John Kelly Limited

Reference code: HOYFM.ACL2025.79
Level of description: Fonds
Title: John Kelly Limited
Scope and content: The origins of the company begin in 1840 when Samuel Kelly established a coal importation business, Samuel Kelly Limited, based at Queen's Quay, before venturing into ship ownership in 1861, in partnership with James Ross. The business was continued by his son, John, as John Kelly Coal Company and later by his son, Sir Samuel Kelly, as John Kelly Limited. The company exists today as Kelly Fuels Ltd. This archive consists of two ledgers containing cargo discharge sheets for ships sailing between 1969 and 1972.