Edward Reilly (abt. 1851)

Born about 1851 in County Tyrone, Ireland

Biography

Edward was born about 1851 in County Tyrone. He was the son of Andrew Reilly, farmer. ^[1]

On 20 November 1894 at Letterkenny, he (43) married Ellen Honoria Flattery of letterkenny, daughter of Charles Flattery, fisheries inspector. Edward was a sergeant in the R.I.C. ^[2]

Research Notes

In ancestry-com trees he is shown as the son of Andrew O'Reilly and Ellen McAloon although no further supporting evidence for this beyond the marriage registration.

There is an 1843 baptism for Edward Reilly at Kilskeery although the details are hard to read. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Based on marriage record and 1911 census.
2. ↑ Edward OReilly, Ellen Flattery, 1894, Letterkenny at Irish Civil Registration - Marriages
3. ↑ Baptism: "Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915"
   National Library of Ireland; Dublin, Ireland; Irish Catholic Parish Registers; Microfilm Number: Microfilm 05568 / 06
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 61039 #6644228 (accessed 14 November 2022)
   Edward O'Reily baptism in Sep 1843 (born 1843) in Kilskeery, Tyrone, Ireland.

• 1901 Ireland census - Residents of a house 88 in Lifford (Clonleigh South, Donegal). Edward O'Reilly(50, superannuated head constable), Ellen H(33, wife), Ellen H A(4), Mary Kathleen(2).
• 1911 Ireland census - Residents of a house 7 in Main Street (Strabane South, Urban, Tyrone). Edward O'Reilly(60, RIC pensioner, b. Tyrone, widower), Ellen H. Agnes(14, dau, b. Donegal), Mary Kathleen (12, dau), Jane (57, sister, b. Tyrone)