Ellen Mary Kelly

1845 - 1942  (97 years)

• Name	Ellen Mary Kelly
  Birth	1845	County Clare Ireland
  	Born 1845 County Clare Ireland Died Sept 1942 Age 97 years Buried at Kerang Married Cornelius Troy 30th Sept 1875 at age 30 Arrived in Australia with 2 sisters in 1858 at age 13 on sailing vessel, the Ashtbury *****name of sisters and what happened to them************* Ellen Mary worked as a domestic in the Colac district before her marriage. After death of her husband Ellen Mary moved to Kerang and lived at 51 Nolan St until her death in 1942. Her daughters Annie and Nellie continued to live at this address after their mother died and turned the home into a boarding house. Cornelius Joseph was an executer of Nellies will around the time we moved to Kyabram
  Gender	Female
  Death	Sept 1942	Kerang Victoria Australia.
  Person ID	I350	David Hallam
  Last Modified	4 Dec 2025

  
  

  Father	John Kelly
  Mother	Mary Rochford
  Family ID	F185	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Cornelius Troy,   b. 1837, Tipperary Ireland d. April/1916, Kerang
  Marriage	Sept/1875	Colac
  Children	1. Ellen Mary (Nellie) Troy,   b. 1877, Ondit d. 1966, Bendigo (Age 89 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 2. John Joseph Troy,   b. 1879, Ondit (Reg 18232) at Turkeith a property at Colac d. 21 Sep 1967, Kerang (Age 88 years)   3. Hanora (Annie) Troy,   b. 1881, Kerang d. 1951 (Age 70 years)
  Photos		Cornelius Troy Obituary
  		Aunt Polly, (Annie and Nellie- (John Joseph's sisters).
  Family ID	F198	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Dec 2025

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Ellen Mary Kelly. Theresa's Maternal Grandmother
  		Ellen Mary Kelly
  		Cornelius & Ellen Kelly's Marriage certificate

  
  

• Notes

  Born 1845 County Clare Ireland Died Sept 1942 Age 97 years Buried at Kerang Married Cornelius Troy 30th Sept 1875 at age 30 Arrived in Australia with 2 sisters in 1858 at age 13 on sailing vessel, the "Ashbury". Name of sisters and what happened to them ? Ellen Mary worked as a domestic in the Colac district before her marriage. Ellen Mary Kelly b.1845County Clare Ireland) d Sept 1942.b. Kerang Married Cornelius Troy 30th September 1875 at the age of 30. Cornelius was a resident of Tipperary and came to Australia with his family aboard the “Lady Elgin “when young in 1852. He was employed at John Calverts station near Colac and later followed farming pursuits at Beeac. He moved to Myall area in 1880 the year of the flood and selected land at Murrabit. He and his wife Ellen, travelled to the Kerang area with their two children Ellen Mary( called Nellie at times ) born in 1887 and John Joseph born 1879 in a wagon with 3 horses, bringing all their stock with them from a selection they had in Beach Forest. Family- . Ellen Mary (Nellie) b. 1877 at Ondid d.1966 Bendigo. . John Joseph b.1879 Ondit d. 21.09.1967. - married Lucy Mary Hollingsworth 28th June 1921. .Hanora (Annie ) b.1881 Kerang.d 1951. Annie and Nellie did not marry. There was some mention that one of them lost a fiancée in WW1. After death of her husband Ellen Mary moved to Kerang and lived at 51 Nolan St until her death in 1942. Her daughters Annie and Nellie continued to live at this address after their mother died and turned the home into a boarding house.