could anyone tell me about my grandfather william killelay,all iknow was that he was born in irland came to england married had a son eric who was my father william had one arm he lived in bole gainsbourgh lincs and was buried in the middle of a field near the local power station i'm erics son mark thank you in advance
Hi Mark - I do have information about William Killelay. He was the son of Andrew Killelay and Emma Hills, was born in Bole in 1875 and died 1954, apparently in Bole. He married Ethel Bingham in 1918 and Eric was born in the Jan- Mar quarter 1919. Ethel died In the Apr-Jun quarter 1928.William's father Andrew was born abt 1847 in Galway County Ire. According to census records he was born in Athenry, but other family member information says Clarinbridge.Andrew's parents were William Killelay and Margaret Long, both from Clainbridge, Galway. They emmigrated to England about 1851 and lived in Bole. The men were agricultural laborers. They had several children,mostly sons.They were:Wm born abt 1841, John born abt 1843 both Clarinbridge Galway , Andrew, Thomas born abt 1851 prob Galway, James 1853 Bole, Maria 1855, Bole, Martin, 1857, Bole, James #2 1859 Bole,Michael 1862 Bole. You can contact me at nlittlesp@aol.com for more information. Nikki - US
