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Lookup help please - McDonnell/Kelly wedding in Mayo area
« on: Sunday 13 May 12 02:23 BST (UK) »
Hello friends.

After hitting too many brick walls with my family in the UK I've started to investigate my wife's line. Surprisingly i'm not getting very far! Possibly because i'm not so familiar with the geography and they names of all the small towns...

At the moment I'm trying to locate a wedding certificate or entry for an Ellen Kelly born in Roscommon who married Alexander McDonnell of Morehall/Westport/Ballinrobe/Hollymount (are those all close??) I have the 1901 census which shows them married with a 1 year old daughter Mary, so I assume they were married 1898/1899?

My goal is to actually trace the matrilineal line of Ellen Kelly as far back as possible because there is an old family legend that one of the women in the line, not too far back was either Jewish or Romanichal and I want to see what I can find.

Thank you in advance for any help you can provide.
David

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Re: Lookup help please - McDonnell/Kelly wedding in Mayo area
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 13 May 12 09:46 BST (UK) »
Here's the family in 1901 census- daughter Mary age 1 on form but transcribed as age 7 and Alexander listed as Alick which made them difficult to find from your description:
www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Mayo/Burriscarra/Ballycally/1578128

Here they are in 1911 with lots more children- married 12 years:
www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1911/Mayo/Burriscarra/Ballycally/705820

Searched a bit in civil registration index but can't see a match yet-
https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/list#page=1&countryId=1927084
Away sorting out DNA matches... I may be gone for some time many years!

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Re: Lookup help please - McDonnell/Kelly wedding in Mayo area
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 13 May 12 10:33 BST (UK) »
Hello,

There is a 1899 possible marriage in Castlereagh here
where Alick M'Donnell and Ellen Kelly are on the same page.

(search for Ellen Kelly 1899 Castlereagh for the corresponding details)

Certificate can be obtained from http://www.groireland.ie/ and hopefully you would get more details re Ellen from that.

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Re: Lookup help please - McDonnell/Kelly wedding in Mayo area
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 13 May 12 18:37 BST (UK) »
With such an unusual spelling of the christian name - it looks like these could be Alick's parents and they are in the same DED

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/pages/1901/Mayo/Burriscarra/Muckloon_or_Moorehall/1578175/

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Re: Lookup help please - McDonnell/Kelly wedding in Mayo area
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 13 May 12 18:42 BST (UK) »
This looks like a fairly good match for the birth of Alick !

Alexander Mcdonnell
9 Jan 1872
Mayo, Ireland
Father Alexander Mcdonnell
Mother Mary Cannon

Tara

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Re: Lookup help please - McDonnell/Kelly wedding in Mayo area
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 13 May 12 18:47 BST (UK) »
If this does turn out to be a match here are some other children of Alexander McDonnell & Mary Cannon all from familysearch (free site), all from Mayo

Patrick 17 March 1870
Mary 12 September 1876
John 23 June 1866
Henry 24 September 1864

Tara



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Re: Lookup help please - McDonnell/Kelly wedding in Mayo area
« Reply #6 on: Sunday 13 May 12 19:34 BST (UK) »
Thank you all for the help! and Tara that would be the correct Alexanders birth as his mother was named Canon.

This is the second time I've seen this man named Alick. He was definitely born Alexander. Does anyone know if that was a common nickname for people named Alexander? As opposed to Alex.

As I say, I'm really interested in the matrilineal line, so I'll have to order the marriage certificate of "Alick" and Ellen Kelly to find her parents names and then hopefully find her mother's maiden surname.

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Re: Lookup help please - McDonnell/Kelly wedding in Mayo area
« Reply #7 on: Sunday 13 May 12 19:53 BST (UK) »
Hi,

yes I have seen and heard Alec (pronounced as Alick) in the past. I think Alex is heard more in the present day.

good luck with the certificate

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Re: Lookup help please - McDonnell/Kelly wedding in Mayo area
« Reply #8 on: Sunday 13 May 12 19:57 BST (UK) »
Yes David,

As in Alec Guinness - the actor !

Tara