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Born 21 July 1917 England. Migrated to Australia when 3yo in 1920, aboard the Euripides with parents James and Lilian Smith, and older brother Bernard. This woman was my grandmother. Married Robert Arnold Avent in 1936 in Victoria Australia. Gave birth to my Mother Elva Marion Avent in 1937. Robert and Toni divorced in 1946 with Robert taking the children. My Mum lost contact with her mother shortly after. Toni remarried and moved to Qld. I have managed to trace her via electoral roll in Australia as far as 1958. She has 4 grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren and 3 great-great grandchildren who have come down through her daughter, My Mum - who'd love to know what became of her. Regards, Pam

Hi from Australia.
My late Mum, my daughter and myself all did the spit kit from 23&Me a couple of years ago. A number of people have contacted us since and introduced themselves as relatives - with requests and information regarding ancestry. In virtually all these requests none of the surnames are at all familiar - however the common denominator of the 23&Me requests is that the surname KELLY is amongst most of them - and the repeated mention of Irish heritage. As far as we had known there hasn't been any direct Irish ancestry. BUT I have managed a fair bit of Ancestry.com.au research on my Mum's side of the family (her maiden name was AVENT) and have lately found 3 ancestors of Irish descent,(on her mother's side) but none of them is a KELLY.

Mum's Grandfather was James Bernard SMITH who was born in Dublin Eire in 1893 who migrated to Australia in 1920 with his wife Lilian nee JONES (b.1894) and their 2 children. Lilian's mother was Josephine O'CONNELL born in Cork in about 1867.

Seem to have hit a brick wall on all counts re Mum's side of the family, so any info would be greatly appreciated especially if there is a KELLY link. Cheers :)

Surnames line won't let me submit, so will attempt to here; SMITH,PHILBIN,JONES,KELLY,O'CONNELL