William
Skelly
Born about in Lambeg, County Antrim, Ireland
Ancestors 
Son of John Skelly
and Eleanor (Taggart) Skelly
Brother of
John Skelly
Husband of
Mary Jane (Roberts) Skelly
— married
27 Sep 1878 in St Annes Cathedral Church of Ireland, Belfast, Ireland
Descendants 
Father of
Sarah Jane (Skelly) Simpson, Ellen Skelly, Margaret Ann Skelly, Eliza Mehair (Skelly) Cowan, Eleanor Taggart (Skelly) Moore, John Robert Skelly, James Skelly, Martha Graham Skelly, Bella (Skelly) Griffin, William Skelly, Walter Skelly and Margaret Hagen (Skelly) Woods
Died [date unknown]
in Lisburn, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Jun 2017
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Biography
William Skelly was born in Ireland.
This profile is part of the Skelly Name Study.
William Skelly was born about 1857, son of John Skelly and Ellen Taggart
William Skelly (21) Van driver married Mary Jane Roberts (20) on 27 September 1878 at St Annes Cathedral Church of Ireland, Belfast, Ireland [1] [2] Fathers John Roberts (bleacher) & John Skelly (carter). Witnesses Mary Jane Roberts & David Roberts
Children:
- Sarah Jane Skelly.
- Eleanor Taggart "Nellie" Skelly.
- Ellen Skelly.
- Walter Skelly.
- Jane Eliza Skelly.
- John Robert Skelly.
- James Skelly.
- Martha Skelly.
- Bella Skelly.
- William Skelly.
- Margaret Hagen Skelly.
In the 1880s when their children were born they lived in Lambeg, Derryaghey, County Antrim, Ireland.
On 31 March 1901 the Skelly family lived at Magheralane, Derryaghey, Co. Antrim, Ireland. Parents William Skelly (43) Flax Dresser & Mary Jane Skelly (40) with children; Nellie Skelly (15) Drawer in Mill, Martha Skelly (9) Scholar, Bella Skelly (7) Scholar, Walter Skelly (2) Scholar, William Skelly (5) Scholar, James Skelly (11) Scholar & John Skelly (13) Machine Boy in Mill. [3] All born in Lambeg, Co Antrim & Presbyterian
On 2 April 1911 the Skelly family lived at 122 Grand St, Low Rd, Lisburn. Parents William Skelly (54) Flax Dresser & Mary Jane Skelly (50) with children; Ellen Taggart Skelly (25) Mill Worker, James Skelly (21) Mill Worker, Martha Skelly (19) Mill Worker, Isabella Skelly (17) Mill Worker, William Skelly (15) Mill Worker, Walter Skelly (13) Mill Worker & Margaret Hagan Skelly (11). [4]
Paternal relationship is confirmed by an AncestryDNA test match between Tony Woods and his second cousin. Their MRCAs are their great grandparents, William Skelly and May Roberts. Predicted relationship from AncestryDNA: 2nd Cousins, based on amount of shared DNA of 237 centimorgans across 10 DNA segments; Confidence: Extremely High.
Sources
- ↑ NIDirect BD&M M/1878/B1/418/49/101
- ↑ Ireland, Civil Registration Marriages Index, 1845-1958
- ↑ 1901 Ireland Census
- ↑ 1911 Ireland Census
- Civil Records at irishgenealogy.ie
- Ancestry Family Trees
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~12.50%
Tony Woods
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A072606 [compare], yourDNAportal ANT0cb7fbcd, Ancestry member TonyWoods
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