Newcastle on Tyne, England.  Michael is a young dandy in the photo, so probably taken in the early 1850s.
Regards Maureen

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Galway / Re: Nelly brothers from perhaps Gort
« on: Sunday 24 March 13 04:49 GMT (UK)  »
I am also researching Michael Lewis Beresford Nelly and have come up against the same issues re his birth.  I can add the following from my own research:
A John Nelly (88th Foot Connaught Rangers)) was killed in the Crimea about 8 Sep 1855. He was wounded at the final attack on the Redan.  A James Nelly (same regiment) was killed at Cawnpore 22 June 1858.  Mother Catherine of Galway.
Michael Nelly enlisted in the 2nd Waikato Regiment on 21 Oct 1863 and was awarded the NZ medal for service in the NZ wars of 1860-70.  The Nominal and Descriptive Rolls for this Regiment are held at the NZ National Library Archives.  They show his birthplace as Malton Derbyshire.  This may be a misspelling of Milton, as I couldn't find a Malton in Derbyshire.  According to the enlistment details Michael's father's name was James.   Michael may also have been known as Matthew, but not in NZ.
Hope this helps.

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