Clan Kelly
Basic Info.
Kelly
Origin of Name: Placename, Angus
Clan Chief: None, armigerous clan
Tartan
Kelly Tartan
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Clan History
Kelly History
Originates in the lands of Kelly near Arboath in Angus and in some cases is a shortened form of MacKelly.
In 1278, a bailiff to Alexander III was a William de Kellaw, an early Scottish bearer of the name. Another early bearer was recorded in 1338. Richard de Kellow was witness to a charter in Roxburghshire.
Clan Lands
Kelly Lands
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