hello again, David,

you mention,
It has been reported through the generations that a Kelly ancestor died in the Snaefell Mine disaster.

It maybe – John Fayle,

FAYLE, John, Baldhoon, Lonan, aged 40 and married, and with family of
five, most of whom are grown up. Fayle was a waggoner underground.

He is the father of,
William Thomas Fayle married, Elizabeth Margaret Kelly

ELIZABETH MARGARET 1872 Dau of, John James KELLY & Elizabeth Looney
Elizabeth Margaret Kelly born, 5th Aug 1872 Dalton, LANC.(Birth Cert)
Elizabeth Margaret Kelly married, William Thomas Fayle 13th June 1889 LONAN

I would love a copy of anything you find in the Newspaper reports, and I am most happy to pay for any costs for this.

Averil