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Hi Ken
Here is the closest match for John from www.rootsireland.ie/:
Name: John Lavelle Date of Birth:
Date of Baptism: 06-Jan-1875
Address: Dooagh Parish/District: ACHILL
Gender: Male County MAYO
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Father: Michael Lavelle Mother: Mary Lavelle
Occupation:
Sponsor 1 /
Informant 1: Anthony Lavelle Sponsor 2 /
Informant 2: Cath. English

Here's a possible marriage record with annoyingly little information!
Date of Marriage: 13-Jan-1874
Parish / District: ACHILL County: MAYO
Husband Wife
Name: Michael Lavelle Mary Lavelle
Address:
Denomination: Roman Catholic Roman Catholic
Occupation:
Age:
Status:
Husband's Father Wife's Father
Name: Unknown Lavelle Unknown Lavelle
Address:
Denomination:
Occupation:
Husband's Mother Wife's Mother
Name: Unknown Unknown Unknown Unknown
Address:
Denomination:
Occupation:
Witness 1 Witness 2
Name: Ned Lavelle Biddy Lavelle

Possible siblings of John:
Name: Patrick Lavelle Date of Birth: 02-Dec-1875
Registration Date: 09-Dec-1875
Address: Dooagh Parish/District: ACHILL DISTRICT
Gender: Male County MAYO
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Father: Michael Lavelle Mother: Mary Lavelle
Occupation: Labourer

Name: Bridget Lavelle Date of Birth: 13-Feb-1881
Registration Date: 02-Apr-1881
Address: Dooagh Parish/District: ACHILL DISTRICT
Gender: Female County MAYO
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Father: Michael Lavelle Mother: Mary Lavelle
Occupation: Farmer
Name: Dommick Lavelle Date of Birth: 14-Feb-1882
Registration Date: 15-Feb-1882
Address: Dooagh Parish/District: ACHILL DISTRICT
Gender: Male County MAYO
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Father: Michael Lavelle Mother: Mary Lavelle
Occupation: Farmer

Ken I realise the years are not what you had but these are what came up.
If you have not been to Achill before you are in for a treat - it is a stunning part of Ireland!

I couldn't find any Lavelles in the Irish Censuses of 1821, 41 or 51 or in the Tithe Applotments (both of these are free online) but there are 400+ Lavelles in Achill in Griffiths Valuation 1855 available at
http://www.askaboutireland.ie/

I have access to ancestry.com which has a few Lavelle trees which may be relevant; if you tell me which part of North America John went to I can check them.

One of the records showed a Lavelle marrying a Mary Cafferky (my surname) so perhaps we are distantly related.

Col Cafferky
Achill Parish Liaison

Ken, I was looking at a cd Memorials of the Dead Galway & Mayo for another poster and thought I'd check the Lavelle records also; turns out there are 17 recods - mostly from Mayo including a couple from Achill.
The most relevant is this one:
Lord have mercy on the soul of
Michael Lavelle
who died on 31st December 1884
aged 59 years
Erected by his son John F Lavelle
Cleveland Ohio America
It is in the SLIEVEMORE Cemetery
Col

Ken:

Just a minor point to add to Co;'s research and suggestions. The Achill RC parish records start in the 1867-1868 time period so if your John was born around 1851 there won't be any baptismal or marriage records available.

There are two possible civil death index records for a Michael Lavelle in the Newport registration district which included Achill. One Michael died in 1881 and the other in 1884. You would have to get copies of these records from the General Register Office ( around 4 euros each) to determine if either was for your ancestor. If you want to get copies let us know and we can provide instructions.

Roger McDonnell

Thanks for the information.  Very helpful!