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Research plan: parents of Bridget Kelly (b. about 1822)
Co. Kilkenny, Ireland → Toronto, Canada West · question set Nov 2026
4 facts proven1 conflict openNext: parish registers
- ProvenMarried Patrick Walsh, Toronto, 1847St. Paul's Basilica register · original, primary informationCited
- ConflictBorn 1822 or 1825?1851 census says 29; 1881 death record says 56 · census closer to eventWeighing
- NextBaptisms, Thomastown parish, 1820 to 1826NLI Catholic Parish Registers · images, unindexed: browse by yearSearch 1
- NextWitnesses at the 1847 marriageFAN club: Michael and Anne Kelly may be siblingsSearch 2
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Lean toward about 1822, but keep it open
| Source | Age | Implies | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1851 census | 29 | 1821 to 1822 | Informant unknown, but recorded during her life |
| 1881 death record | 56 | 1824 to 1825 | Secondary: likely a child or neighbour guessing |
Ages on death records are often a few years off because someone else gave them. The census is closer in time, but census ages drift too, so neither settles it alone.
What would settle it
- Her baptism in the home parish, if you can identify it.
- Her age in the 1861 and 1871 censuses: three census ages that agree beat one death record.
- Her age on the 1847 marriage record, if given.
For your tree: record "about 1822" with both sources cited and a note on the conflict.
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