Mona Lawson 1861-1940 was the daughter of my gt gt grandfather's brother James [see IoMFHS Journal, Vol XXVII No 2 May 2006, p41] She married John James Kelly 1888-06-21 Kirk Lonan. They went to Montana USA via Ellis Island 1888-07-30, had several children out there and returned to Laxey ca 1896 [hence multiple baptisms of children]. John James may well have assisted in the Mine rescue [I'd missed that]; I assumed he had contracted "Miner's Lung" in the USA and returned home. In HIS WILL of 1897 - posted on BL site- he left " “£10 to my mother Jane Kelly”
John James' parents were James Kelly b.1838 Mau and Jane Cowin b.1844 Andreas.
They both lived at their respective family homes until after the census of 1861, and probably
married before 1865, but no record of the marriage has yet emerged.
1871C: Magher-kew Cottage, Maughold: James Kelly, H, 33, Linen-Wool Weaver, b.Mau;
Jane Kelly, Wife, 27, b.And; JOHN J KELLY, Son, 6, b.Mau; Margaret J, Daur, 4;
Thomas Kelly, Son, 2; Richard Kelly, Son, 6m. All b.Mau.
By 1881 the family had moved to 21, Glen Road Laxey; both John James and his father were lead miners. Jane Cowe (sic, Cowin als Cleator), Mother-in-Law, b.Andreas, lived with them.

1881C: 21, Glen Road Laxey: James Kelly, H, M, 42, Miner, b.Mau; Jane , Wife, 36, b.And;
JOHN J KELLY, Son, 16, Lead Miner; Thomas, 12; Elizabeth, 7; Cath Ann, 5;
Robert, 3; Henry, 1; Margaret A, Daur, 8m; Jane Cowe(n), M-i-Law, W, 73, b.And.

On 30th July 1888 the recently married John James and Mona Kelly arrived in New York on the SS Etruria. They eventually settled in Butte Montana, but they returned to the Island before 1897, when John died.

Lonan Burial Register: Kelly John James, Laxey Glen, 32yrs..............................30 JUN1897

MI Lonan
In loving memory of / JANE MIRIAM / and ELIZABETH MONA / daughters of JOHN JAMES & MONA KELLY / of Laxey Glen / died Aug 8th 1889, aged 2 months / JAMES DOUGLAS / died Aug 7th 1890 aged 2 months / JOHN / died Sept 29th 1894 aged 1 year / JOHN JAMES KELLY / father of the above / died June 27th 1897 aged 32 years / HELENA LAWSON (ELLA) / daughter of above / died at Seafield Jan 29th 1912 aged 19yrs / ANNIE LAWSON / beloved wife of W.E. THOMPSON / daughter of the above / died at Seafield Apr 9th 1918 aged 26 years / and little JEAN their beloved child / died Jan 4th 1919, aged 3 years.

Rgds JohnL