The Kelly Family
The Kelly Family of Walton-on-the-Hill, Merseyside
created 2011  *  last updated 11 June 2011

Kelly Brothers - notes on their origins & history

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Richard Appleton Kelly 1809-1865
Benjamin Kelly 1854-1918

Simplified Pedigree
(line of descent in bold)

William Kelly was born about 1747. He was buried on 16 Jul 1821 in St Mary, Walton on the Hill.

William married Mary Webster daughter of Robert Webster.

They had the following children:

  2 M i Henry Kelly was christened on 1 Feb 1778 in St Mary, Walton on the Hill.
  3 M ii Edward Kelly was christened on 19 Mar 1780 in St Mary, Walton on the Hill.
 4 M iii James Kelly was christened on 22 Sep 1782. He died on 15 Oct 1855.
  5 M iv William Kelly was born on 27 Sep 1784. He was christened in St Mary, Walton on the Hill.
  6 M v Thomas Kelly was born on 23 Jan 1787. He was christened in St Mary, Walton on the Hill.
  7 M vi Robert Kelly was born on 29 Mar 1789. He was christened in St Mary, Walton on the Hill. He was buried on 15 Oct 1822 in St Mary, Walton on the Hill.
  8 F vii Ann Kelly was born on 15 Jul 1791. She was christened in St Mary, Walton on the Hill.
  9 F viii Mary Kelly was born on 19 Jul 1794. She was christened in St Mary, Walton on the Hill.
 10 M ix Thomas Kelly was born on 27 May 1797.
  11 F x Margaret Kelly was born on 14 Jul 1802. She was christened in St Mary, Walton on the Hill.
 
St Mary's, Walton ca 1900 (with gravestones intact)

4. James Kelly (William ) was christened on 22 Sep 1782 in St Mary, Walton on the Hill. He died on 15 Oct 1855 in Walton, Liverpool. He was buried on 17 Oct 1855 in St Mary, Walton on the Hill. Known to have had a gravestone with inscription, lost after WW2 bomb damage & associated reconstruction.

1841 "Rakes [Cottages]" ,Walton, bricklayer ; 1851 : Cherry Lane, Walton, stonemason
James married (1) Alice Mercer daughter of James Mercer about 1809. Alice was born about 1777. She died before 1851.They had the following children:

 12 M i Richard Appleton Kelly was born on 31 Dec 1809. He died on 16 Jul 1865.
 13 M ii James Kelly was born on 22 Mar 1812.
 14 M iii Henry Kelly was born on 14 Mar 1814.
 15 M iv Thomas Kelly was born on 25 Jun 1816.
 16 F v Mary Kelly was born on 22 Mar 1818.
 17 M vi Edward Kelly was born on 15 Aug 1819 in Walton, Liverpool.
 18 M vii Charles Kelly was born on 17 Oct 1821.
 19 M viii Robert Kelly was born on 10 Jul 1823.

James married (2) Jane Aspinall daughter of James Aspinall on 16 Sep 1804 in St James, Liverpool. Jane was born about 1784. She died on 30 Jul 1807 in Walton, Liverpool. She was buried on 2 Aug 1807 in St Mary, Walton on the Hill.

They had the following children:

 20 M ix William Kelly was born on 5 Apr 1805
 

12. Richard Appleton Kelly (James , William ) was born on 31 Dec 1809. He was christened on 25 Mar 1810 in St Mary, Walton on the Hill. He died on 16 Jul 1865. He was buried on 18 Jul 1865 in St Mary, Walton on the Hill.

1861 : Walton Village ; bricklayer employing 3 men
Richard married Jane Harrison on 19 Feb 1832 in St Nicholas, Liverpool. Jane was born about 1809 in Everton. She died on 29 Dec 1877 in Rice Lane, Walton, Liverpool. She was buried on 1 Jan 1878 in St Mary, Walton on the Hill.They had the following children:

  23 F i Elizabeth Kelly was christened on 23 Dec 1832 in St Mary, Walton on the Hill.
  24 F ii Alice Kelly was born on 27 Feb 1835 in Walton, Liverpool. She died on 3 Sep 1865 in Walton, Liverpool.
        Alice married James Kelly in Sep 1858 in West Derby RD, Liverpool.
  25 F iii Sarah Kelly was born on 30 Mar 1837 in Walton, Liverpool.
 26 M iv Richard Kelly was born on 2 Nov 1839. He died on 20 Feb 1918.
  27 F v Jane Kelly was born on 15 Aug 1841 in Walton, Liverpool.
        Jane married William Moore son of W.J. Moore on 15 Feb 1879 in St Peter, Everton. William was born about 1844.
  28 F vi Mary Kelly was born on 22 Feb 1844 in Walton, Liverpool.
 29 M vii James Kelly was born on 6 Mar 1846. He died on 20 Aug 1892.
 30 M viii William Harrison Kelly was born on 30 Mar 1850. He died on 10 Sep 1925.
  31 F ix Agnes Kelly was christened on 27 Jul 1852 in St Mary, Walton on the Hill.
 32 M x Benjamin Kelly was born on 21 Apr 1854. He died on 5 Oct 1918.
 

32. Benjamin Kelly (Richard Appleton , James , William ) was born on 21 Apr 1854 in Walton, Liverpool. He died on 5 Oct 1918. He was buried on 9 Oct 1918 in Bootle Cemetery, Linacre Lane.
Emily Elizabeth Kelly (nee Clarke) 1864-1919
Benjamin married Emily Elizabeth Clarke daughter of Samuel James Clarke and Mary Ann Morgan on 19 Oct 1882 in St Peter, Walton on the Hill. Emily was born on 17 Oct 1864 in Dunvant Place, Swansea. She died on 23 Apr 1919 in Aintree. She was buried in Bootle Cemetery, Linacre Lane.

Benjamin and Emily had the following children:

  74 F i Mabel Frances Kelly was born on 12 Sep 1883 in Walton, Liverpool. She died in Jan 1963.
  75 F ii Ethel Clarke Kelly was born on 2 Dec 1886 in Walton, Liverpool. She died on 10 May 1971.
 76 M iii Benjamin James Kelly was born in Mar 1895. He died in 1948.
 77 F iv Edith Mary Kelly was born on 12 Jan 1898. She died in 1979.
  78 F v Winifred Kelly was born on 12 Jan 1898 in Walton, Liverpool. She died on 11 Feb 1898 in Walton, Liverpool. She was buried in Kirkdale Cemetery, Liverpool.
  79 M vi Gerald Emil Kelly was born on 16 Jan 1904 in Walton, Liverpool. He died in 1986 in Altrincham, Cheshire.
        Gerald married Mabel Austin.
 

Edith & Gerald Kelly, outside Dunvant Lodge, Orrell Lane, Bootle, ca 1914

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