Information appreciated for Fox/Shelly & Shelly/Whitty families

[taramcdsmall]

Hiya

HA

I was bored today.

What can I say ?!

I was reared in Dublin yet live in Laois so your Shellys have covered my two favourite counties !

Tara

[taramcdsmall]

Just to note . . .

As Margaret and Thomas married in Stradbally then this is HER parish.

Shame their Dad's names aren't known.

Now also to note Thomas and Margaret didn't live in Abbeyleix itself.

Their children's births are registered as such in that parish BUT you will note that they don't feature on the NLI register books.

Now, some areas of Ireland had a few churches in the area.

Their records books were assigned to the larger parish.

For the life of me I've never been able to work out who actually has these smaller church books.

I've seen it with quite a few parishes and I've never gotten a great answer despite trying different avenues.

The surname Shelly features a lot near Castletown but I'm not sure this comes under Abbeyleix.

Durrow is another possibility,this does come under Abbeyleix.

I'll keep poking around for your Laois heritage.

 BTW It's pronounced LEASH (some folks get confused)

Tara

[taramcdsmall]

Dowlings on GV in Stradbally

http://www.failteromhat.com/griffiths/laois/stradbally.htm

Tara

[taramcdsmall]

Thomas Shelly on GV in Abbeyleix

http://www.failteromhat.com/griffiths/laois/abbeyleix.htm

Very likely your chap !

Tara

[taramcdsmall]

Do you have an occupation for Thomas ?

Tara

[taramcdsmall]

http://boards.ancestry.ie/localities.britisles.ireland.lex.general/874/mb.ashx

Tara

[taramcdsmall]

A Thomas Shelly in Durrow

http://www.dippam.ac.uk/eppi/documents/14412/page/372180

Tara

[allesond]

You are a treasure for sure and glad you were bored   Thanks for the pronunciation, every time I read to myself Laois sounded from South Asia.
I saw many familiar surnames on the lists, such as Byrne [Julie married William Fox both from Dublin] and Kavanagh. Speaking of Kavanagh, I talked [messaged] with the great granddaughter of Mary Ellen Mooney, who gave me information about a daughter Rosie, who died in Magdalene House.
I talked with someone in May whose Shelley [Shelly] family was from Kilkenny, but we came to believe they were not the same family.
I do not have an occupation for Thomas Shelly, but I did see Lord Ashworth was after him for something.
BTW, so much info in the prison records. A Great-aunt 4'9,'' Great grandmother 5'1/2." I have a sister 5'0 and another just under. I am a whopping 5'3."
     
Thanks for the trove of information. Much appreciated.
Alleson

[taramcdsmall]

Oh and I don't know whether you know or not but the carpets for The Titanic were made in Abbeyleix.

That's pronounced Abbey Leaks !!!!

Tara