Kelleher/Buckley family, South Coast area

[ozeannie]

Hi all,

I am a descendant of John Buckley (b abt 1841, Cork Ireland) married Mary Kelleher (b abt 1842, Cork, Ireland). They married 1865, Kiama and moved to Mullumbimby where they both died.
 
Mary's parents were John Kelleher and Mary Dennahey.
 
John Buckley's aunts Hannah and Julia Buckley both married Kellehers. Hannah Buckley married William Kelleher in 1863, Shellharbour, and Julia married Denis Kelleher - date and place unknown.
 
Note there is a variation in the spelling of Kelleher which may also be seen as Kellaher, Keleher, Keliher and others. Hannah may be seen as Johanna and Julia's formal name was Margaret Julia.
 
I am trying to establish whether John Buckey's wife Mary Kelleher was related to William and Denis. Anyone with information on this family?
 
From Registry indexes, it seems likely that Denis died 1889 in Kiama, and William 1911 in Bowral. Hannah died 5/11/1867 in Kiama and Julia in abt Sep 1874, place unknown.
 
Appreciate help from anyone with access to any burial or cemetery records.
 
Thanks for looking
 

[cando]

Hi

I am just bumping this up as it was posted to the Completed Lookups and has now been moved to Emigrants to Australia board.

Hope someone can help you.

Cheers
cando

[ozeannie]

OK thanks - I wasn't sure where to put it & "completed" didn't sound right but that's where most of the requests seemed to be, completed or otherwise. :-)

[cando]

Hi

There are lookups and transcripts for the Kiama Cemetery on

http://www.ozgenonline.com/aust_cemeteries/nsw/nsw2.htm#anchor60301

and Bowral

http://www.ozgenonline.com/aust_cemeteries/nsw/nsw1.htm#anchor60301

Scroll down the pages

Cheers
cando

[ozeannie]

Thanks for that - I had already found that website & I sent an email off to the Kiama contact a week ago - haven't had a reply as yet but I know sometimes it takes time.

The Bowral link is just to the local historical society; there doesn't even seem to be an email address to contact. I might have to take a trip down there.

I was just hoping there may have been someone on these boards with the information or with access to it. 

Thanks for your suggestions though, I appreciate your time to help. :-)

[cando]

Hi

You may have more luck with

http://www.kiama.nsw.gov.au/engineering-and-works/cemeteries.html

Cheers
cando

[ozeannie]

Thanks - have sent an email - won't hold out much hope though.

[robertdpittman]

My ancestors John Kelleher (b:c1800) married Mary Buckley (b:c1800).  They had a son Michael Kelleher (b:Sep 1825) who moved to Massachusetts in 1847.  Michael's naturalization papers say he came from County Cork.

I have info in the US but not in Ireland.  What are the chances these families are related?

[ozeannie]

Hi Robert

I suppose there's a good chance they are related and also a good chance they are not since Buckley and Kelleher are both fairly common names from that part of the world. I don't have any info on the Kelleher origins beyond what I have put already ie Mary Kelleher's parents' names. I go back on the Buckley line to the earliest ancestor I have of Timothy Buckley born c 1800. Both families were from Millstreet, Parish of Banteer, Kilcorney, Co Cork, Ireland.

Cheers
Anne