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Record #2781
Name :
: Bridget WHELAN (1867 - 1925)


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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1867 (approx.)

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
: 1 Mar 1925   Notes : Myocardial Failure and Intestinal Obstruction
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialCanada, Ontario, Ottawa
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: 18 Sep 1882
Country
: Canada

Ship
: Circassian

Placement Family
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Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
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Agency
: Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)
NotesParents: Christopher Whelan and Mary Nolan, married 1866 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England.

In 1882, Bridget Whelan, 15, arrived at Quebec, Canada, along with a group of 30 children from the Catholic Protective Society of Liverpool, England.

In 1891, Bridget Whelan, 22, laundry woman, was shown as a lodger residing in the home of Francois and Rosalie Noel, at Ottawa City, Ontario, Canada.

On August 2, 1891, at Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between Bridget Whelan, 22, born in Ottawa, to Christopher Whelan and Mary Nolan; and Louis Brown, 40, laborer, born in Beauport, Quebec, Canada, to Modeste Brown and Esther Carier.

Louis and Bridget Whelan Brown had at least three children: Mary Maude Gertrud Brown, born November 5, 1893; Oscar Brown, born about 1894; and Eva Brown, born about 1898.

In 1901, Bridget Brown, 30, is shown residing at Ottawa City, Ontario, Canada, along with her husband, Louis Brown, 54, journalier (day laborer); and children: Gertie Brown, 6; Oscar Brown, 5; Eva Brown, 2. Bridget's date of birth was shown as April 26, 1870, and her immigration year from England as 1870.

Louis Brown, laborer, died at the age of 62 on December 30, 1905, at 161 York, Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario, Canada, of heart disease, 24 days duration.

In 1911, Bridget Brown, 48, widow, occupation illegible, was shown residing at 34 Cumberland, Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, along with her son, Oscar Brown, 16, sawyer. Her date of birth is shown as July 1862, and her immigration year from Ireland as 1884.

On July 15, 1914, at Ottawa, Carleton, Ontario, Canada, a marriage was registered between Bridget Whelan, 43, widow, residing at 315 Cumberland Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, born in Liverpool, England, to Christopher Whelan and Mary Nolan; and Pascal Laliberte, 51, widower, culler, born in Fitzroy Harbor, Ontario, Canada, to John Laliberte and Amy Lambe.

On April 12, 1918, Mrs. B. Liberty, was shown as the next of kin to her son, Oscar Brown, on his Attestation upon enlistment in the Canadian Armed Forces. Her address is listed as 45 Redpath Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Pascal Laliberte died at 200 Boteler Street, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 58, on May 12, 1922, of cancer of the liver, duration of a few months. He was buried in Notre Dame Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The informant was his wife, Bridget LaLibery, 200 Boteler Street, Ottawa.

Bridget Whelan Brown Laliberte, widow, died at Civic Hospital, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, on March 1, 1925, at the age of 52, of myocardial failure and intestinal obstruction, 2 days duration. She was buried in Notre Dame Cemetery, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The informant was her son, Oscar Brown, 42 Redpath Street, Ottawa. He believed the name of her father was Joseph Louis Whelan. 
ContributorsCreated : 2007-07-25 12:00:59 / From original database

Last Updated : 2009-02-01 16:56:43 /

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
3074 ABEL, Edith Mary1874ENG,     Jul 1884 : Circassian CAN Maria Rye  
3072 ABELL, John J. 1866ENG,     Feb 1883 : Circassian CAN Unknown  
3073 ABELL, William 1867ENG,     Feb 1883 : Circassian CAN Unknown  
8692 ABIGAIL, Frederick Martin1876ENG,     Apr 1885 : Circassian CAN Barnardos  
3087 ABRAHAM, John 1873 Apr 1884 : Circassian CAN MacPherson Homes  
2766 ACHIEVERS, Mary1866ENG,     Sep 1882 : Circassian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
17058 AIRD, Lizzie1871ENG,     May 1885 : Circassian CAN Louisa Birt  
8751 ALDGATE, Esther1880ENG, LDN, London Jun 1891 : Circassian CAN Maria Rye  
2754 ALLNUTT, Ernest Raymond1877ENG, KEN, Bromley Apr 1887 : Circassian CAN MacPherson Homes 14Germain  
6260 AMEY, Mary Ann1871ENG, SFK, Sudbury Aug 1882 : Circassian CAN MacPherson Homes  
22215 ASHFORD, John1867ENG,     Apr 1887 : Circassian CAN Fegan Homes for Boys  
22466 ATKINS, Albert H1880ENG,     Jun 1892 : Circassian CAN Middlemore  
9827 ATKINS, Selina1880ENG, WAR, Birmingham Jun 1890 : Circassian CAN Middlemore  
21884 BAKER, George1875ENG,     Sep 1887 : Circassian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
21885 BAKER, Jessie1869ENG,     Sep 1887 : Circassian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
21886 BAKER, William1880ENG,     Sep 1887 : Circassian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
4229 BALDWIN, Edward1879ENG,     Jun 1892 : Circassian CAN Middlemore  
3479 BARLEY, Mary Louisa1877ENG, BDF, Olwarden Sep 1891 : Circassian CAN Maria Rye  
3480 BARLEY, Maud Evelyn1880ENG, MDX, Bow, London Sep 1891 : Circassian CAN Maria Rye  
18458 BARNES, A1873ENG,     Oct 1885 : Circassian CAN Barnardos  
18471 BARNES, Alfred1871ENG,     1884 : Circassian CAN   
18479 BARNES, Arthur1869ENG,     1884 : Circassian CAN   
18789 BARNES, William1867ENG,     1884 : Circassian CAN   
18813 BARNES, William Samuel1877ENG,     1885 : Circassian CAN Unknown  
21891 BARRY, Edward1881ENG,     Sep 1887 : Circassian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
21894 BASENDALE, Thomas1881ENG,     May 1887 : Circassian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
4238 BEAGLE, George William1868ENG, SRY, Camberwell Apr 1885 : Circassian CAN Barnardos  
20501 BECKETT, Thomas1870ENG,     May 1886 : Circassian CAN Unknown  
20714 BECKWITH, J.A.1883ENG,     May 1892 : Circassian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
13883 BEGWOOD, John1878ENG,     May 1887 : Circassian CAN Liverpool Catholic Childrens Protective Society (now Nugent Care)  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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