Bertram George Kelly (4 January 1884 – 1976) was born in Douglas, on the Isle of Man,[1] and is credited with bringing electricity to the Island.

Captain Kelly was a master mariner who changed careers later in life to become manager of Southend-on-Sea Pier, Pavilion and Electric Tramways in 1887.

[4] Bertram Kelly returned to the Isle of Man in 1920, where he was appointed chief assistant engineer to the Manx Electric Railway.

He was a remarkable man by any definition.After retiring from the technical environment of Douglas Corporation Electricity Department, Kelly sought out a second career – this time in the church.

Part of his duties involved taking the open air church services outside Kirk Braddan each Sunday during the summer, a task he adored.