Thomas Rogers KELLS was born in Wellington in 1857
- a son of Thomas Kells of Collon, Louth, County Louth (59km NW of Dublin, Ireland) and Sarah Ann TONKS of England

Thomas Rogers KELLS married Eva Mary TAYLOR in 1884

- their known children were:
1885 - Sarah Ann Kells
- Sarah died aged 23 months in 1887

1887 - Eva Maud Kells
- Eva married John Andrew Nicholson MAGRATH in 1905
- John was a son of:
... John Andrew Nicholson MAGRATH & Caroline Louisa MAGRATH
- Eva died aged 75 in 1962
- John died aged 64 in 1949

1889 - Annie Jean Kells
- Annie married Oswald Vitcor ADLAM in 1912
- Oswald was one of 17 known children of:
... George Alfred ADLAM of Westbury, Wiltshire England who arrived in New Zealand with the 43rd Regiment on the LADY JOCELYN from India to fight in the Maori War & Elizabeth SEFTON of County Antrim, near Belfast, Ireland, early settlers of New Plymouth. They married in New Plymouth amd all their children were born in the area
- Annie died aged 77 in 1966
- Oswald died aged 58 in 1946

1891 - William Rogers Kells
- he married Violet Esma White GOWER
- Violet was one of 6 known children of:
... John Henry GOWER & Isabella BAIRD
- William died aged 78 in 1969
- Violet died aged 46 in 1947

1894 - Kathleen Maud Kells
- Kathleen married Robert Wallace ANDERSON in 1911
- Kathleen was one of 12 children of:
... George ANDERSON & Margaret WISHART
- Kathleen died aged 31 in 1926
= Robert died aged 71 in 1959