Person:Bridget Kelly (16)

Bridget was born on 1st February 1867 at 30 St Anne Street in Birkenhead, daughter of Catherine Kelly, formerly Ralston, and her husband Dennis Kelly, a boiler maker. Bridget was their third daughter, although one of her older brothers had died as a baby before Bridget was born, making her effectively the second child. Curiously, she is not listed with the family in the 1871 census and has not been found that year, but is listed with her parents and siblings in the 1881 census.

In 1887, aged 20, Bridget had a daughter, Mary Ellen, who was brought up by Bridget's parents - indeed, Mary Ellen had an uncle who was younger than her. Mary Ellen's birth certificate describes Bridget as a charwoman.

Bridget never married. She died aged 32 of phthisis (tuberculosis) on 15th March 1899 at 9 George Street, Birkenhead, which was her sister Christina's home.

1. ↑ Births certificate, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   1867 BIRTH in the Sub-district of Birkenhead in the County of Chester
   No. 152
   When and where born: First February 1867, 30 St Anne Street
   Name: Bridget
   Sex: Girl
   Father: Dennis Kelly, Boilermakers Labourer
   Mother: Catherine Kelly, formerly Ralston
   Informant: Catherine Kelly, Mother, 30 St Anne Street, Birkenhead
   Registered: Thirteenth March 1867

   
2. ↑ England. 1881 Census Schedules for England and Wales, Isle of Man and the Channel Islands: . (
   Kew, Richmond, Greater London TW9 4DU, United Kingdom:
   The National Archives (abbreviated TNA), formerly the UK General Register Office.)
   Class RG11; Piece 3577; Folio 6; Page 6, 3 Apr 1881.

   Address: 22 Eldon Street, Birkenhead, Cheshire
   Dennis Kelley, head, married, male, 40 [1840/1], General Laborer, b. Ireland
   Catherine Kelley, wife, married, female, 36 [1844/5], b. Birkenhead, Cheshire
   William Kelley, son, unmarried, male, 18 [1862/3], General Laborer, b. Birkenhead, Cheshire
   Bridget Kelley, daughter, unmarried, female, 14 [1866/7], b. Birkenhead, Cheshire
   Christina Kelley, daughter, female, 9 [1871/2], Scholar, b. Birkenhead, Cheshire
   John J. Kelley, son, male, 11 [1869/70], Scholar, b. Birkenhead, Cheshire
   Edward Kelly, son, male, 7 [1873/4], Scholar, b. Birkenhead, Cheshire
   Dennis Kelly, son, male, 4 [1876/7], Scholar, b. Birkenhead, Cheshire
   Alexander Kelly, son, male, 2 [1878/9], Scholar, b. Birkenhead, Cheshire
   John Kenny, boarder, unmarried, male, 40 [1840/1], General Laborer, b. Ireland
   Catherine Kenny, sister, unmarried, female, 35 [1845/6], b. Birkenhead, Cheshire
   Patrick Lynch, boarder, married, male, 23 [1857/8], General Laborer, b. Birkenhead, Cheshire
   Mary A. Lynch, wife, married, female, 23 [1857/8], b. Birkenhead, Cheshire

3. ↑ Death certificate, in General Register Office. England and Wales Civil Registration. (London: General Register Office).

   1899 DEATH in the Sub-district of Birkenhead in the County of Birkenhead
   No. 8
   When and where died: Fifteenth March 1899, 9 George Street U.D.
   Name: Bridget Kelly
   Sex: Female
   Age: 32 years [1866/7]
   Occupation: Daughter of Denis Kelly, Journeyman Boilermaker
   Cause: Phthisis, Certified by G.H. Steele, M.R.C.S.
   Informant: Christina Smith, sister, present at death, 9 George Street
   Registered: Sixteenth March 1899

   
4.   Baptism.

   Correspondence with another researcher says that at Bridget's baptism her godfather was named as Martin Kelly. This has yet to be verified.