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Ireland (Historical Counties) => Ireland => Longford => Topic started by: Marie Adams on Wednesday 30 March 16 00:54 BST (UK)
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Hi I'm trying to find my father's roots his name is Edward Kelly and he was born in granard his parents were John Kelly and Mary Ellen flynn does any one know any info on roots etc
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You'll need to give us some idea of dates.
If you father is living you'll have to remove his name as RootsChat doesn't allow naming living or possible living people but if you can tell us when he was born and if you can when his oldest sibling was born.
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If you are talking about someone born as recently as the 1940s, a website online has a potential candidate (and a sibling), but as Sinann said, you cannot mention the names of the living or potentially living in this public topic, so if they are, you need to remove the name. If you make another post here, we can exchange personal (ie. private) messages.
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Hi
My father edward kelly is not living he was born in march 1944. his mother was mary ellen flynn from edgeworths town and my grandfather was john kelly from granard. they also had a daughter called mary. thats all that i have to go on at the moment
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I might be at the Church of Ireland Cemetery in Granard tomorrow.
Will see if they are there!
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Looks like you may have the birth year incorrect.
Edward Kelly mother Flynn registered Granard April to June 1943, so quite likely born in March.
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F1CW-HZR
There is also a likely sister 1940.
Marriage 1939 same page and vol numbers so likely match.
John
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FY2Q-S2Z
Mary Ellen
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FY23-F28
You can use the information from these index records to order their marriage cert, which will give you their fathers names and occupations, this will hopefully help you get back further.
See here for ordering certs
http://www.irishgenealogy.ie/en/civil-records/help/i-want-to-get-a-copy-of-a-certificate-what-do-i-do
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thank you so much i will be ordering the info asap x
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The record of a possible marriage for John Kelly and Mary Ellen Flynn is now free to view online:
https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1939/08855/5201977.pdf
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So they were RC.
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yes they were rc :)