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Record #4436
Name :
: Bridget MCCOOEY (1895 - )


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Date of Birth
: 1895

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, Lancashire, Kirkdale
Abode (2) : Place of Death / Burial
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 17 May 1907
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Victorian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Liverpool Sheltering Home
NotesA birth registration was found for Bridget McCooey: Year of Registration: 1895; Quarter of Registration: Jul-Aug-Sep; District: Liverpool (1837-1934); County: Lancashire; Volume: 8b; Page: 127. Parents: Michael McCooey and Mary Stokes.

In 1901, Bridget McCooey, 5 years of age, was residing at 1 Union Terrace, South Everton, Lancashire, England. Other family members included: (twin) Edward McCooey, 7; Mary McCooey, 31; Michael McCooey, 32, general labourer; (twin) Patrick McCooey, 7; Thomas McCooey, 1; and, William McCooey, 3. (Source: 1901 Census of England; Class: RG13; Piece: 3480; Folio: 190; Page: 27.)

One entry in her MacPherson records states Bridget was affectionately known and called "Cissie" in her stay in the home as well as Canada. Another entry notes that Bridget referred to herself as being Mabel not Bridget.

All of the McCooey children were separated by the Catholic Welfare Agency in 1901 in Kirkdale, Liverpool, England and held at a home called St. Vincent's Orphanage. Edward, Patrick and Bridget McCooey were there until they were sent to Canada to be placed as farm workers at separate times. The twins never saw each other again once they left each other at St. Vincents Orphanage. Bridget was 6 at the time of sheltering. There is only mention of 2 younger bothers in her life, ages 5 and 2. Her twin brothers were separated from her and the other siblings at the time of shelter. (NOTE: The twins were 9 at the time.)

In 1907, Bridget McCowey, 11, arrived at Quebec, Canada, in a group of 101 children from Mrs. Birt?s Liverpool Sheltering Home en route to Knowlton, Quebec, Canada. (Brother Edward McCoovey, 12, arrived in 1905 with the Catholic Emigration Association; and brother Patrick McCovey, 14, arrived on the Tunisian in 1907 with the Catholic Emigration Association.)

Bridget was placed into a good Canadian home. She appears to have enjoyed her family in Canada and wrote to England's home care periodically as a young girl.

On May 31, 1920, Mabel McCowey, 22, single, student nurse, entered the United States through the port of Buffalo, New York. She declared that she resided in Kemptonville, Ontario, Canada; that her contact in Canada was her mother, Mary Dickinson, who resided at Kemptonville, Ontario, Canada; that her final destination was Warren, Pennsylvania; that she carried $50 on her person; that she would be staying at the State Hospital in Warren, Pennsylvania; that she would be remaining permanently. She was described as 5 foot 4 inches in height; medium complexion; brown hair; blue eyes. She was born in Liverpool, England.

She rose above any stigma and, apparently, graduated nursing school in 1923, eventually working as a nurse in Washington, Pennsylvania. During this time, she wrote that she was very smitten and quite serious with a young man by the name of the name of Mr. Leibel. 
ContributorsCreated : 2008-10-21 20:46:33 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-01-31 13:52:39 /

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3004 AARON, Alfred Robert1899ENG, LAN, West Derby, Liverpool Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
3003 AARON, John Richard1895ENG, LAN, West Derby, Liverpool Mar 1911 : Sicilian CAN Barnardos  
3014 ABBOTT, Adelaide1872ENG, LAN, Manchester Jul 1876 : Sardinian CAN MacPherson Homes  
3017 ABBOTT, Alexander1879ENG, LAN, Blackburn May 1889 : Polynesian CAN Salford Catholic Protection and Rescue Society  
3018 ABBOTT, John William1877ENG, LAN, Manchester May 1889 : Polynesian CAN Salford Catholic Protection and Rescue Society  
3092 ABRAHAMS, Amy1892ENG, LAN, Toxteth Park Mar 1897 : Numidian CAN Louisa Birt  
3097 ABRAHAMS, Percy1890ENG, LAN, Toxteth Park Mar 1897 : Numidian CAN Louisa Birt  
3121 ACKERLEY, John1888ENG, LAN, Liverpool May 1900 : Vancouver CAN Liverpool Sheltering Home  
3122 ACKERLEY, Thomas William1886ENG, LAN, Liverpool May 1900 : Vancouver CAN Liverpool Sheltering Home  
3163 ADAIR, Millicent1880ENG, LAN, Liverpool Jul 1897 : Parisian CAN Louisa Birt  
13137 ADAMSON, Arthur1893ENG, LAN, Bury May 1905 : Victorian CAN Maria Rye  
8819 ADAMSON, John 1891ENG, LAN, Oldham May 1905 : Victorian CAN Maria Rye  
9868 ADAMSON, John1897ENG, LAN, Liverpool Jun 1906 : Victorian CAN Louisa Birt  
3970 ADDISON, Florence1893ENG, LAN, Liverpool May 1908 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
12851 ADDISON, Gertrude1886ENG, LAN, Manchester May 1899 : Dominion CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
9143 ADDY, Albert William H.1893ENG, LAN, Liverpool Feb 1907 : Victorian CAN Louisa Birt  
17080 ADGEY, Robert Hugh1885ENG, LAN, Liverpool Mar 1902 : Dominion CAN Louisa Birt  
8820 AINDOW, Albert Edward1894ENG, LAN, Formby Jun 1911 : Virginian CAN Sailing Alone  
5658 AINSWORTH, Ellen 1895ENG, LAN, Liverpool Oct 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
5662 AINSWORTH, Mary1896ENG, LAN, Liverpool Oct 1906 : Dominion CAN Barnardos  
2852 AIRD, Arthur1895ENG, LAN Apr 1911 : Tunisian CAN MacPherson Homes  
17052 ALDRED, Eric Woodman1894ENG, LAN, Manchester  Apr 1910 : Victorian CAN MacPherson Homes  
7961 ALEXANDER, George1913ENG, LAN, Fleetwood Apr 1930 : Letitia CAN Church Army  
26974 ALEXANDER, Reginald Gordon1917ENG, LAN, West Derby Jan 1928 : Barrabool AUS Fairbridge Homes  
5048 ALLAN, Robert 1914ENG, LAN, Liverpool Mar 1930 : Duchess of Richmond CAN Barnardos  
2735 ALLEN, Harry Edward1898ENG, LAN Jul 1908 : Canada CAN National Childrens Home  
20154 ALLEY, Clara Celia1894ENG, LAN, Liverpool May 1911 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
20159 ALLEY, Emma1891ENG, LAN, Liverpool May 1911 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
6312 ALLEY, Henry Herbert1896ENG, LAN, Liverpool May 1910 : Corsican CAN Louisa Birt  
4706 ALMOND, Elizabeth1879ENG, LAN, Newton, Manchester May 1891 : Oregon CAN Boys and Girls Refuge (Manchester)  
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