John Kelly (1819 - 1892)

Born 13 Apr 1819 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Ancestors

Husband of Agnes (Cock) Kelly — married 10 Nov 1847 in The Kelly home in Angas St, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

Husband of Isabella (Cowman) Kelly — married 9 Mar 1861 in The bride's home, Norwood, South Australia, Australia

Husband of Isabella (Anderson) Kelly — married 26 Sep 1872 in Res. of Joshua Gurr, Kensington, South Australia, Australia

Descendants

Died 18 Feb 1892 at age 72 in his residence, 'East Dale', Marryatville, South Australia, Australia

Biography

John Kelly was born on 13 April 1819 to in Glasgow, Scotland to James Kelly and Margaret (Maxwell) Kelly. He was baptized on 7 June 1819. ^[1]

When his father died, John immigrated to Australia aboard the LADY BUTE, arriving in South Australia by January, 1839. His mother and siblings followed in 1840.

He married 1) Agnes Cock on 9 November 1847 in Adelaide, South Australia. ^[2] Together they became the parents of Agnes (Kelly) Falconer. Agnes died in 1848.

He married 2) Isabella Cowman on 7 March 1861 at her parents' home in Norwood, South Australia. ^[3] Together they became the parents of John Henry Kelly and Frank Herbert Kelly. Isabella died in 1866.

He married 3) Isabella Anderson on 26 September 1872 at the residence of Joshua Gurr in Kensington, South Australia.^[4] Together they became the parents of Edith May (Kelly) Smith, Isabel (Kelly) McKay, and John Anderson Kelly. Isabella died in November 1891.

John died on 18 February 1892, ^[5] and was buried at West Terrace Cemetery in Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. ^[6] His will left £3790 each to his surviving children Agnes, Edith May, Isabel and Frank.

Sources

1. ↑ : Baptism: Date: 07 JUN 1819, Place: Barony, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland; Page: OPR 622 Vol 5
2. ↑ "Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950"| for Agnes Coch, Marriage Date: 9 Nov 1847, Marriage Place: Adelaide, South Australia, Registration Place: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia; Spouse: John Kelly, Page number: 132, Volume Number: 7 (Ancestry.com [on-line database]) Ancestry Record 1780 #5415506
3. ↑ 'Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950"| for Isabella Cowman, Marriage Date: 7 Mar 1861, Marriage Place: Res of Mr Cowman Norwood, South Australia; Registration Place: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia; Father: Samuel Cowman, Spouse: John Kelly, Spouse Father: James Kelly, Page number: 127, Volume Number: 45
4. ↑ " "| for Isabella Anderson, Marriage Date: 26 Sep 1872, Marriage Place: Res of Joshua Gurr Kensington, South Australia; Registration Place: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia; Father: James Anderson, Spouse: John Kelly, Spouse Father: James Kelly, Page number: 669, Volume Number: 92 (Ancestry.com [on-line database]) Ancestry Record 1780 #5226197
5. ↑ "Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985"| for John Kelly, Birth Year: abt 1820, Age: 72, Death Date: 18 Feb 1892 Death Place: Marryatville, Residence Place: Marryatville, Registration Place: Norwood, South Australia, Page Number: 245 Volume Number: 200 (Ancestry.com [on-line database]) Ancestry Record 1779 #5778177
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154958766/john-kelly: accessed 14 October 2022), memorial page for John Kelly (Apr 1819–18 Feb 1892), Find A Grave: Memorial #154958766, citing West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, Adelaide City, South Australia, Australia; Maintained by Doug Hooper (contributor 47401292) .

Additional Data

THE LATE MR. JOHN KELLY.—Mr. John Kelly, eldest son of the late Mr. James Kelly, muslin manufacturer of Glasgow, and brother of Messrs. James, Henry, and Adam Kelly, and Mrs. A. Adamson of this colony, died of heart disease at his residence, Marryatville, on Thursday morning, at the age of seventy two years. The deceased gentlemen was a colonist of fifty-three years standing, having arrived in the ship Lady Bute as early as January, 1839. In the same vessel it might be mentioned were the late Messrs. Edward and Charles Stirling, also well known colonists. Mr. John Kelly's father died in 1837, leaving a family of twelve—six sons and six daughters. Thereupon he, as eldest son, was entrusted to establish a new home for them and his mother, and with that end in view set out for Australia towards the end of the following year. Mrs. Kelly and the other members of the family followed to South Australia in the ship Martin Luther in 1840. The Messrs. Kelly the same year started farming in the valley of the Onkaparinga, within a couple of miles of what has since become Woodside. Messrs. Kelly Brothers were well known as the largest farmers of the district, having gone into agricultural pursuits upon an extensive scale, and were very successful. At about the time of the discovery of the Victorian Goldfields in 1851 Mr. John Kelly retired from farming and came to reside in Adelaide, entering business in the city as a land agent, which he continued up till the time of his death. Mr. Kelly never took any part in politics, and altogether, viewed from a public aspect, was of a retiring disposition. His wife only recently died from an attack of influenza, after but a few days' illness. Since Mrs. Kelly's death he—by no means well before—never seemed to rally. He leaves a son and three daughters.

Evening Journal (Adelaide, SA )

Friday, 19 Feb 1892, Page 3

https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/204472052

Will

Will:

Date: ABT 20 FEB 1892

Note: He left 3790 pounds each to his children Agnes, Edith May, Isabel and Frank.

Occupation

Occupation: he was a Storekeeper.

Date: 1855

Place: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia