Our mother's family
The Wilkinsons of Sunderland, and the McGuinness and O'Kelly families of Felling on Tyne, with Irish roots still to be traced. This is the companion to darlington.family, which tells our father's side.
Meet the McGuinnessesFamily tree
James McGuinnessdraper · c.1860–1907
m. 1885Ellen “Nelly” O'Kellyb. Shanid, Co. Limerick, c.1864 – 9.4.1939
StuartJames Stewart · 1887–1918
Annora Mary Ursulab. 1889
Philip Aloysiusb. 1891 · DFMConstanceMary Constantine · b. 1894
Hartley's siblings: Dorothy & Henry (b. 1889) · Norman (b. 1901) · Roy (b. 1908)
Sheila
Esme
Pamelaour mother
Dates are day.month.year. Years alone come from the quarterly birth, marriage and death indexes.
The McGuinnesses
James the draper and Nelly, at Alliance Villa and Shanid House, Heworth.
Stuart
Killed in action on 8.8.1918; buried at Westoutre, Belgium.
Philip
Officer, court-martial, then sergeant pilot with the Distinguished Flying Medal.
Irish Roots
Nelly O'Kelly and the Kellys of Shanid, Co. Limerick.
The Wilkinsons
Hartley Wilkinson and Constance, in Sunderland.
Open Questions
What we still don't know, and how you can help.