This page will include summaries of separate Kelsall trees identifying where possible the earliest ancestor. Sources include:
- John Kelsall Notes on the Family of Kelsall, paper presented to The Society of Genealogists, 1916 (LDS Film No. 0990284), also now available at Google Books.
- Anne Kelsall:
- Andrew Kelsall Pearson
- Material sent to me by various descendants
- My own research
My research focuses on the origins of trees. There are many trees of recent Kelsall families on Ancestry and other sites.
Trees
| Tree/Link | Earliest Record |
| James Kelsall of Audley | James Kelsall “came forth of Cheshire, first recorded 1539 Muster Roll |
| Kelsall Family of Buckley Flintshire | Richard Kelsall descended from James Kelsall of Audley married Mary Birks 1734 Newcastle under Lyme |
| Staffordshire Trees | Richard Kelsall married Mary Birks 1734 as above |
| Kelsall of Cambria County, Pennsylvania | John and Joseph Kelsall emigrated from Buckley Flintshire 1887 |
| Bradshaw | James Kelsall purchased Bradshaw Hall, Cheadle 1550 |
| Henry Kelsall of Reading | Henry Kelsall died 1493 originated from Knutsford Cheshire |
| Etchells/Pinxton | John Kelsall of Etchells Cheshire born 1602; sons John Rector of Pinxton Derbyshire died 1686, Roger Rector of Raydon Suffolk died 1692 |
| Moultrie/Bellenger (Bahamas) | Roger Kelsall son of John of Pinxton died 1708 Norfolk Virginia; John Kelsall married Lucretia Moultrie 1791 |
| Kelsall of Australia and Ireland | The descendants of Lt Joseph Kelsall and Rachel Hickson, researched by Anne Kelsall and Patricia Ellis |
John Kelsall of Dodleston, Mayor of Chester |
John Kelsall was Mayor of Chester in 1768 and his name appears on the Eastgate Arch below the famous clock |
| Trafford/Plemonstall |
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| Quaker Families of Wyresdale | Hugh Kelsall of Eaton died 1609. John Kelsall born c. 1650 near Delamere Forest Cheshire married Elizabeth Cragg |
| Burtonwood/South Lancashire | Nehemiah Kelsall married Hannah Hayes 1746 |
| Samuel Kelsall of Reno Kansas | Samuel Kelsall born 1820 Great Sankey, Burtonwood area, emigrated to Australia 1854 and Reno Kansas 1867 |
| Ashton on Mersey | Research in progress |
| Mottram in Longdendale | Traced to Henry Kelsall died 1726. Includes Henry Kelsall of Rochdale, William Kelsall Mayor of Leeds, and Helen Kelsall Melland wife of Herbert Asquith. |
| Dukinfield | Largely the family of Isaac Kelsall and Sarah Anne Bamford from Dukinfield, Cheshire. One of their children as well as a grandchild emigrated to New Jersey and three emigrated to New Zealand. |
| Done of Utkinton | Suspected connection between Kelsall and Doan families pre-1500 based on Y-DNA |
| Kelsall of Manchester, London, Australia and Samoa | This is the family of John Kelsall (1844 – 1927), the author of Notes on Members of the Family of Kelsall by John Kelsall, presented to the Society of Genealogists, London, Sept. 1916 |
| Henry Kelsall of Chester | Henry Kelsall 1692 -1762, Chief Clerk of the Treasury, M.P. (research in progress) |
| John Kelsall Fishmonger of Shelton and Elizabeth Ratcliffe
Kelsall Brothers Fish Merchants, sons of Richard Kelsall and Ann Kettle |
The link between many Staffordshire trees and the line of James Kelsall of Audley
Fishmongers of Burslem, Liverpool, Manchester and Hull- brothers John, Richard, Joseph, and Thomas Son of John Kelsall who emigrated to Wisconsin Son of John Kelsall who emigrated to New Zealand |
| John Kelsall of Dolobran | Famous diarist son of John Kelsall and Elizabeth Cragg of Wyresdale |
| Aston, Birmingham | Kelsall in Shropshire, Birmingham, Pennsylvania and Australia |
| Burslem (Lawrence Ward) | Kelsall in Burslem connecting to Audley |
| Bettisfield, Flintshire | Kelsall in Bettisfield originating at North Rode and Astbury, Cheshire |
