Henry KELLS ²⁷

  General Notes:

Settled in Geelong,Australia
Enlisted in Ireland in the 65th Regiment and was posted to New Zealand where he was discharged in Wellington.
Emigrated to Australia
Emigrated to Australia in two groups.
The first group arrived in 1856 on the "Nuggett" and in 1864. This group also comprised Hewitt Kells II and Alexander of Scrabby's daughter who was much older than Henry's childfren. It is possible that she was in charge of her cousins. The second group included father Henry and mother Jane who arived on the "Great Australia" in 1864. It also included their daughter, Margaret Ann Kells who had married James Bradshaw in Ireland in 1862. James and their infant son was also on board.

  Noted events in his life were:

• Ancestral File Number. 1PM5-DX0

Henry married Jane SOMMERVILLE in 1832. (Jane SOMMERVILLE was born in 1806 and died in 1878.)