Richard Edward Kelly (1833–) • FamilySearch

Richard Edward Kelly

8 March 1833–
Ealing, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

The Life of Richard Edward

When Richard Edward Kelly was born on 8 March 1833, in Ealing, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom, his father, Richard Kelly, was 26 and his mother, Elizabeth, was 28. He married Ruth Rayner on 23 December 1861, in Bermondsey, Surrey, England, United Kingdom. He lived in Berkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1871 and Reading St Giles, Reading, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1881.

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Spouse and Children

Parents and Siblings

Richard Edward Kelly

1833–

Ruth Rayner

1837–

Marriage: 23 December 1861

Spouse and Children

Richard Edward Kelly

Male1833–Male

Ruth Rayner

Female1837–Female

MARRIAGE
23 December 1861
Bermondsey, Surrey, England, United Kingdom

Parents and Siblings

Richard Kelly

Male1807–1883Male

Elizabeth

Female1805–1887Female

siblings

(9)

Elizabeth Kelly

Female1828–Female

Amelia Kelly

Female1830–1833Female

Richard Edward Kelly

Male1833–Male

Maria Kelly

Female1835–Female

Harriet Kelly

Female1838–Female

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World Events (8)

1843

Age 10

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

1854 · The Crimean War

Age 21

The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.

1880 · School Attendance Becomes Mandatory for Children

Age 47

School attendance became compulsory from ages five to ten on August 2, 1880.

Name Meaning

Kelly

Richard

Edward

Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Ceallaigh ‘descendant of Ceallach’, an ancient Irish personal name, originally a byname meaning ‘bright-headed’, later understood as ‘frequenting churches’ (Irish ceall). There are several early Irish saints who bore this name. Kelly is now the most common of all Irish family names in Ireland.

Possible Related Names

Kelley

Kellie

Kellis

Kellison

Kellogg

Kilkelly

O’Kelley

O’Kelly

Sources (3)

Richard Edward Kelley, "England and Wales Census, 1881"
Richard Kelley in household of Richard Kelley, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
Richard Kelly, "England and Wales Census, 1871"

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