Records of Joseph Kelly on Ancestry

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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Joseph Kelly and the Kelly Genealogy

Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Kelly 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 listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. 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 Kelly family tree.

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Some Famous People called Joseph Kelly

Joseph Kelly (New South Wales politician)

Joseph Bede Kelly (1 May 1855 – 5 June 1931) was an Australian politician, surveyor, farmer and businessman.

Joseph Bede Kelly was born at Gosford to farmer John Kelly and Mary Bevin. He attended Fort Street Model School before becoming a surveyor; he also farmed land around Byron Bay.

Joseph Bede Kelly (1855-1931) was the grandson of former convict Edward Kelly and his wife Mary who had taken up land on the upper reaches of Popran Creek in the Glenworth Valley off the Hawkesbury River north of Sydney in 1826. Joseph Bede Kelly was the son of John Kelly who was the son of Edward Kelly. John Kelly, his brother Edward (jnr) and their mother arrived in Sydney in 1841, sixteen years after Edward had arrived in the colony as a convict. John Kelly married Mary Bevan in 1844 and Joseph Bede Kelly was born on 1 May 1855 at Popran Creek. He was the sixth of eight children. Joseph Kelly was educated at Fort Street High School and subsequently joined the NSW Surveyor- General's Department. After an initial posting to Orange he was appointed assistant Government Surveyor with the North Coast Survey Department at Grafton, NSW. From 1881 until 1919 Joseph Kelly was a prominent figure in the development of the Northern rivers region. He was a surveyor, farmer, businessman and politician. He was also one of the founders and first chairman of directors of the North Coast Cooperative Company (NORCO)

In 1894 he was elected to the New South Wales Legislative Assembly as the Protectionist member for Tweed. Re-elected in 1895, he was defeated in 1898.Joseph Kelly remained in the northern rivers region until 1918 after which he retired to his birthplace and property on Popran Creek, Glenworth Valley. He died at Mangrove Creek in 1931.

Source: Joseph Kelly (New South Wales politician), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

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