VALLELY, James

   Cause of his death was acute diarrhoea over 2 days.

   Other names for James were VALELLY, James ¹ and VALLERY, James.

  General Notes:

The 1881 census for Old Monkland parish recorded 'James Vallery' (sic) and his family living at 1 Close Summerlee Buildings. As well as himself and his wife, the household comprised their three children, and a lodger James Mooney, aged 23 years, born in Ireland, and working as a geneal labourer. James was born in Ireland and recorded as aged 40 years. He too was a general labourer.

The death certificate for James in 1896 recorded him as the widower of Catherine McKemmany. His occupation was recorded as furnace labourer and his age as 59 years. Both of his parents were deceased.

Note: the death certificate does give another line of address for where the death took place, but this has not been transcribed here, so difficult was it to read. ^{1 2}

  Medical Notes:

E. S. Rennie MB CM certified the cause of death.

The informant was T. Vallely, son of the deceased. He gave notice of his father's death before the registrar, James Grant, at Coatbridge on 20 July 1896. ²

James married Catherine McKEMMANY, daughter of Felix McKEMMANY and Unknown, on 9 January 1872 in St Patrick's RC Church, Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland. (Catherine McKEMMANY was born about 1848 in Ireland ¹ and died before 19 July 1896.)

  Marriage Notes:

The marriage was celebrated after banns according to the rites and forms of the Roman Catholic Church. The priest was Michael O'Keeffe CC. The witnesses were Robert McIntire and Mary Doherty.

James Vallely, of North Row Summerlee, was a furnace labourer aged 35 years. He was unmarried and made his X mark. Both of his parents were dead.

Catherine McKemmany (sic), who also made her X mark, was aged 25 years. Her address was noted as No 9 Merrystone, and she was a handloom weaver. Her parents, too, were dead.

The marriage was registered at Coatbridge on 11 January 1872, James Mitchell being the registrar.