CONNELLY, Alice ^{1 5 6 7}

   Cause of her death was valvular disease of the heart.⁹

   Other names for Alice were CONNOLLY, Alice ¹⁰ and VALLELY, Alice.^{8 9}

  General Notes:

In 1881 Alice was recorded as 38 years of age. The 1881 census recorded her living with her husband and five children at 15 Stonecraigs Row Cambusnethan in Lanarkshire.

Alice was not recorded with the family resident in Newmains in the 1901 census entry.

When Alice Vallely died in 1925 her death certificate recorded her as the widow of Francis Vallely, blast furnace labourer. Her recorded age at death was 77 years. Both of her parents were deceased. ^{5 9 11}

  Medical Notes:

J. B. Marshall MB CM certified the cause of death.

Owen Vallely, son of the deceased, who had been present where her death occurred, gave notice of his mother's death before the registrar, Thomas Steele, at Wishaw on 19 May 19 1925. ⁹

Alice married Francis VALLELY, son of Francis VALLELY and Mary CAMPBELL, on 17 Nov 1867 in Dungannon, County Tyrone, Ireland.¹ (Francis VALLELY was born in Ireland ⁶, christened on 11 Apr 1824 in Dungannon Parish, County Tyrone, Ireland ¹² and died 9 September 1892 at 2.15 pm in Kirklands Land, Newmains, Lanarkshire, Scotland ⁶.). The cause of his death was dilatation of stomach over 2 months and asthenia.⁹

  Marriage Notes:

This marriage appears on the marriage index as both a civil and a church marriage for 1867.

"Civil Marriage Record

Date of Marriage:17-Nov-1867
Parish / District:DUNGANNON
County:TYRONE
Husband Name:Francis Vallely
Address:Coalisland
Occupation:FARMER
Age:30
Status:Bachelor (Previously unmarried)
Wife Name:AliceConnelly
Address:Corr
Occupation:SPINSTER
Age:22
Husband's Father Name:Francis Vallely
Occupation:FARMER
Wife's Father Name:Owen Connelly
Occupation:FARMER
Witness 1 Name:AlexanderMcManus
Witness 2 Name:Mary AnneMcShane
Address:
Notes:CLONOE ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH PARISH OF CLONOE.
WIFE'S CONDITION GIVEN AS A MAID.
© Copyright Irish World Heritage Centre (Tyrone + Fermanagh)"

from www.rootsireland.ie
Note: The discrepancy in the age of the groom recorded here from his actual age was not unusual when statutory records began.

"Church Marriage Record

Date of Marriage:17-Nov-1867
Parish / District:CLONOE
County:TYRONE
Husband Name:Francis Vallely
Status:Not Married
Wife Name:AliceConnelly
Status:Not Married
Husband's Father Name:Vallely
Wife's Father Name:Connelly
Witness 1 Name:McManus Alexander
Witness 2 Name:McShane Mary Anne
Address:
Notes:
//
© Copyright Irish World Heritage Centre (Tyrone + Fermanagh)"

from www.rootsireland.ie ^{1 7 13}

Alice next married Owen CONNELLY.^{2 3 4} (Owen CONNELLY was born about 1815.)

  Marriage Notes:

In 1667:

"Conforme to the Bishop's order, the brethren gave in the names of the papists in their severall congregations as followeth viz.:....for the parochin of Strathdiveran, Cabrach, James Stewart of Lesmurdie, Elspet Straquhan his wife, and Patrick Gordoune, all three excommunicat ...."

from Exercise of Alford




"In 1664 the Lesmurdie estate became the property of James Stewart of the family in Auchorachan, Glenlivet, a branch of the Stewarts of Athole. He married Elizabeth, one of the four daughters of the last Strathauchin, who died without male heirs, and by disposition from his wife, her sisters and their husbands, acquired the lands."

from Cabrach Feerings




"THE STRACHANS AND STEUARTS OF LESMURDIE.

At Michaelmas, 1671, in place of the entry 'the aires and successors of Lesmurdie,' appears the entry 'the Laird of Lesmurdie for the lands yroff.' These heirs and successors were the female descendants of Alexander Strachan of Lesmurdie, who took sasine in 1664 as his heirs portioners. James Steuart, of Achorachan, Glenlivet, husband of the eldest daughter Elizabeth, was entered in the county suite roll of 1671. In S. P. (Scotland) Warrant Books, Vol. V.,p.389, under date 8 June, 1678, occurs a docquet of the warrant for a gift of recognition of the lands of Soccach and Lesmurdie in Mortlich, and then by annexation in Cabrach, formerly belonging to John Watt, portioner of Lesmurdie, John Watt his father and to umquhile Alexander Strachan of Lesmurdie, to James, Earl of Airlie."

"8 November, 1664. Seasing Elizabeth, Margaret, Jean, Issobell, and Helen Strachans, coairs portioners servit and retourit to ye deceist Alex^r Strachane of Lesmurdie yr good sire, of the toune and lands of Eastertoune of Lesmurdie, third pt toune and lands of Invercherach, third pt toune and lands of Auchnastank, and third pt toune and lands of Belchirie."

"28 October, 1669. Saising given to Elizabeth Strachan, spous to James Steuart of Lesmurdie, and Alexr Steuart, yr, eldest lawful sone, off all and haill the tonne and lands off Sockach."

"10 Appryll, 1676. Saiseing given to James Stewart of Lesmurdie and Alexr Stewart, his sone, off all and haill the toune and lands of Easter and Wester Lesmurdie, Tombaine, Tornbellie, Caldstryp, with the pertinents."

"10 Appryll, 1676. Saiseing given to Elizabeth Strachan, spouse to James Stewart of Lesmurdie, of all and haill the lands of Tombaine, Tombellie, Coldstrvpe, and .... with the pertinents."

from Records of the County of Banff ^{2 3 4}