William Kelly (1841 - 1921)

Born 1841 in Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia

Husband of Margaret (Bellamy) Kelly — married 7 Jun 1863 in Binalong, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 20 Oct 1921 at about age 80 in Woollahra, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Born about 1841. "Cowpastures", Campbelltown, NSW, Australia.

Immigration 1846.

Education illiterate. 1863

Marriage Margaret Bellamy 07 Jun 1863, Sts Peter & Paul Catholic Church, Binalong, NSW, Australia.

Occupation carrier, 1864.^[1] Occupation Vet.

Residence 1872, Mylora, Binalong, NSW, Australia.

Residence From 1895 to 1906, Chidowla, NSW, Australia.

Residence From 1907, Bowning, NSW, Australia.

Died 20 Oct 1921. Agency: 18190. Prince of Wales Hotel (now Hotel Centennial), 88 Oxford St, Woollahra, NSW, Australia.^[2]

Buried 21 Oct 1921 Row A, Plot 5, Bowning Cemetery, Bowning, NSW, Australia.^[3]

Research Notes

Birth: Dates vary in people's research - 1841 is based on info on the birth cert of his age on John Jospeh (his eldest son) for which he was the informant. Can't find BDM record. John Morpeth says 1840.

Immigration: May have arrived in 1846 with mother and siblings after his father received his ticket of leave.

Education: witnessed his sister-in-law, Isabella's, marriage - and signed his own marriage cert - with 'his mark' (X). Also Margaret's death cert.

Residence: Mylora, listed on Thomas' baptism cert.

Residence: Sold property to Mr Armour in 1905-1906.

Residence: Hall's PO Directory - William Kelly (Chidowla) Farmer, Bookham, Bogolong, selector, 1895-1902.

Residence: Electroral Rolls 1903 - 1905 - William & Margaret, William J., Robert A (Chidowla). Rolls 1906 - William, William J., Robert A (Chidowla).

Residence: Sold Lot 285 Bowning to Mr Hannaford in 1912.

Prince of Wales Hotel appears as residence in several death notices on Trove and is listed as being at Waverley-road, Woollahra (last reference to it I can find is a licence transfer in 1935). Apparently Waverley Road Woollahra, a name once applied to that section of present-day Oxford Street which lies between Centennial Square and Nelsen Street.

Death notice: KELLY.-October 20, 1921, at Prince of Wales' Hotel, Woollahra, William Kelly, late of Yass, aged 88 years. R.I.P. ~ The Sydney Morning Herald, Friday 21 October 1921.

Headstone: To the Memory of. Margaret Kelly. Died 30th July 1905. Aged 63 Years. R.I.P. Also. William Kelly. Died 20th Oct 1921 Aged 88 Years R.I.P.

"My grandfather, William Kelly, was a tall, distinguished and very lovable man, and practised as a vet. He was possibly the first vet to practise in Australia." (Olive Styles quoted in the book "A Blackboard in the Bush: Pudman Creek School &​ Public Education in NSW" by Philip Hobbs).

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Certificate
2. ↑ Death/Funeral notice
3. ↑ Headstone

See aso:

• The Family History of John Kelly and Mary Doyle John Kelly of Morpeth, NSW 1998. Note: Many descendants of the Kelly family reference John Kelly of Morpeth for their info. Sadly, he passed away sometime after he published his booklet.