John Henry Kelly

Abt 1798 - 1843  (45 years)

• Name	John Henry Kelly
  Birth	Abt 1798	Shoreditch, London
  Gender	Male
  Death	Jul 1843	St James, Westminster, London
  Person ID	I1301	Ash Family Database
  Last Modified	10 Nov 2026

  
  

  Family	Lucy Ann Hodgson,   b. Abt 1800, Stoke Poges, Buckinghamshire d. Dec 1855, St James, Westminster, London (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	13 Jul 1820	St James, Westminster, London
  Children	1. Sarah Kelly,   b. 21 Aug 1827, St James, Westminster, London
  Family ID	F315	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	10 Nov 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - 13 Jul 1820 - St James, Westminster, London Death - Jul 1843 - St James, Westminster, London  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  John Kelly, stationer, appears on the 1841 Census for St James, Westminster, aged 50. The location, profession, names and ages of the children are a match for other sources but John’s age is out by 7 years and his wife is named as Ann, not Lucy Ann. Only 6 people called John Henry Kelly died in England and Wales between 1831 and 1871. Of these, one died in the parish of St James, Westminster in September 1843, which makes him the most obvious candidate, especially since it is clear from the Census that Lucy Ann Kelly was a widow by 1851. In the transcript of the trial of an 18-year-old thief, Thomas Smith, who had stolen 9 half-reams of paper from his shop worth £11 8s, John Henry Kelly identified himself as a stationer living in Vigo St, Regent St, London. This fits census details. The thief was transported to Australia for 7 years.