James
Jones
Skelly
Born in Lisburn, County Antrim, Ireland
Ancestors 
Son of John Skelly
and Mary (Innes) Skelly
Brother of
Margaret McAllister (Skelly) McComiskey, John Rennie Skelly, Elizabeth Johnston Smyth (Skelly) Logan, George Innes Skelly and Agnes Nelson Innes Skelly
Died
at age 23
in Picardie, Aisne, Picardie, France
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Biography
James Skelly was born in Ireland.
James Skelly served in the British Army in World War I
Service started: 4 Dec 1916
Unit(s): 10th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles
Service ended: 21 Mar 1918 (KIA)
Service started: 4 Dec 1916
Unit(s): 10th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles
Service ended: 21 Mar 1918 (KIA)
James Skelly was Killed in Action during World War I.
This profile is part of the Skelly Name Study.
James was born on 30 March 1894 in Lisburn, County Antrim, Ireland, parents John Skelly & Mary Innes. [1][2]
Siblings [3]
- Margaret McAllister Skelly (1894–1954)
- John Rennie Skelly (1898–1974)
- Elizabeth J S Skelly (1900– )
- George Innes Skelly (1901–1987)
- Agnes Nelson Innes Skelly (1903– )
On 31 March 1901 the Skelly family lived in Derryaghey, Antrim, Ireland.[4] Parents John Skelly (42) & Mary Skelly (40) with children; Elizabeth Skelly, Margaret Skelly (5), James Skelly (7) & John Skelly (3).
On 2 April 1911 the Skelly family lived in Magheralave, Derryaghy, Antrim. [5] Parents John Skelly (60) & Mary Skelly (53) with James Skelly (17), Margaret Skelly (16), John Skelly (13), Elizabeth Skelly (10), George Skelly (9) & Agnes Skelly (6).
On 4 Dec 1916 the Skelly family lived in Belsize Road, Lisburn, Ireland when James enlisted into the British Army, the 10th Battalion, Royal Irish Rifles
Corporal 6717 James Skelly was Killed in Action in the Western European Theatre, Death presumed 21st to 29th March 1918. [6]
Memorial Panel 74 to 76, Pozieres Memorial, Departement de la Somme, Picardie, France.[7]
Sources
- ↑ NIDirect BD&M U/1894/148/1018/28/356
- ↑ Ireland, Civil Registration Births Index, 1864-1958
- ↑ Ireland, Select Births and Baptisms
- ↑ 1901 Ireland Census
- ↑ 1911 Ireland Census
- ↑ UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919
- ↑ UK, Commonwealth War Graves, 1914-1921 and 1939-1947
- Ancestry Family Trees
- Global, Find A Grave Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations
- Ireland, Casualties of World War I, 1914-1922
- UK, Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James 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 James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James 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 James:
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