Researching John Kiely
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![]() | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 67 people with the Kiely surname? In that year Kiely was ranked number 3512 for popularity in the UK. |

The name John means "God is gracious" and is of Hebrew origin.
Records of John Kiely on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of John Kiely in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. A DNA test can sometimes help to make a link to a particular family name if you find you share common DNA with people who have the same or similar surnames as each other. If you are lucky then you may get a match within a few generations and discover some Kiely ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for John Kiely and the Kiely Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Kiely Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources below you will be able to find a birth record and, from that, a birth certificate can be ordered which lists the names of the mother and father, taking you back another generation in your tree. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Kiely family tree.
Look at Parish Records for John Kiely at Find My Past.
Investigate for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of John Kiely using the FreeBMD database.
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Check out the LDS Database for records about John Kiely.
Research the Kiely surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Kiely Military records.
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 1578 people with the Kiely surname in the UK? Kiely is now ranked number 2633 for popularity in the UK. |
Kiely Genealogy Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Check out the WikiTree database for user contributed records for John Kiely.
Study MyTrees for information on the Kiely family and people looking to contact living Kiely relations.
Check out One Great Family for Kiely records submitted by people who are already researching the Kiely Family Tree.
Find John Kiely from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Kiely Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
Research the Kiely surname using Genealogy.com forums .
![]() | Did you know that there are currently 3038 people with the Kiely surname in the USA? Kiely is ranked number 156 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Kiely Databases
Study the Ellis Island Database for information on John Kiely. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called John Kiely
John Kiely (ice hockey)
John Stuart Kiely (born August 3, 1952) is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender.
Kiely played 22 games in the World Hockey Association with the Cincinnati Stingers during the 1975–76 season. Kiely continued his career in the AHL with the Springfield Indians and Binghamton Dusters, and in the CHL with the Oklahoma City Blazers.
As a goaltender with the Vermont Catamounts men's ice hockey team, Kiely was a part of both ECAC Division II National Championships in 1972-73, and 1973-74. Kiely ranks fifth all-time in save percentage at Vermont (.903) and fourth in goals against average (2.84).
Source: John Kiely (ice hockey), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaJohn Kiely (Limerick hurler)
John Kiely (born 1972) is an Irish hurling manager and former selector, Gaelic footballer and hurler who is the current manager of the Limerick senior hurling team.
Born in Galbally, County Limerick, Kiely first played competitive hurling and Gaelic football in his youth. After beginning his club career at juvenile and underage levels, he later became a dual player at senior level with the Galbally and Garryspillane teams. Kiely won a total of three championship medals across both codes.
He is principal of The Abbey, a secondary school in Tipperary Town.
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