WHERE DID THE BRIDGET'S GO -
Bridget #1 -
I have no additional information of this Bridget. When Bridget WALSH arrived in 1897 she stated she was going to Mrs. MURPHY in West Milton, Saratoga County, New York. It would be helpful if Mrs. MURPHY could be located in the 1900 census or any other source in West Milton. The 1900 U.S. census has a Bridget MURPHY, wife of Patrick, lived in Milton, Saratoga County, New York. There are no other people living in this household. The death certificate and cemetery records for this Bridget MURPHY stated she was born in Tipperary, parents Michael READY and Mary O’BRIEN. Patrick was born in Queens County, Ireland. UPDATE - See Post #20
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Bridget #2
Bridget WALSH McHALE (1880-1971) was a daughter of John WALSH (1842-1914) and Bridget GARVIN (1845- ). She married Michael Joseph McHALE in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A. shortly after her arrival. Bridget and Michael were the parents of three daughters but had no grandchildren. Michael’s parents were John McHALE and Bridget Delia O’MALLEY who were married in 1868 in Kilfian Parish, Mayo.
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Bridget #3 -
Bridget WALSH was the daughter of Michael WALSH (ca 1860- ) and Bridget BRESLANE (1863- ) who married 16 February 1885 at Ardagh Chapel, County Mayo. Bridget #2 and Bridget #3 are first cousins, once removed as Michael is Bridget #2’s uncle. Michael’s father was Patrick WALSH.
Bridget is found as an 11 year old in the 1901 Irish census of Rathreagh Parish, Townland Carrowkeel. Also in the household are her father Michael age 40, mother Bridget 38, brother Patrick 15, sister Mary 14, brother John 7, sister Ellen 5, sister Maggie 2 and brother Michael 3 months. In this census, her sister Catherine age 12 is found with grandmother Ellen BRISLANE in Townland Cloonagh More.
In 1905 brother Patrick age 19 and sister Catherine age 16 immigrated to the U.S. to join their Aunt Mary Rouse in Tuxedo, New York.
After her arrival in New York in 1909, Bridget was enumerated in the 1910 census of Tuxedo, New York age 19 and a servant/kitchen cook in the household of Reverend George W. Douglas. Also in this home was Mary ROUSE, a cook and widow who was born in Ireland in 1866. Mary is the person Bridget was to join when she immigrated. Mary’s maiden name and marriage is unknown. From immigration and census records it is known that she was an aunt to Bridget and immigrated in 1885. Bridget and Mary are found with the same family in the 1920 census in Manhattan, New York. Bridget was then age 26, a kitchen maid/cook. I have no knowledge of Bridget WALSH #3 after this date.
Does anyone have more information of Bridget #1 or Bridget #3?
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