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We have hit a brick wall on Robert Kelly....
My notes...
1881 Census...Lived with complete family at 73 Broad St., Peterhead.
1891 Census...73 Broad St., Peterhead...aged 13yrs...Message Boy.

There is a Robert Kelly in the 1901 Census at St. Machar, Aberdeen aged 22 yrs...Not him as census says he is a nephew of a Simon Michael and Jane Michael...all born Aberdeen...
1911 Census...There is a Robert Kelly aged 32 in the Merchant Navy...On ship "Hildebrand"....Not him as census says he was born in England.

Also searched for a marriage for him...Viewed 3 on S.P. and not him!!
Difficult to trace Robert Kelly...
Looked at several Robert Kellys in the 1911 Census...not found.

He may have also emigrated to the USA or elsewhere, because his brothers Alexander and David Kelly emigrated to the USA. (have got all their details now.)

Can anyone help in finding Robert Kelly born 1878 in Peterhead.

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Could he have been in the army in 1901? If posted abroad would not be on the census. Also check Irish census 1901/1911.

Andy

Thanks for the reply Andy.
I haven't checked Army records nor Irish records.
The unfortunate thing is that none of the Kelly descendants seem to know anything about Robert....Even his brother's Alexander and David Kelly descendants, who emigrated to the USA at he beginning of the 20th.C. and who I have traced...
see "KELLY from Peterhead to Oakland California" in the search ancestors....

Ian
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Maybe he died?

Did he have a middle name?

Hi Catherine,

I have searched Scotland's People for deaths...nothing.
No middle name unfortunately.

Thanks,

Ian

Going down the emigration route - if we assume he is nowhere to be found in the UK in 1901, there is only one possibility as far as I can see, but as you say impossible to know if your Robert:

Name: Rbt Kelly
Gender: Male
Age: 22
Birth Date: abt 1878
Departure Date: 25 Aug 1900
Port of Departure: Glasgow, Scotland
Destination Port: New York, USA
Ship Name: City of Rome

Jan

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1901 England Census about Robert Kelley
Name: Robert Kelley
[Robert Kelly]
Age: 24
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1877
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Spouse: Martha Kelley
Birth Place: Scotland
Civil Parish: Weetslade
Ecclesiastical parish: North Gosforth St Mary
Town: Seaton Burn
County/Island: Northumberland
Country: England
Street address:

Occupation: Coal Miner Hewer

Registration district: Tynemouth
Sub-registration district: Longbenton
ED, institution, or vessel: 22
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 4807
Folio: 194
Page Number: 47
Household schedule number: 282
Household Members:
Name Age
Robert Kelley 24
Martha Kelley 20
John Robt Kelley 1 Birth Place: Seaton Burn, Northumberland,

You can elimnate 1901 Robert as 1911 states he was born in Riccarton, Ayrshire:-

1911 England Census about Robert Kelby
Name: Robert Kelby
[Robert Kelly]
Age in 1911: 34
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1877
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Birth Place: , Ayrshire
Civil Parish: Brenkley and Dinnington
County/Island: Northumberland
Country: England
Street address: 13 Charles St Hazlerigg Dudley So Northd
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Coal Miner
Registration district: Castle Ward
Registration District Number: 560
Sub-registration district: Ponteland
ED, institution, or vessel: 8
Piece: 30854
Household Members:
Name Age
Robert Kelby 34
Martha Kelby 30
John Robert Kelby 11
Margret Roberts Kelby 9
Samuel Buck Kelby 6
Surannah Barbour Kelby 4
Margret Connell 15

???
Robt Kelly
Canada Passenger Lists
Name: Robt Kelly
Event Type: Immigration
Event Date: Apr 1903
Event Place: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Gender: Male
Age: 24
Birth Year (Estimated): 1879
Birthplace: Scotland
Ship Name: Pomeranian
Affiliate Film Number: T-497 , Digital Folder Number: 004539202 , Image Number: 00154

Occupation:- Engineer

Hi Jan,

A possibility, but where to go from here.?

Cannot find him in Scotland, so best bet either he emigrated to USA or perhaps he worked on a ship as the men from Peterhead were seafarers.
We have several Huttons on our tree who were whalers then and some lost their lives at sea...The Huttons were ship carpenters and constructors, late 19th.C and early 20th.C.

Ian

:-)

This could possibly fit with previous posting:-

Robert Kelley
Nova Scotia Vital Records
Name: Robert Kelley
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 1910
Event Place: , Hants, Nova Scotia, Canada
Gender: Male
Spouse's Name: Bessie King
Registration Date: 1910
Volume: 1824
Page: 126

..........or this one, or both ???

Robert Kelly
Nova Scotia Vital Records
Name: Robert Kelly
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 1912
Event Place: , Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Gender: Male
Spouse's Name: Helena B Purdy
Registration Date: 1912
Volume: 0
Page: 937

This is amazing..
Information coming fast and furious.
Finding the correct Robert Kelly might pose a problem.

Thank you all..

Ian
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Ian, where did his brothers settle? If he did emigrate, it's possible he ended up there too, if only for a while. This certainly happened with my Canadian relatives!
Jan

Jan,

Alexander and David Kelly brothers of Robert emigrated to the USA ..
Alexander died 1933 and buried in Mountain View Cemetery Cemetery, Oakland, Alameda County, CA.
David Kelly.....1899...30th Jan......Arrived /Emigrated to USA...Was resided in Glasgow..Baker...Ship..Aurania...from Liverpool...David Kelly (Baker) to live with Brother in Chicago..

Alexander and David master bakers first resided in Chicago.
No mention of Robert though from descendants.


Ian
:-)

Catherine,
I've ruled out Robert Kelley who married a Bessie King by google...wrong one.

ian
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