william kelly -catherine kennison

[cathy52]

Could someone help, I am trying to find marriage cert of my gt gt grandparents, all I have to go on is there birth dates, william Kelly was born abt 1819 and Catherine kennison was born abt 1824 Ireland. There son john my gt grandfather was born 1849 he married my gt gran sarah potts from banbridge in 1898 in Ayrshire Scotland. I have tried find my past site but cant seem to find anything on this site. Hope someone can help or give me advice of what to do .

[AndrewP]

Hi Cathy,

Where was son John born?

All the best,

AndrewP

[Elwyn 1]

No trace of a Kelly – Kennison marriage 1845 – 1850 in the Irish civil indexes. (Civil registration for non RC marriages started in April 1845).

Kennison is a very uncommon name in Ireland. I can’t find any in the 1901 census at all and only 1 in the 1911:

http://www.census.nationalarchives.ie/p ... gh/249392/

However, when I checked him in the 1901 census I see he is actually Harrison, and that it has been mistranscribed in the 1911.

So I would wonder about the accuracy of Kennison as the mother's maiden name.

[cathy52]

hi elwyn1,who is it you found in the 1901 cencus as Harrison, thanks

[cathy52]

hi elwyn1,just found my gt granddads death cert it says on it his parents are William Kelly and mary McGinnis and john my gt granddad was born 1851 Ireland but I don't know what part of Ireland.

[Elwyn 1]

What denomination were they?

[cathy52]

they are protestant.

[Elwyn 1]

I checked the Irish civil indexes again for the revised names but can find no trace of a marriage between William Kelly & Mary McGinnis 1845 – 1852. Prior to April 1845 you need to search church records but to do that effectively you need to know their exact denomination and ideally the parish where it took place. Protestant embraces many denominations eg Presbyterian, Church of Ireland, Methodist etc. Ideally we need to know which. Many of the church records are not on-line, but copies are held in PRONI in Belfast, if you can narrow the search area.

Did William & Mary have any children born in Scotland in 1855 or from 1861 onwards? If so, the date and place of their marriage should be recorded on the child’s birth certificate.

Did they ever claim under the Poor Law? If so, and if they lived in the Glasgow area, their file may be in the Mitchell Library, and often contains details of the claimants home parish in Ireland.

[cathy52]

thanks for your help elwyn1 will have a look with the info you gave me.again thanks