Elizabeth Mary Ellen Kelly^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11]}

1923 - 2009  (85 years)

• Name	Elizabeth Mary Ellen Kelly  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
  Birth	23 Mar 1923	Tullamore, Offaly, Ireland   [9, 10]
  Gender	Female
  Emigration	1937	New Zealand
  	Left Ireland with the Nuns and another 16 young Irish girls to go to New Zealand and became known as Sr Mary Wilfrid & then later as Sr Mary Ellen
  Residence	1946	Waitakere, Auckland, New Zealand   [2]
  	Great North Road
  Residence	1949	North Shore, Auckland, New Zealand   [3]
  	Taharota Road / 125 Church St
  Residence	1954	Roskill, Auckland, New Zealand   [4]
  	Monte Cecilia Convent
  Residence	1954	Waitemata, Auckland, New Zealand   [4]
  	St Bride's Convent
  Residence	1957	Grey Lynn, Auckland, New Zealand   [1]
  	St Joseph's Orphanage
  Residence	1963	Auckland Central, Auckland, New Zealand   [8]
  	Teacher at St Mary's Convent
  Residence	From 1969 to 1981	Auckland Central, Auckland, New Zealand   [5, 6, 7]
  	Teacher - 1 New St
  Burial	Feb 2009	Killeigh, Offaly, Ireland   [10]
  Sr Mary Ellen Kelly	6 Feb 2009	Killeigh, Offaly, Ireland   [11]
  _WLNK	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/238801127/mary-ellen-kelly#
  Death	6 Feb 2009	McAuley House, Beaumont, Dublin, Ireland   [10]
  Person ID	I83	Kelly Family Tree
  Last Modified	1 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Peter Kelly,   b. 3 Apr 1881, Oughter, Ferbane, King's, Ireland d. 3 Jan 1947, Gurteen, Killeigh, Tullamore, Offaly, Ireland (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Mary Ellen Quinn,   b. 7 Feb 1892, Gurteen, Killeigh, Tullamore, King's, Ireland d. 24 Feb 1973, Gurteen, Killeigh, Tullamore, Offaly, Ireland (Age 81 years)
  Marriage	Mar 1911	Tullamore, King's Co., Ireland   [12, 13]
  Family ID	F9720	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Letter Card from Auntie Wilfrid to Simon - page 2 of 2 - Inside - 10 Feb 1979 Letter Card from Auntie Wilfrid to Simon - page 2 of 2 - Inside - 10 Feb 1979 (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)

  
  

• Notes

  <p>Elizabeth Ellen left home at age 14 to join the convent. She became known as Sr Mary Wilfred and lived in Auckland, NZ. Later she became Sr Mary Ellen and moved back to retirement in a convent in Dublin, Ireland.</p>

  
  

• Sources

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