John Connolly

Male30 November 1914–4 November 1985

Brief Life History of John

When John Connolly was born on 30 November 1914, in Fylde, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Connolly, was 29 and his mother, Ellen McGrory, was 27. He died on 4 November 1985, in Birkenhead, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 70.

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Family Time Line

John Connolly
1885–1959
Ellen McGrory
1887–1966
John Connolly
1914–1985
Mary Kathleen Connolly
1919–1968
Patrick William Connolly
1921–2010
Daniel Connolly
1923–
Bernard Connolly
1926–1979

Sources (2)

  • John Connolly, "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008"
  • John Connolly, "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007"

Parents and Siblings

Siblings (5)

World Events (8)

1918

Age 4

WWI ends in November with armistice. The number of UK war dead runs to several hundred thousand.

1921 · British Unemployment Reaches Post-War High

Age 7

British unemployment reached a post-war high in July 1921 of 2.5 million people.

1939 · Britain Enters World War II

Age 25

Britain entered the Second World War as war was declared on Germany on September 3, 1939. World War II came to an end after the Americans dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, which killed 140,000 people. Less than a week later, the Japanese surrendered and the war officially ended on August 15, 1945.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Irish Brendan, Aileen, Bridie, Seamus, Aidan, Dermot, Eamon, Patrick Joseph, Colm, Cormac, Declan, Eoin.

Irish and Manx: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Conghaile ‘descendant of Conghal’, a name meaning ‘hound valiant’, or of Ó Conghalaigh ‘descendant of Conghalach’, a derivative of Conghal; the two surnames have long been confused. Anglicized Irish forms Conneely, Connealy, Cunneely have arisen where loss of gh has caused lengthening of the second syllable of Conghal: they often also (Connacht) represent shortened forms of McNeilly from Mac Conghaile. Another possible origin is the West Cork name Mac Coingheallaigh (or Ó Coingheallaigh) ‘son (or descendant) of Coingheallach’, a personal name meaning ‘faithful to pledges’. See McNeilly .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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