Researching Martin Kelly
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 | 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 Martin means "Warlike" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Martin Kelly on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Martin Kelly and the Kelly Genealogy
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| 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. |
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Some Famous People called Martin Kelly
Martin Kelly (footballer)
Martin Ronald Kelly (born 27 April 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for club Crystal Palace.
Kelly began his career at hometown club Liverpool, making 62 appearances across all competitions from his debut in 2008, and winning the League Cup in 2012. In 2014, he transferred to Crystal Palace for a fee of £2 million.
He played two minutes for England in a friendly against Norway on 26 May 2012, making him the England player with the shortest international career. He was an unused member of their squad for UEFA Euro 2012.
Source: Martin Kelly (footballer), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaMartin Kelly (judoka)
Martin James Kelly (born 20 February 1973 in Warburton, Victoria) is an Australian judoka, who competed in the men's half-heavyweight category. He held six Australian titles in his own division, picked up a total of nineteen medals in his career, including a bronze from the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England, and represented his nation Australia at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Throughout his sporting career, Kelly trained full-time for the senior team at Kido-Mingarra Judo Academy in Tuggerah, New South Wales, under head coach and sensei Pete Acciari.
Kelly reached the pinnacle of his sporting career in an international level at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, England, where he shared bronze medals with Mauritian judoka and 1996 Olympian Antonio Félicité in the men's 100-kg division.
At the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Kelly qualified for the Australian squad in the men's half-heavyweight class (100 kg), by topping the field of judoka and receiving a berth from the Oceania Championships in Noumea, New Caledonia. Kelly opened his match with a brilliant ippon victory and an uki waza (floating drop) over Barbados' Barry Kirk Jackman, before he was easily beaten by his next opponent and reigning Olympic champion Kosei Inoue of Japan, who threw him down the tatami with uchi mata (inner thigh throw) at one minute and twenty-four seconds.
Source: Martin Kelly (judoka), Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Kelly
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