Background
Pelly was the eldest son of Hyacinth Albert Pelly and Charity Maria Matthews of Heronsbrook, County Galway. He was a descendant of Peter Pelly of Oghillymore, County Galway, who died in 1691.
Pelly was the eldest son of Hyacinth Albert Pelly and Charity Maria Matthews of Heronsbrook, County Galway. He was a descendant of Peter Pelly of Oghillymore, County Galway, who died in 1691.
Trinity College.
He died in 1799 and was buried in Portumna Priory. Pelly was educated at Clongowes Wood College and Trinity College Dublin, from which he received a Bachelor of Arts in 1928. During this time he served as Political Agent in Bahrain (1947–1952) and Kuwait (1952–1955).
From 1955 to 1956 he was in the service of Abdullah III First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Salim First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Sabah.
A later member of the family, Captain Peter Pelly, had served in the army of the Elector of Bavaria. He joined Indian Civil Service in 1931, becoming a member of the Indian Political Service in 1927 and a member of Her Majesty"s Diplomatic Service from 1947 to 1955. Pelly was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire in 1944.
