FEELY, James ^{1 2 3}

   Cause of his death was enteric fever over 2 months.

   Other names for James were FEELEY, James, FELLY, James ⁵ and PHEELY, James.⁶

  General Notes:

In 1832 John Feely, son of Robert Feely and Rose Magown, was baptised in Shankill RC parish, County Armagh, Ireland. His sponsors were James Feely and Biddy Gallagher. The Townland where the family lived was noted as 'Legacurry', probably Legahory near Lurgan.

In 1856 James's daughter, Margaret, married. In her marriage certificate her father was recorded as a labourer.

The 1861 census for Lesmahagow recorded James and Sarah Felie (indexed as Felce) living at Brocketbrae with five sons and daughters. Both adults were recorded as 45 years old and born in Ireland. James was a hawker. The children ranged in age from 7 to 16 years and were all born in Lanarkshire.

In the marriage certificate of his son, John, in 1861, James was recorded as a carter by occupation.

James Feely was recorded as an agricultural labourer in the marriage certificate of his daughter Ann in 1864.

The 1871 census for Lesmahagow recorded James Felly [sic] living in Lesmahagow aged 55 years.

In his daughter Ann's death certificate of 1870 James Feely was recorded as a hawker by occupation.

In his death certificate of 1873 James Feely was recorded as a hawker by occupation. He was the widower of Susan Keenan, and married to Sarah Farrel. His recorded age was 58 years. Both of his parents had predeceased him.

In 1875 James's daughter Jane was married. In the marriage certificate James recorded as a 'hawker deceased'.

In the marriage certificate of his son, Charles Feeley, James Feeley was recorded as a 'hawker deceased'.

In 1880 Robert Feely, James's son, died at Stonehouse. In his death certificate James was recorded as a 'hawker deceased'.

When Margaret Milligan, the daughter of James Feely, died in 1882 her death certificate recorded her father as "James Feely China Merchant Deceased". ^{2 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12}

  Research Notes:

LEGACURRY or LEGAHORY

This is a townland in Lurgan Rural area of County Armagh, Ireland.

TOWNLAND

The townland is an ancient unit, dating back to pre-Norman times, and is the smallest administrative division throughout the island of Ireland that is still in use. It is the common term or English translation for a variety of small local land units that varied in name and meaning throughout the island of Ireland. The spelling of townland names is subject to considerable variation due largely to the difficulties of representing the pronunciation of Irish language names in English spelling. ¹³

  Medical Notes:

The cause of death was certified by Robert Skinner.

The informant was Sarah Feely, widow of the deceased, who had been present where her husband's death occurred. She gave notice before the registrar, Duncan Campbell, at Lesmahagow on 5 July 1873 and made her X mark. ⁴

James married Susan KEENAN, daughter of KEENAN and Unknown, on 10 January 1833 in Shankill RC parish, County Armagh, Ireland.¹ (Susan KEENAN was born about 1815 and died before May 1842.)

  Marriage Notes:

"Church Marriage Record

Date of Marriage:10-Jan-1833
Parish / District:SHANKHILL
County:ARMAGH
Husband Name:James Feely
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Occupation:
Age:
Status:Not Married
Husband's Father Name:Feely
Wife Name:SusanKeenan
Address:Lurgan
Denomination:Roman Catholic
Occupation:
Age:
Status:Not Married
Wife's Father Name:Keenan
Witness 1 Name:McConville Thomas
Witness 2 Name:McConville Cath
Address:
Notes:
//
© 2015 Copyright Armagh Ancestry"

from www.rootsireland.ie ¹

James next married Sarah FARREL, daughter of John FARREL and Agnes GORMAN. (Sarah FARREL was born in 1814 in Ireland ^{5 14} and died 19 February 1884 at 4.50 am in Poorhouse Lodging House, Milton Toll, Lesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland ¹⁴.). The cause of her death was heart disease over 2 months.