Cambridge High and Latin School

John Joseph Kelliher “Smokey, Kell”

Class of 1930, Cambridge High and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts: John Joseph Kelliher (“Smokey, Kell”). The yearbook entry prints: headed for Notre Dame; activities listed: Football; lived at 17 Surrey Street. Portrait and entry from the 1930 yearbook, page 69.

Class of 1930

483 in the class of 1930 · 15 more named Kelliher

Full name: John Joseph Kelliher
Known as: Smokey, Kell
Lived at: 17 Surrey Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1930
Came from: St. Paul’s School
Headed for: Notre Dame

Also searched as: Jack Kelliher; John Kelliher; John J. Kelliher; Johnny Kelliher.

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Household 2
Neighbours 3
Same surname 12
Classmates 482
Same schools 40

In context

Of the 483 entries from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1930 read for this site, John's is 240th alphabetically. Find John on page 69 of the scan; the people on this site from the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1930 are spread over pages 21 to 118. 13 other people in the class share the first name John. The most common first names in the class of 1930 were Mary (30), Anna (14) and John (14); in the class of 1929 they were Mary (28), Margaret (17) and Helen (15).

On the same scan page	Mary Terese Kelleher, Christine M. Kelly, Louise Agnes Kelly, Charlotte Spinney Kendall
Same first name	John: 13 other people in the class

At home, 17 Surrey Street

Same surname, same address — very likely brothers and sisters.

The 1930 Cambridge Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Kelliher at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

Dennis M Kelliher (wife Julia M), auto washer householderpage
Catherine B Kelliher, stenographer lived herepage
Julia M Kelliher, stenographer lived herepage

The Kelliher household is listed here in 1927 and 1928 too.

What John did at school

Chairman Home Room Committee, 1926-27-28
C. H. L. S. A. A.
Football
Hockey 1929-30

What the yearbook said

SMOKEY” Ag Rie “His ties are bright but not too loud And John’s a favorite with the crowd

His ties are bright but not too loud And John's a favorite with the crowd.

Also grew up on Surrey Street

The class of 1930

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Others named Kelliher

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Also came from St. Paul’s School

Also headed for Notre Dame

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Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1930, page 69. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1930unse).

Published 1930, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Malden Public Library / Boston Public Library via the Internet Archive.

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