Jane O'Kelly ~1851-1921
Born Tipperary/Limerick- ie likely just about on the border
Daughter of a farmer and likely NOT of a C o I solicitor !!. So the David O'Kelly I have written up and Jessie Givens NOT her parents
~1851. Jane O'Kelly born to David OKelly , farmer, & Jessie Givens?? in Tipperary/Limerick- county from censuses. Pre Irish Civil Records[ these start only in 1864]
NEED her b.c./baptism to determine her mother!!
1889. Jane O'Kelly, shopkeeper, married John O'Gorman, farmer, in Mitchelstown Parish Church on 2/6/1889. Both living Mitchelstown His father Maurice OGorman, farmer; hers David OKelly, farmer. - date according to Irish Civil records , but looks like 2/3/1889 to me! Witnesses ?? OGorman & Lizzie OKelly. Both of them were ~38.
1892. Maurice OGorman born 10/2/1892
1894. David OGorman born.
1897. John OGorman born .
2 other children were born who must have died as infants
1901C. John O'Gorman, 48, Creamery manager & Publican, b. Tipperary as was his wife, Jane . Upper Cork Street, Mitchelstown . His 3 children b. Co. Cork. James & David O'Gorman, farmer's sons, b.Tipperary
NLI Mitchelstown registers just go to 1880 for baptisms
OGorman | John | 48 | Male | Head of Family | Roman Catholic |
OGorman | Jane | 50 | Female | Wife | Roman Catholic |
OGorman | Maurice | 9 | Male | Son | Roman Catholic |
OGorman | David | 7 | Male | Son | Roman Catholic |
OGorman | John | 3 | Male | Son | Roman Catholic |
OGorman | James | 22 | Male | Visitor | Roman Catholic |
OGorman | David | 26 | Male | Visitor | Roman Catholic |
Harrington | Patt | 21 | Male | Boarder | Roman Catholic |
Harrington | Mary | 16 | Female | Servant | Roman Catholic |
Walsh | Maggie | 22 | Female | Servant | Roman Catholic |
1907. Her husband, John OGorman, shopkeeper, married, dies aged 50 in Mitchelstown on 6/12/1907. Left £255.
1911C . Jane O'Gorman ,50 -should read 60- ,widow, shopkeeper & farmer, b. Co. Limerick, married 21 years, 5 children, 3 still living, is living Upper Cork Street, Mitchelstown .. Maurice & John denoted as scholars, David as farmer's son, all 3 b. Co. Cork . Georgina Hewson b. Kerry , Catherine O'Mahony b. Cork, both single . They were living in 6 rooms and house had 8 windows in the front
OGorman | Jane | 50 | Female | Head of Family | Catholic |
OGorman | Maurice | 19 | Male | Son | Catholic |
OGorman | David | 17 | Male | Son | Catholic |
OGorman | John | 14 | Male | Son | Catholic |
Fitzgerald | James | 40 | Male | Servant | Catholic |
Donovan | Margaret | 18 | Female | Servant | Catholic |
Hewson | Georgine | 50 | Female | - | Church of Ireland |
OMahony | Catherine | 50 | Female | - | Roman Catholic |
1914. Mrs O'Gorman, Upper Cork Street, listed as a Grocer & Provision merchant ( 43 in total for 2200 peple) in Guys Postal 1914 Directory
1921. Jane O'Gorman , 70, widow, merchant, dies Mitchelstown on 26/2/1921. Cause of death Senile Decay, some months. Informant John O'Gorman, her son. No probate . Any grave??. Look up local newspapers in the library for obituary and 1907 one for John