VALLELY, John ^{2 3 4}

   Cause of his death was cardiac disease.

   Other names for John were VALLALLEY, John ⁷ and VALLELEY, John.⁴

  General Notes:

"Church Baptism Record

Name:John Vallely
Date of Birth:
Date of Baptism:17-Sep-1826
Address:Glebe
Parish/District:DUNGANNON
Gender:Unknown
County:TYRONE
Father:Joe Vallely
Mother:Mar McGurk
Occupation:
Sponsor 1 /Informant 1:Hen
Sponsor 2 /Informant 2:Mar Vallely
Notes:
/ /
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Note: Although the father's name is given here as Joe, it seems likely this is an clerical or transcription error.

When John married in 1857 he was recorded as being 25 years old.

The 1871 census for Hamilton Lanarkshire recorded John Vallely at the head of a household living at 2 Low Patrick Street. It comprised himself, his wife and their six children. John was recorded as aged 38 years and had been born in Ireland. He worked as a coal miner.

The 1881 census recorded John as 48 and born in Ireland.

John was a coal miner aged 57 according to his death certificate in 1897. He was married to Kate Brady, who survived him.

There is an age disparity. The age at marriage is more likely to be accurate. ^{1 2 3 6}

  Medical Notes:

The cause of death was certified by T. Steele MB ChM.

Francis Shannon, John's son in law, notified the registrar Henry Laird at Hamilton on January 2 1897 of John's death.

John married Catherine BRODY, daughter of Matthew BRODY and Margaret MYNA, on 23 February 1857 in Coatbridge, Lanarkshire, Scotland.¹ (Catherine BRODY was born in 1839 in Ireland ⁶ and died after 31 December 1896.)

  Marriage Notes:

The marriage was conducted according to the rites and forms of the Roman Catholic Church. Father Michael O'Keffe [sic] RCC was the celebrating priest and the witnesses were James Vallely and Mary Jane Vallely.

John Vallely, the groom, was a bachelor of 25 years of Mossend. He worked as a collier.

His bride, Catherine Brody [sic] was also unmarried and of Mossend. She was 19 years old.

Both bride and groom signed the book. The marriage was registered at Uddingston on 25 February 1857, John Pearson Watson being interim registrar. The marriage was thus registered in the administrative parish of Bothwell. ¹