FEELY, James ¹

  General Notes:

James Feely was a steelworker according to the marriage certificate of his son Peter in 1941. ¹

James married Elizabeth O'NEILL on 22 Jul 1907 in Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland.¹ (Elizabeth O'NEILL was born 1889 or earlier and died 1916 or later.)

  Marriage Notes:

The groom James Feely was aged 33 years. ¹

James next married Mary GRIMES, son of Kergan GRIMES and Catherine GRIMES MS UNKNOWN.^{2 3} (Mary GRIMES was christened on 27 Sep 1831 in Armagh Parish, County Armagh, Ireland ⁵.)

  Marriage Notes:

"Besides his son who was killed at Pinkie, this Alexander Irvine of Drum had two daughters: one married to the laird of Balbegno, and the other to Fraser of Muchalls, predecessor of Lord Fraser."

from Irvines of Drum




"His wife was Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Alexander Irvine of Drum. Balbegno Castle was built by them."

"Balbegno Castle. The date 1569, the figures of two males and one female, the inscription 'I. Wod and E. Irvein' below a shield with the Wood and Irvine arms, all on a carved panel above the highest front window of Balbegno Castle, show that it was erected in the time of John, the second of the Woods, proprietors of Balbegno And Thanes of Fettercairn."

from History of Fettercairn ^{2 3}