1901 Census Meenavoy, Stranorlar, Co Donegal
Also known as Kellystown or Kellytown
This Census was transcribed by Margaret, submitted by Paul (RIP), and forms part of the Donegal Genealogy Resources Website
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Notes:
Paul's great grandfather, Hugh Kelly, was born in Meenavoy in 1866
Hugh Kelly's parents were John Kelly (Meenavoy) and Ellen Bonar (Callan, Convoy) - see household 2 for more notes
Sadly, Paul died in a car accident 7 May 2009
To see Paul's family research - My Meenavoy Ancestors
| House No | Name | Relation | Religion | Education | Age | Profession | Status | Born |
| Bernard Tinney and Anne McBride Household | ||||||||
| 1 | Tinney Bernard | head | RC | read | 60 | farmer | married | Donegal |
| Tinney Anne | wife | RC | read | 50 | married | Donegal | ||
| Tinney Patrick | son | RC | R & W | 28 | cattle dealer | not married | Donegal | |
| Tinney Bernard | son | RC | R & W | 26 | farmers son | not married | Donegal | |
| Tinney Maggie | daughter | RC | R & W | 22 | seamstress | not married | Donegal | |
| Tinney Catherine | daughter | RC | R & W | 20 | seamstress | not married | Donegal | |
| Note: Catherine b 9 Oct 1880 | ||||||||
| John Kelly and Ellen Bonar Household | ||||||||
| 2 | Kelly John | head | RC | R & W | 75 | fowl dealer | married | Donegal |
| Kelly Ellen | wife | RC | R & W | 60 | married | Donegal | ||
| Kelly Charles | son | RC | R & W | 30 | shopman grocer | not married | Donegal | |
| Kelly Denis | son | RC | R & W | 28 | shoemaker | not married | Donegal | |
| Kelly James | son | RC | R & W | 26 | cattle dealer | not married | Donegal | |
| Kelly Francis | son | RC | R & W | 18 | fowl dealer | not married | Donegal | |
| Kelly Maggie | daughter | RC | R & W | 18 | gen servant domestic | not married | Donegal | |
| King Ellen | daughter | RC | R & W | 26 | married | Donegal | ||
| King Mary Ellen | niece | RC | 1 | not married | Donegal | |||
| King Catherine | niece | RC | 2m | not married | Donegal | |||
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Notes : Children of John and Ellen :
William m
married Mary McGlynn in Stranorlar c1883
Mary Jane b 11 Apr 1864 in Callan
Hugh b 25 Jul 1866 in Callan
- Hugh does not appear in the census as he moved
to Glasgow in the 1880s where he married and settled - Paul's grandfather, James Kelly, was born in Glasgow in 1895 - he married Sarah Jane Rutherford around 1924 in Glasgow - Sarah appears in household 15 of the census, the one headed by Bernard Rutherford (b Stranorlar abt 1870) and Mary Bradley - Bernard Rutherford's parents were Alan Rutherford, a Scottish Protestant who worked as a policeman in Stranorlar, and Catherine Tinney from Meenavoy Patrick Charles
Joseph
Denis
James b 10 Mar 1869
Ellen b 16 Jun 1876 Francis b 11 Feb 1879 Margaret See Paul's My Meenavoy Ancestors Researcher - Paul - RIP 7 May 2009 |
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| Charles Kelly and Mary Jane Bonar Household | ||||||||
| 3 | Kelly Mary Jane | head | RC | cannot read | 55 | farmer | widow | Donegal |
| Kelly Ellen | daughter | RC | R & W | 28 | dressmaker | not married | Donegal | |
| Kelly Bella | daughter | RC | R & W | 25 | dressmaker | not married | Donegal | |
| Kelly Maggie | daughter | RC | R & W | 23 | dressmaker | not married | Donegal | |
| Kelly Lizzie | daughter | RC | R & W | 21 | farmers daughter | not married | Donegal | |
| Ponsonby Ellen | niece | RC | cannot read | 13 | scholar | not married | Donegal | |
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Note: Isabella b 22 Jul 1872 |
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| 4 | Kelly John | head | RC | R & W | 25 | farmer | not married | Donegal |
| Kelly James | brother | RC | R & W | 23 | farmer | not married | Donegal | |
| Kelly Ellen | sister | RC | R & W | 20 | seamstress | not married | Donegal | |
| Dogherty Bridget | visitor | RC | R & W | 8 | scholar | not married | Donegal | |
| 5 | Kelly Susan | head | RC | R & W | 63 | house keeper | not married | Donegal |
| Kelly Catherine | lodger | RC | cannot read | 77 | no profession | not married | Donegal | |
| 6 | Kelly James | head | RC | R & W | 70 | farmer | not married | Donegal |
| Kelly Eliza | sister | RC | R & W | 45 | housekeeper | not married | Donegal | |
| Kelly John | nephew | RC | R & W | 28 | farmer | not married | Donegal | |
| Denis Kelly and Lizzie Sweeney Household | ||||||||
| 7 | Kelly Denis | head | RC | R & W | 35 | farm labourer | married | Donegal |
| Kelly Lizzie | wife | RC | R & W | 27 | married | Donegal | ||
| Kelly Charley | son | RC | cannot read | 3 | not married | Donegal | ||
| Kelly Ellen | daughter | RC | cannot read | 1 | not married | Donegal | ||
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Note: Agnes b 12 Jul 1904. Maggie McCool, present at birth, Stranorlar |
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| 8 | Kelly Jane | head | RC | read | 70 | farmer | widow | Donegal |
| Kelly Mary | sister | RC | read | 58 | seamstress | not married | Donegal | |
| 9 | Monaghan Susan | head | RC | R & W | 40 | tailoress | widow | Donegal |
| O'Donnell Catherine | niece | RC | R & W | 11 | scholar | not married | Donegal | |
| Gallagher Michael | visitor | RC | R & W | 40 | sailor | not married | Donegal | |
| John Kelly and Catherine Hughes Household | ||||||||
| 10 | Kelly John | head | RC | R & W | 60 | farmer | widower | Donegal |
| Kelly Andrew | son | RC | R & W | 23 | farmers son | not married | Donegal | |
| Kelly Mary Anne | daughter | RC | R & W | 19 | farmers daughter | not married | Donegal | |
| Kelly Bernard | son | RC | R & W | 17 | farmers son | not married | Donegal | |
| Doherty James | visitor | RC | R & W | 21 | labourer | not married | Scotland | |
| Lafferty Minnie | visitor | RC | R & W | 20 | seamstress | not married | Donegal | |
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Notes: John Kelly, son of Patrick Kelly, farmer, married Catherine Hughes, Magheracorran, Convoy parish, dau of Robert Hughes, farmer, 12 Aug 1866. Witnesses Andrew and Susanna Hughes Children of John and Catherine : Andrew b 1 May 1879 Robert James b 21 Sep 1873, married Susan McElhinney, Magheraconan, dau of James, at St Patrick's Drumkeen on 2 Dec 1899 - their dau Cassie Jane b abt 1905. Cassie's dau Alice b 27 Jul 1920, bapt 28 Jul 1920 in Stranorlar by Fr John McCafferty, Godparents James Kelly and Susan O'Donnell Researcher: Sue - Email |
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| John Kelly and Mary Jane Kelly Household | ||||||||
| 12 | Kelly John | head | RC | R & W | 38 | shoemaker | married | Donegal |
| Kelly Mary | wife | RC | R & W | 32 | married | Donegal | ||
| Kelly Ellen | daughter | RC | R & W | 17 | seamstress | not married | Donegal | |
| Kelly Mary | daughter | RC | R & W | 15 | seamstress | not married | Donegal | |
| Kelly Bella | daughter | RC | R & W | 13 | scholar | not married | Donegal | |
| Kelly Cassie Jane | daughter | RC | R & W | 11 | scholar | not married | Donegal | |
| Kelly William John | daughter | RC | R & W | 9 | scholar | not married | Donegal | |
| Kelly Charles | daughter | RC | R & W | 7 | scholar | not married | Donegal | |
| Kelly Bridget | daughter | RC | R & W | 5 | scholar | not married | Donegal | |
| Kelly Patrick | son | RC | R & W | 3 | scholar | not married | Donegal | |
| Kelly Joseph | son | RC | 1 | not married | Donegal | |||
| Kelly Agnes | daughter | RC | 1 | not married | Donegal | |||
| Note: John and Mary, second cousins | ||||||||
| 13 | Smullen William | head | Presbyt | R & W | 35 | farmer | not married | Donegal |
| Smullen Jane | sister | Presbyt | R & W | 38 | farmers daughter | not married | Donegal | |
| Joseph Kelly and Mary Anne Tinney Household | ||||||||
| 14 | Kelly Joseph | head | RC | R & W | 28 | farm labourer | widower | Donegal |
| Kelly John | son | RC | cannot read | 5 | not married | Donegal | ||
| Kelly Bernard | son | RC | cannot read | 2.7 | not married | Donegal | ||
| Kelly Mary Jane | servant | RC | R & W | 17 | general servant | not married | Donegal | |
| Kelly James | visitor | RC | cannot read | 30 | farm labourer | not married | Donegal | |
| Note: Mary Anne d Jan 1901 | ||||||||
| Bernard Rutherford and Mary Bradley Household | ||||||||
| 15 | Rutherford Bernard | head | RC | R & W | 30 | railway porter | married | Donegal |
| Rutherford Mary | wife | RC | R & W | 29 | married | Donegal | ||
| Rutherford P James | son | RC | R & W | 7 | scholar | not married | Donegal | |
| Rutherford M Bridget | daughter | RC | read | 6 | scholar | not married | Donegal | |
| Rutherford C Anne | daughter | RC | cannot read | 4 | not married | Donegal | ||
| Rutherford S Jane | daughter | RC | cannot read | 3 | not married | Donegal | ||
| Rutherford John | son | RC | cannot read | 1 | not married | Donegal | ||
| Rutherford Susan | daughter | RC | cannot read | 5 days | not married | Donegal | ||
| Rutherford Catherine | mother | RC | cannot read | 60 | widow | Donegal | ||
| Bradley Bridget | visitor | RC | read | 55 | farmer | widow | Donegal | |
| Bradley Bridget | visitor | RC | R & W | 21 | seamstress | not married | Donegal | |
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Notes: Family moved to Stranorlar Townland by 1911, when it comprised Bernard and Margaret, Patrick, Cassie, John, Ellen, Margaret, Michael, and Charles. Bernard's occupation was Railway Foreman. Bernard had married twice - the first time to Mary Anne Bradley (d 1903) and the second time to Margaret Quigley. Researcher : Paul - RIP 2009 Researcher : Kay - Email |
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| 16 | Bonar Hugh | head | RC | cannot read | 55 | farm labourer | married | Donegal |
| Bonar Bridget | wife | RC | R & W | 40 | married | Donegal | ||
| Bonar Bridget | daughter | RC | R & W | 12 | scholar | not married | Donegal | |
| Bonar James | son | RC | R & W | 10 | scholar | not married | Donegal | |
| 17 | Henderson Wm John | head | C of I | R & W | 36 | farmer | not married | Donegal |
| Henderson Mary | sister | C of I | R & W | 50 | seamstress | not married | Donegal | |
| 18 | McCleary Mary | head | Presbyt | read | 57 | farmer | widow | Donegal |
| McCleary Ebenezer | son | Presbyt | R & W | 27 | farmers son | not married | Donegal | |
| McCleary John | son | Presbyt | R & W | 35 | farmers son | not married | Donegal | |
| McCleary Margaret Jane | daughter | Presbyt | R & W | 30 | married | Donegal | ||
| McCleary Mary Jane | granddaughter | Presbyt | cannot read | 1 | not married | Donegal | ||
| 19 | Gallagher Mary | head | RC | R & W | 84 | farmer | widow | Donegal |
| Gallagher Charles | son | RC | R & W | 40 | farmers son | not married | Donegal | |
| Gallagher Joseph | son | RC | R & W | 30 | farmers son | not married | Donegal | |
| Gallagher Ellen | daughter | RC | R & W | 28 | nurse domestic servant | not married | Donegal | |
| John Henderson and Sarah Moffit Household | ||||||||
| 20 | Henderson Sarah | head | C of I | R & W | 48 | farmer | widow | Donegal |
| Henderson James | son | C of I | R & W | 18 | farmers son | not married | Donegal | |
| Henderson Annie | daughter | C of I | R & W | 17 | seamstress | not married | Donegal | |
| Henderson Fannie | daughter | C of I | R & W | 14 | scholar | not married | Donegal | |
| Henderson Sarah | daughter | C of I | R & W | 10 | scholar | not married | Donegal | |
| Henderson Margaret | sister in law | C of I | R & W | 55 | seamstress | not married | Donegal | |
| Henderson James | brother in law | C of I | R & W | 49 | farmer | not married | Donegal | |
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Note: Matilda b 5 Apr 1877 |
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| 21 | Kelly William | head | RC | R & W | 60 | farmer | not married | Donegal |
| Kelly Rose | sister | RC | R & W | ? 40 | farmers daughter | not married | Donegal | |
| 22 | Molloy Patrick | head | RC | R & W | 50 | farmer | married | Donegal |
| Molloy Alice | wife | RC | read | 40 | married | Donegal | ||
| Molloy Bridget | daughter | RC | R & W | 13 | scholar | not married | Donegal | |
| Molloy Alice | daughter | RC | R & W | 12 | scholar | not married | Donegal | |
| Molloy Peter | son | RC | R & W | 11 | scholar | not married | Donegal | |
| Molloy James | son | RC | R & W | 9 | scholar | not married | Donegal | |
| Molloy Rose | daughter | RC | R & W | 8 | scholar | not married | Donegal | |
| Molloy Hugh | son | RC | R & W | 7 | scholar | not married | Donegal | |
| Molloy Patrick | son | RC | cannot read | 5 | not married | Donegal | ||
| Molloy Mary | daughter | RC | cannot read | 4 | not married | Donegal | ||
| Molloy Daniel | son | RC | cannot read | 2 | not married | Donegal | ||
| William Pollock and Elizabeth Smullen Household | ||||||||
| 23 | Pollock William | head | Ref Presbyt | R & W | 42 | farmer | married | Donegal |
| Pollock Elizabeth | wife | Ref Presbyt | R & W | 38 | married | Donegal | ||
| Pollock Sarah | daughter | Ref Presbyt | R & W | 15 | seamstress | not married | Donegal | |
| Pollock Elizabeth | daughter | Ref Presbyt | R & W | 13 | scholar | not married | Donegal | |
| Pollock William | son | Ref Presbyt | R & W | 11 | scholar | not married | Donegal | |
| Pollock James | son | Ref Presbyt | R & W | 9 | scholar | not married | Donegal | |
| Pollock Margaret | daughter | Ref Presbyt | R & W | 7 | scholar | not married | Donegal | |
| Pollock Esther | daughter | Ref Presbyt | read | 5 | scholar | not married | Donegal | |
| Pollock John | son | Ref Presbyt | cannot read | 2 | not married | Donegal | ||
| Pollock Christiana | daughter | Ref Presbyt | cannot read | 4m | not married | Donegal | ||
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Note: William and Elizabeth married 21 Feb 1884, Convoy Presbyterian CHurch |
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| 24 | Pollock James | head | Ref Presbyt | R & W | 85 | farmer | widower | Donegal |
| Pollock James | son | Ref Presbyt | R & W | 52 | farmers son | married | Donegal | |
| Pollock Esther | daughter in law | Ref Presbyt | R & W | 52 | married | Donegal | ||
| Pollock Maggie | granddaughter | Ref Presbyt | R & W | 19 | seamstress | not married | Donegal | |
| Pollock James | grandson | Ref Presbyt | R & W | 17 | farm labourer | not married | Donegal | |
| Pollock Esther | granddaughter | Ref Presbyt | R & W | 16 | seamstress | not married | Donegal | |
| Pollock John | grandson | Ref Presbyt | R & W | 13 | scholar | not married | Donegal | |
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Note: James Pollock married Esther Pollock - dau Matilda b 30 May 1878 |
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| 25 | Gallagher Daniel | head | RC | R & W | 60 | farmer | married | Donegal |
| Gallagher Bridget | wife | RC | R & W | 40 | married | Donegal | ||
| Gallagher John | son | RC | cannot read | 5 | not married | Donegal | ||
| Gallagher Mary | daughter | RC | cannot read | 3 | not married | Donegal | ||
| Gallagher Rose | daughter | RC | cannot read | 1 | not married | Donegal | ||
| 26 | Leper Margaret Sarah | head | C of I | R & W | 37 | farmer | not married | Donegal |
| Leper Mary Jane | mother | C of I | R & W | 72 | widow | Donegal | ||
| 27 | Pollock John | head | Presbyt | R & W | 50 | farmer | not married | Donegal |
| Pollock Mary | sister | Presbyt | R & W | 52 | seamstress | not married | Donegal | |
| Pollock Sarah | sister | Presbyt | R & W | 46 | seamstress | not married | Donegal | |
| Pollock James | brother | Presbyt | R & W | 40 | farm labourer | not married | Donegal | |
| 28 | Quinn John | head | RC | R & W | 27 | farm labourer | not married | Donegal |
| Quinn Mary | mother | RC | R & W | 55 | seamstress | Widow | Donegal | |
| Quinn Annie | sister | RC | R & W | 35 | seamstress | not married | Donegal | |
| Quinn Grace | sister | RC | R & W | 31 | seamstress | not married | Donegal | |
| Quinn Catherine | sister | RC | R & W | 22 | seamstress | not married | Donegal | |
| 29 | Pollock James | head | Presbyt | R & W | 50 | farmer | married | Donegal |
| Pollock Jane | wife | Presbyt | R & W | 38 | married | Donegal | ||
| Pollock David | son | Presbyt | R & W | 15 | scholar | not married | Donegal | |
| Pollock Ellen | daughter | Presbyt | R & W | 12 | scholar | not married | Donegal | |
| Pollock William | son | Presbyt | read | 10 | scholar | not married | Donegal | |
| Pollock Esther | daughter | Presbyt | R & W | 8 | scholar | not married | Donegal | |
| Pollock Margaret | daughter | Presbyt | R & W | 6 | scholar | not married | Donegal | |
| Pollock Rebecca | daughter | Presbyt | cannot read | 4 | not married | Donegal | ||
| Pollock James | son | Presbyt | cannot read | 9m | not married | Donegal | ||
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