Researching Leo Kelly
Delve into the history of Leo Kelly using the links below. We hope you find this information useful!
 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 32798 people with the Kelly surname? In that year Kelly was ranked number 96 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Leo means "A Lion" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Leo Kelly on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Leo Kelly 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 Kelly 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 Leo Kelly and the Kelly Family History
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 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 Kelly family tree.
Look at Parish Records for Leo Kelly at Find My Past.
Check out for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Leo Kelly using the FreeBMD database.
Search Genealogy Bank for Leo Kelly records.
Investigate MyHeritage for Leo Kelly information.
Search the LDS Database for records about Leo Kelly.
Research the Kelly surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Kelly Military records.
| Did you know that there are currently 74527 people with the Kelly surname in the UK? Kelly is now ranked number 50 for popularity in the UK. |
Kelly 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 Leo Kelly.
Study MyTrees for information on the Kelly family and people looking to contact living Kelly relations.
Check out One Great Family for Kelly records submitted by people who are already researching the Kelly Family Tree.
Find Leo Kelly from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Kelly 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 Kelly surname using Genealogy.com forums .
| Did you know that there are currently 309901 people with the Kelly surname in the USA? Kelly is ranked number 62 for popularity in the USA. |
Miscellaneous Kelly Databases
Investigate the Ellis Island Database for information on Leo Kelly. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Leo Kelly
Leo Kelly
Patrick Leo Kelly (1914–2007) was a journalist, publicist, writer and public activist. Initially a journalist, he was a successful publicist for public charities and a campaigner for the interests of indigenous Australians. Well known to Australian newspaper readers in the 1950s and 1960s for his historical features on a wide variety of topics in the Daily Mirror and other tabloids.
He had innumerable artistic and literary pursuits, and his tastes were eclectic. He published poetry and plays, and in his youth was an accomplished actor.
Source: Leo Kelly, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Kelly
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