Mary Kelly 1886-1940

[Allison Sinnott]

I need help finding information on Mary Kelly. Born in Ireland 1886. immigrated to us in 1902. married William Sinnott in New Jersey in 1906.

[rosie99]

What sort of information are you after so we don't duplicate what you already have

[Allison Sinnott]

Any information on her birth her parents or ancestors.

[Sinann]

Irish Genealogy has 146 Mary Kelly born in 1886, there will also be more registered without a first name so you will need more than her name and birth year to find her birth and parents etc.

[chris_49]

It's hard to think of a more common Irish name than Mary Kelly. The 1901 census of Ireland reveals 1,218 of about that name and age - admittedly that's +/- 5 years, but that's the only leeway they allow. Any clue, however slight, say from the immigration? Was she alone (she was rather young), what port did she embark from?

[Allison Sinnott]

She was alone, she was 16. She arrived may 29. Ship majestic. Last place of residence leitrim. Port of departure was queenstown

[Sinann]

Leitrim registration districts
http://www.swilson.info/regdistmap.php
Irish Genealogy
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/civil-search.jsp

You can at least find how many Mary Kelly's were born in County Leitrim in the time period, give yourself an idea what your up against but you need to find her marriage to have any real hope of finding her in Ireland.

[chris_49]

Ah, then you might think she was in Leitrim in 1901, just a year earlier, there are only 25 and only 12 of those are plain Mary Kelly (are you sure of that) and many are too young or too old. The one at Buckhill Barr looks promising, but that's a long way off proof.

I'm not sure if I'm allowed to link to that, but search  http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie

[Sinann]

No problem linking to the Ireland Census
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01knj/
and than check 1911 to see who has gone missing.

She might not be from Leitrim but it's the only hint so far.