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John James Kiely (1863 - 1918)

John James Kiely
Born in Carngham, Ballarat, Victoria, Australiamap
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Husband of — married 1898 in Carngham, Victoria, Australiamap
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Died at age 55 in Footscray, Victoria, Australiamap
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Biography

John Kiely was born in 1863 in Carngham, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. He was the son of Michael Kiely and Catherine O'Brien. [1]

In 1898 he married Jessie Swinton Watson (1872–1904) in Victoria, Australia. [2]

  • Children include:
  • Gordon Watson Kiely 1896–1983
  • Kathleen Linda Kiely 1900–1932 [3]
  • John Watson Kiely 1904–1905 [4]

He passed away in 1918 in Footscray, Victoria, Australia. [5] [6]

Sources

  1. ↑ [ Source: "Kailey, John James. Victorian Pioneer Index 1836-1888 Birth No 19290 Carngham 1863 ]
  2. ↑ [ Births Deaths & Marriages Victoria. Search VIC BDM Marriage Record: Family name: KIELY Given name(s): Jno Jas Event: marriages Spouse's name: WATSON, Jessie Swinton Reg. year: 1898 Reg. number: 1402/1898 ]
  3. ↑ Birth Record: # 20186 / 1900 Birth Deaths and Marriages: Victoria, Australia. (Name: Cath KIELY); (Place: LITTLE BENDIGO, VIC); (Mother: KIELY, Jessie WATSON); (Father: KIELY, Jno)
  4. ↑ Birth Record: # 10748 / 1904 Birth Deaths and Marriages: Victoria, Australia. (Name: Jno Watson KIELY); (Place: HAPPY VALLEY, VIC); (Mother: KIELY, Jessie Swinton WATSON); (Father: KIELY, Jno Jas)
  5. ↑ Death Record: # 12885 / 1918 Birth Deaths and Marriages: Victoria, Australia. (Name: Jno Jas KIELY); (Place: FCRAY, VIC); (Mother: KIELY, Cath O'BRIEN); (Father: KIELY, Michl)
  6. ↑ [ Record information Source: Kiely, Jno Jas. Great War Index (Victoria) 1914-1920 Death No 12888 Footscray 1918 ]




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Helen (Kiely) Kiely-Cain
John James Kiely was the first child born to Michael Kiely and Chatherne O'Brian there were nine children in the family. John James married in 1898 in Ballarat, Victoria, at the age of 32 to Jessie Watson she was 25 years old. John was a miner like many australians of the time. The family lived and worked in Zeehan in Tasmania about 1899. Then family went to live in a small township Happy Valley just outside Linton about 2O miles west of Ballarat, where John managed one of two hotels in the township here is nothing much left of the township of Happy Valleyl only the school house and one lamp post. Jesse Swinton kiely nee Watson Johns Wife died in childbirth in 1904 the baby died at six months old he was looked after by Jessie's mother Elizabeth Watson. John stayed with his son Gordon Kiely in Happy valley or Linton and ran the Hotel for 2 years till about1906, Kathleen (Kite ) his doughtier went to live with Aunty Margret (Meg) . Gordon learnt to housekeeper and how to care for the horses, learnt to ride and 6 or 7 years old. About this time Johns son Gordon was taken ill with Glandular Fever (seriously) taken by train to Ballarat by his Aunt Margaret to Dr. Champion, operated on the next day in Grandma's Elisabeth Watson's home. It is thought that around 1907 John James went off to find work and left Gordon to live with his grandmother Elizabeth Watson it was at this point the family lost contact with John James Kiely, Gordon was only 8 years old and Kite was aged 6 years old. It was about 1916 that John James Kiely got in touch with his son Gordon who was about to leave Australia to fight in World War One. His son was so angary with him for abandening them. It was said that Gordon had punch his father and worked off. As we can understand because after his father disappeared with in two years his brother had died at six months old then his grandfather John Watson and eventually his grandmother Elizabeth Watson were all dead. Gordon signed the death certificate of his grandmother, he was now an orphan. It was only two years later on 13/10/1918 that John James died in Footscray living with three of his cousens George, Albert, Lsaae? at 53 Couper street, Footscray.John James Kiely Died aged 55 Miner Footscray Cemetery 511 Geelong Road Brooklyn Vic 3012, Roman Catholic page 168. Gordon arrived back to Australia on the 1/1/1919.
posted 26 Apr 2017 by Helen (Kiely) Kiely-Cain   [thank Helen]
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Thomas-7679 Gillian Thomas
Kailey-11 and Kiely-222 appear to represent the same person because: Same birth and death details. LNAB to be confirmed by pms. Birth registration in the name Kailey, but Kiely seems to be the more consistent spelling of the surname. Thanks for reviewing.
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Rejected matches › John Kiely (abt.1835-) › John Rushworth Keele (abt.1861-1920) › John Kelley (1862-bef.1920) › Johann Christian Eduard Klee (1862-) › Johann Kalla (1864-)

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