Two weeks ago, we proposed extending the challenge of investigating the history of the Kelly family beyond the limited facts of their voyage of migration. (Read this to catch up.)
A necessary first step was to learn the birth surname (or maiden name) of Susan Kelly. Bob approached this by investigating the registrations of death of "possible" matches. He identified a list of 8 and eliminated 7 of them. You can follow his reasoning in this pdf report.
He now believes that Mrs Susan Kelly was the daughter of James Landsdowne. And that this information can now be used to begin to search for details of her marriage, and the birth of her two children before departing England.
Are you ready to join in the search?
A necessary first step was to learn the birth surname (or maiden name) of Susan Kelly. Bob approached this by investigating the registrations of death of "possible" matches. He identified a list of 8 and eliminated 7 of them. You can follow his reasoning in this pdf report.
He now believes that Mrs Susan Kelly was the daughter of James Landsdowne. And that this information can now be used to begin to search for details of her marriage, and the birth of her two children before departing England.
Are you ready to join in the search?