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


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BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1895

Marriage (1)
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Marriage (2)
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Date of Death
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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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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
3096 ABRAHAMS, Nathan1895ENG,     Aug 1912 : Victorian CAN Unknown  
3100 ABRAMS, Mary Ann1898SCT,    , Dumfries May 1913 : Victorian CAN Refuge Home, Cheetham Hill, Manchester  
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  
2977 ADDERLEY, Fanny Hannah1896ENG, STS, Gnosall May 1911 : Victorian CAN Waifs & Strays  
9143 ADDY, Albert William H.1893ENG, LAN, Liverpool Feb 1907 : Victorian CAN Louisa Birt  
17052 ALDRED, Eric Woodman1894ENG, LAN, Manchester  Apr 1910 : Victorian CAN MacPherson Homes  
2979 ALLANSON, Lily1899ENG, CHS, Warrington May 1911 : Victorian CAN Waifs & Strays  
5652 ANDERSON, Rose Ellen1892ENG, LAN, Bolton Jul 1907 : Victorian CAN Waifs & Strays  
27648 ANDREWS, William1902ENG, SRY, Wandsworth Jul 1914 : Victorian CAN MacPherson's  
2976 ANNANDALE, Nellie Cordingley1897ENG, LAN, Manchester May 1911 : Victorian CAN Waifs & Strays  
6542 ARBON, Frederick 1891ENG,     May 1905 : Victorian CAN Maria Rye  
9809 ARBON, George 1889ENG,    , Bury St Edmonds May 1905 : Victorian CAN Maria Rye  
9127 ARBUTHNOT, George1897ENG, LAN, Chorlton Jun 1912 : Victorian CAN Waifs & Strays  
13244 ARMSTRONG, Sarah1900ENG,     Jul 1914 : Victorian CAN MacPherson Homes  
19173 BAKER, Francis1903ENG,     Sep 1912 : Victorian CAN MacPherson Homes  
19176 BAKER, Fred1898ENG,     Sep 1912 : Victorian CAN MacPherson Homes  
2974 BAKER, Miriam1897ENG,     May 1911 : Victorian CAN Waifs & Strays  
5467 BAMBER, John William1899ENG,     Apr 1912 : Victorian CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
19178 BARBER, Fredrick1900ENG,     Sep 1912 : Victorian CAN MacPherson Homes  
4232 BARKER, Ada1903ENG,     May 1913 : Victorian CAN Refuge Home, Cheetham Hill, Manchester  
19811 BARNES, Agnes1897ENG,     Apr 1908 : Victorian CAN Hurst House Training Home  
18736 BARNES, Mary1901ENG,     Sep 1912 : Victorian CAN MacPherson Homes  
18758 BARNES, Sarah1894ENG,     1912 : Victorian CAN Unknown  
22904 BARRETT, Daisy1906ENG,     Sep 1921 : Victorian CAN MacPherson Homes  
19157 BARRY, Caroline1902ENG,     Sep 1912 : Victorian CAN MacPherson Homes  
19166 BARRY, Edward1905ENG,     Sep 1912 : Victorian CAN MacPherson Homes  
19184 BARRY, James1899ENG,     Sep 1912 : Victorian CAN MacPherson Homes  
18406 BEALE, Alfred1895ENG,     Apr 1910 : Victorian CAN Marchmont Homes (now Barnardos)  
IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
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