Robert
Henry
Kelly
Born in Bahama Islands
Ancestors 
Brother of
Charlotte Emily (Kelly) Johnson, Susan Matilda Kelly, Thomas Stuart Kelly, Louisa Albertine (Kelly) Sweeting, Ellen Josephine Kelly and Charles Albert Kelly
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died [date unknown]
[location unknown]
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Robert Kelly is part of a Bahamian family.
Biography
Robert Henry Kelly was born in 1848 in the Bahama Islands - likely Harbour Island - the first born son of Robert Kelly and Mary Roberts.
There is little known about him (to date) except for a mention in his mother's 1914 obituary which noted that she (Mary Fletcher Roberts Kelly) " .. was a sufferer in the historical calamity of the Glass Window, her oldest son having been one of the victims of the tidal wave that swept so many into eternity."
This event may well be the "tidal wave" at Eleuthera's Glass Window that was mentioned in Harper's New Monthly Magazine: ".. in 1872 a very extraordinary tidal wave rose without warning at the Glass Windows, washing under the arch and entirely over the island, carrying away several young people who were enjoying a picnic there.."
Sources
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 49, issue 294, 1874.
Obituary. The Tribune, Nassau, Bahamas 12 September 1914.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Robert by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Robert:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Robert by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Robert:
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~3.12%
Murray Sweeting
:
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T183278 [compare]
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~1.56%
Carla (Cleare) Bedgood :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch KQ6290427 [compare], FTDNA kit #112445
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~1.56%
Carol (Roberts) Lawrence :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T444698 [compare], FTDNA kit #194267
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~0.78%
William Bray :
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Rejected matches › Robert Kelly (abt.1846-) › Henry Caley (abt.1848-) › Robert John Kelly (1847-1921) › Robert Kelly (1849-) › Henry Call (abt.1849-aft.1862) › Robert Colley (aft.1850-)
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