New details on oldest living Irishwoman uncovered

Huffington Post genealogist follows up IrishCentral story

CATHY HAYES,

IrishCentral.com Staff Writer

Published Tuesday, August 24, 2010, 8:29 AM

Updated Wednesday, August 25, 2010, 8:42 AM

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Ellis Island Records - Margaret Kelly arrived to New York in 1922

She discovered, by googling the name, that it was Clonusker, Scarriff, County Clare. Then using the online 1911 Irish Census she found the entire family history including Margaret Kelly back at home in County Clare.

The researcher was amazing by the depth and detail of what she was able to find out online. She said "I was able to find Margaret residing in New York in the 1930 census, getting married in 1925, arriving at Ellis Island in 1922, and living with her family in Ireland in 1911 -- and along the way, I picked up some tidbits about her siblings that revealed the family's personal history with Ellis Island. All of this in about half an hour. Bless the Internet and all those who choose to upload records and indexes."

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carrickcourt | Aug 25, 2010, 09:32 AM EDT

Always check collateral lines when doing family history research. Collateral lines are people not directly related to ones self such as a Cousin, Aunt, Uncle, or the like. One must get the whole picture of a family to find the interesting bits related to ones own direct ancestors. Now to find anything about Margaret Kelly's ancestry going back earlier in the 19TH Century and, if one is lucky, to the 18TH Century.

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