Researching Ray Kelly
Dig into the past of Ray 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 Ray means "kingly" and is of French origin.
Records of Ray Kelly on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Ray 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. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered 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 Ray Kelly and the Kelly Family Tree
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.
Study Parish Records for Ray Kelly at Find My Past.
Investigate for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Ray Kelly using the FreeBMD database.
Search Genealogy Bank for Ray Kelly records.
Check out MyHeritage for Ray Kelly information.
Look at the LDS Database for records about Ray 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 Family History 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.
Explore the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Ray Kelly.
Study MyTrees for information on the Kelly family and people looking to contact living Kelly relations.
Look at One Great Family for Kelly records submitted by people who are already researching the Kelly Family Tree.
Find Ray 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
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Ray Kelly. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Ray Kelly
Ray Kelly (sportswriter)
Raymond Kelly (January 24, 1914 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States – November 22, 1988 in Philadelphia) was a sportswriter who worked 50 years for the Philadelphia Bulletin. He covered the Philadelphia Athletics from 1948 to 1955 and the Philadelphia Phillies from 1956 until he retired in 1979.
A president of both the Philadelphia and national chapters of the Baseball Writers' Association of America, Kelly was a posthumous recipient of the J. G. Taylor Spink Award at the 1989 induction ceremonies at the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. The Philadelphia Old Timers' Soccer Association inducted Kelly into its Hall of Fame in 1985.
He died at age 74 at Nazareth Hospital in Philadelphia and was cremated.
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