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1901:

Name: James J Kelley
Age: 2
Estimated birth year: abt 1899
Relation to Head: Visitor
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Tow Law, Durham, England
Civil Parish: Benfieldside
Search Photos: Search for 'Benfieldside' in the UK City, Town and Village Photos collection
Ecclesiastical parish: St Cuthbert
County/Island: Durham
Country: England

Registration district: Lanchester
Sub-registration district: Consett
ED, institution, or vessel: 06
Neighbors:
Piece: 4668
Folio: 39
Page Number: 17
Household schedule number: 112
Household Members:
Name Age
Ann McCartney 44
Peter Kelley 34
Maggie Kelley 33
Annie Kelley 13
Mary Kelley 11
James J Kelley 2
Maggie Kelley 1/12

FMP version: 1901

28, Benfieldside Road, Benfieldside, Lanchester, Durham, England

Ann McCartney Head Married Female 44 1857 - Ireland
Peter Kelley Boarder Married Male 34 1867 Labourer Blast Furnaces Ireland
Maggie Kelley Visitor Married Female 33 1868 - United States
Annie Kelley Visitor - Female 13 1888 - United States
Mary Kelley Visitor - Female 11 1890 - United States
James J Kelley Visitor - Male 2 1899 - Tow Law, Durham, England
Maggie Kelley Visitor - Female 0 1901 - Tow Law, Durham, England

So Margaret Allison Kelly died between 1919 and 1923, I'll do another search.

Well found, AQ!

Ancestry's 1901 says Maggie senior, Annie, and Mary were all British Subjects, born USA.

I think she died before that as Peter remarried in 1916. I think it likely that 'deceased' was omitted from the marriage record.

We made a great team on this one! Hopefully the census will make things a little easier.

As always, you've cracked it AustinQ :-D :-D

All this information is making my head spin, I can't get it all sorted out at all - do you really think that is the right family on the 1901? I'll go and have a closer look.

Yes, I think it's the correct family. Ages for Annie and James are correct, and also little Maggie/ Margaret.

But born in the USA is a real surprise. I wonder when and why the parents moved over there - and why they came back.

Possibly Annie in 1911:

Residents of a house 45 in Iris Street (Falls, Antrim)

Mc Elroy Mary 46 Female Head of Family Roman Catholic Co Tyrone Widow - 16 6 6
Mc Elroy Annie 14 Female Daughter Roman Catholic Belfast Stitcher Single
Mc Elroy P Gerard 12 Male Son Roman Catholic Belfast Scoholor Single
Mc Elroy M Rose 10 Female Daughter Roman Catholic Belfast Scholar Single
Mc Elroy J Leo 7 Male Son Roman Catholic Belfast Scholar Single
Mc Elroy Willie James 5 Male Son Roman Catholic Belfast Scholar Single
Mc Elroy M Gabriel 3 Male Son Roman Catholic Belfast - Single
Kelly Annie 22 Female Boarder Roman Catholic New York Stitcher Single

Location: New York, United States

New York Roman Catholic Parish Baptisms
First name(s) Ann Jane
Last name Kelly
Birth year 1887
Birth date 09 Nov 1887
Baptism year 1887
Baptism date 10 Nov 1887
Parish St Raphael
Location Manhattan
County Manhattan
State New York
Country United States
Mother's first name(s) Mary
Mother's last name Carr
Father's first name(s) Peter
Father's last name Kelly
Archdiocese New York
Record set New York Roman Catholic Parish Baptisms

This is stupid, I can't find that record on the 1901 England census.

Jan- search Kelly with an E: Kelley

Great AustinQ. Annie was living in Belfast when she married but James Hamill's address was Broxburn. I would guess then that Peter had moved to Broxburn before 1913 and that would be how Annie and James met?

Scrap that, got them at last

I need a time line for all this :(

Jan, if you use Ancestry just create a temporary tree. I make loads of trees and just delete when I'm sure of the info and then add to my final tree.

So according to the 1901, Margaret Kelly was born in the USA - presumably Margaret Allison - yet that New York 1887 birth record for Ann Jane Kelly shows father Peter, mother Mary Carr.

There's a big gap between Mary Kelly 1890 and James J Kelley 1899 - I wonder if Mary Carr died in USA, and Peter married Margaret Allison over there and they all came back together. Does that sound a possibility?

Then he married Annie Scullion after Margaret died, and Peter Jnr and Maurice were born.

I think Peter returned to the UK and then married Margaret- I think 1899 marriage for Peter Kelly and Margaret Ellison is correct:

Marriages Mar 1899
Ellison Margaret Lanchester 10a 435
Kelly Peter Lanchester 10a 435