James Kelly (c. 1785-1837) married Margaret Maxwell (c. 1787-1862) in about 1810. They had fifteen children. In 1840 the widowed Mrs. Kelly emigrated from her home in Gallowgate, Glasgow, Scotland to Australia and arrived on the Martin Luther on September 29 1840. James Kelly son of Margaret arrived on June 18, 1839 on board the Lady Bute. Margaret Maxwell Kelly and her children settled near Woodside, in the Adelaide Hills of South Australia. Descendants and relatives lived in South Australia, New Zealand and Scotland.
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