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Connelly History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables Ranking

United States Canada Australia New Zealand

Contemporary Notables Historic Events Related Stories Citations

Connelly History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Ireland

Early Origins of the Connelly family

The surname Connelly was first found in Ile-de-France.

Early History of the Connelly family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Connelly research. The years 1614, 1650, 1691, 1740, 1803, 1824, 1840, 1856, 1880 and 1917 are included under the topic Early Connelly History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Connelly Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Conellier, Conelier, Conon, Conus, Conet, Conez, Conens, Connot, Counot, Conard, Connard, Contier, Cosnard, Cosnier, Coniac, Connac, Conneau, Connelly, Conneault, Connault and many more.

Early Notables of the Connelly family

Notable amongst the family was

François-Alexandre-Henri Conneau, born in 1803 in Milan, where his father was an imperial state employee, was, at the age of 17, secretary of the king Louis Bonaparte. He later completed his studies i...

Connelly Ranking

In the United States, the name Connelly is the 1,683^rd most popular surname with an estimated 17,409 people with that name. 1

Connelly migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Connelly Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Jesse Connelly, who landed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1766 2
George Connelly, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1773 2

Connelly Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Timothy Connelly, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1803-1827 2
Henry Connelly, who arrived in America in 1810 2
Charles Connelly, aged 26, who landed in New York in 1812 2
Walter Connelly, aged 29, who arrived in New York in 1812 2
Mary Connelly, who landed in New York, NY in 1816 2
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Connelly migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Connelly Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Mr. Dennis Connelly U.E. who settled in Saint John, New Brunswick c. 1783 3
Mr. Henry Connelly U.E. who arrived at Port Roseway [Shelburne], Nova Scotia on October 26, 1783, passenger number 264 aboard the ship "HMS Clinton", picked up on September 28, 1783 at Staten Island, New York 3
Mr. John Connelly U.E. who settled in Saint John, New Brunswick c. 1783 3

Connelly Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

David Connelly, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1829
John Connelly, who landed in Nova Scotia in 1829
Lawrence Connelly, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1831
Richard Connelly, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1831
Dennis Connelly, aged 31, who arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick in 1833 aboard the brig "Thomas Hanford" from Cork, Ireland
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Connelly migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Connelly Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. Arthur Connelly, British convict who was convicted in Bristol, England for life, transported aboard the "Calcutta" in February 1803, arriving in New South Wales, Australia, the settlement was listed as abandoned and most of the convicts transported to Tasmania on the "Queen" in 1804 4
Mr. John Connelly, (b. 1796), aged 24, Irish soldier who was convicted in Dublin, Ireland for life for highway robbery, transported aboard the "Dorothy" on 5th May 1820, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 5
Mr. Patrick Connelly, (Conly), (b. 1801), aged 19, Irish brick maker who was convicted in Monaghan, Ireland for 7 years for house breaking, transported aboard the "Dorothy" on 5th May 1820, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 5
Mr. Andrew Connelly, (Connolly, Conlon), (b. 1801), aged 21, Irish reaper who was convicted in Kidare, Ireland for life for burglary, transported aboard the "Countess of Harcourt" on 3rd September 1822, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 6
James Connelly, a carpenter, who arrived in New South Wales, Australia sometime between 1825 and 1832
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Connelly migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Connelly Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mr. Thomas Connelly, (b. 1832), aged 28, British farm labourer travelling from Bristol aboard the ship "Matoaka" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 2nd December 1860 7
Mrs. Ellen Connelly, (b. 1837), aged 23, British settler travelling from Bristol aboard the ship "Matoaka" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 2nd December 1860 7
John Connelly, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Black Eagle" in 1861 8
Mr. John Connelly, Scottish settler travelling from Glasgow aboard the ship "Black Eagle" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 19th November 1861 7
Mary Connelly, who arrived in Auckland, New Zealand aboard the ship "Alfred" in 1864 9
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Contemporary Notables of the name Connelly (post 1700) +

Michael James "Mike" Connelly (1935-2021), American professional football offensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys and Pittsburgh Steelers
Marcus Cook Connelly (1890-1981), American playwright, director, producer, performer, and lyricist awarded the 1930 Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Michael Connelly (b. 1956), American author of detective novels, President of the Mystery Writers of America from 2003 to 2004, and has won every major award given to mystery writers
Jennifer Lynn Connelly (b. 1970), American Golden Globe and Academy Award winning film actress
C. T. Connelly, American Republican politician, Alternate Delegate to Republican National Convention from New York, 1884 10
Bruce Chadwick Connelly, American Republican politician, Presidential Elector for South Carolina, 2012 10
Brian Connelly, American Republican politician, Member of Michigan Republican State Central Committee, 1969 10
Bernard C. Connelly, American politician, U.S. Vice Consul in Trieste, 1932; Bucharest, 1938; Kabul, 1940; Karachi, 1940 10
Bartram W. Connelly, American politician, Prohibition Candidate for U.S. Representative from Indiana 4th District, 1906 10
B. W. Connelly, American politician, Member of West Virginia State House of Delegates from Ohio County, 1899-1900 10
... (Another 46 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Historic Events for the Connelly family +

HMS Royal Oak

Michael Connelly, British Stoker 1st Class with the Royal Navy aboard the HMS Royal Oak (1939) when she was torpedoed by U-47 and sunk; he survived the sinking 11

RMS Lusitania

Mr. Owen Connelly, English Trimmer from New York, New York, USA, who worked aboard the RMS Lusitania (1915) and died in the sinking 12

SS Alcoa Puritan

W.F. Connelly, American Third Assistant Engineer from Somerville, Massachusetts, who was working aboard the SS Alcoa Puritan (1942) traveling from Port of Spain, Trinidad to Mobile, Alabama when it was torpedoed by U-boat U-507; he survived the sinking 13

USS Arizona

Mr. Richard Earl Connelly, American Chief Quartermaster from California, USA working aboard the ship "USS Arizona" when she sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on 7th December 1941, he died in the sinking 14

Citations +

"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Rubincam, Milton. The Old United Empire Loyalists List. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc, 1976. (Originally published as; United Empire Loyalists. The Centennial of the Settlement of Upper Canada. Rose Publishing Company, 1885.) ISBN 0-8063-0331-X
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 25th November 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/calcutta
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 12th July 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/dorothy
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 24th March 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/countess-of-harcourt
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 26th March 2019). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
Archives New Zealand Micro 5019. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) Alfred. Retrieved from http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ourstuff/Alfred1864.htm
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, November 16) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Ships hit by U-boats crew list HMS Royal Oak (08) - (Retrieved 2018 February, 9th) - retrieved from https://uboat.net/allies/merchants/crews/ship68.html
Lusitania Passenger List - The Lusitania Resource. (Retrieved 2014, March 6) . Retrieved from http://www.rmslusitania.info/lusitania-passenger-list/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Alcoa_Puritan_(1941) - (Retrieved 2018, February 8th)
Pearl Harbour: USS Arizona Casualties List Pearl Harbour December 7, 1941. (Retrieved 2018, July 31st). Retrieved from http://pearl-harbor.com/arizona/casualtylist.html