Bridget Redmond

1873 - 1946  (73 years)  

 Set As Default Person

• Gender	Female
  Born	13 Apr 1873 Kilnamanagh Beg, Co. Wicklow   [1]
  Christened	17 Apr 1873 Church of the Most Holy Rosary, Ashford, Co. Wicklow   [1]
  	Sponsors: Patrick & Maria Redmond
  Biography	12 Feb 1887 Kilnamanagh Mor, Glenealy, Co. Wicklow   [2]  – Bridget's mother, Catherine, succumbs to pneumonia and dies at home. While most of her family are now adults she leaves behind her husband John to take care of Bridget, who is just shy of 14, and Eliza who is 9.
  Census	2 Apr 1901 Coolnakilly, Glenealy, Co. Wicklow   [3, 4]  – Bridget is married to Thomas O'Brien and together they have four children. William is 7 and Elizabeth is 5. They both attend the local school in Ballylusk while the younger two, 3-year-old Michael and 1-year-old John ("Jack") are too young to attend. Thomas's older brother Patrick, as yet unmarried, is also staying with the family. Their home is made of stone walls with a thatch roof. There are two rooms inside and windows to the front of the house. Outside the house is a single shed. The census enumerator lists the house as 3rd class. The family are renting the property from Ann De Butts. Anne is a 72-year-old English widow and she lives with two unmarried daughters. All three describe her income as being 'derived from stock, etc'. The household includes three servants (a house, parlour and kitchen maid) and a nurse. Outside the family have a stable, a coach House, harness room, cow house, calf house, dairy, piggery, 2 fowl houses, a boiling house, a workshop and two general sheds. The De Butt family also rent a 2nd class house to John Harris. John records his employment as a 'Coachman & Domestic Servant. His property holds a shed and a hen house - which would suggest he is employed by Anne. John, his family and all who live in the main De Butt house list their religion as Church of Ireland, Church of England or Presbyterian.
  Died	26 Aug 1946 Coolnakilly, Glenealy, Co. Wicklow   [5]
  Age	73 years
  Buried	28 Aug 1946 Glenealy Cemetery, Co. Wicklow   [5]
  Siblings	8 siblings
  + 1. Margaret Redmond,   c. 7 Jan 1859, St. Patrick's Church, Wicklow Town, Co. Wicklow ,   d. 20 Apr 1936, Kilcandra, Co. Wicklow  (Age ~ 77 years)   2. William Redmond,   b. Feb 1861, Kilnamanagh Beg, Co. Wicklow   3. Mary Redmond,   b. Abt. May 1863,   d. Abt. Nov 1866, Rathdrum, Co. Wicklow  (Age ~ 3 years)   4. Michael Christopher Redmond,   b. 20 Dec 1865, Kilnamanagh Beg, Co. Wicklow ,   d. 3 Jan 1866, Kilnamanagh Beg, Co. Wicklow  (Age 0 years)   5. James Redmond,   b. 25 Aug 1867, Kilnamanagh Beg, Co. Wicklow   6. Mary Anne Redmond,   b. 2 May 1870, Kilnamanagh, Glenealy, Co. Wicklow ,   d. 19 Oct 1881, Kilnamanagh Beg, Co. Wicklow  (Age 11 years) + 7. Bridget Redmond,   b. 13 Apr 1873, Kilnamanagh Beg, Co. Wicklow ,   d. 26 Aug 1946, Coolnakilly, Glenealy, Co. Wicklow  (Age 73 years)   8. Sarah Catherine Redmond,   b. 9 Nov 1875, Kilnamanagh Mor, Glenealy, Co. Wicklow ,   d. 22 Oct 1881, Kilnamanagh Mor, Glenealy, Co. Wicklow  (Age 5 years)   9. Eliza Anne "Elizabeth" Redmond,   b. 13 Jan 1878, Kilnamanagh Mor, Glenealy, Co. Wicklow
  Person ID	I497 Family Tree | O'Brien Branch
  Last Modified	12 Aug 2021

  
  

  Father	John Redmond,   b. 1841, Co. Wicklow ,   d. 22 Oct 1899, Ballykeane, Rathdrum, Co. Wicklow  (Age 58 years)
  Mother	Catherine Byrne,   d. 12 Feb 1887, Kilnamanagh Mor, Glenealy, Co. Wicklow
  Family ID	F129 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Thomas O'Brien,   b. 6 Apr 1873, Carrigmore, Dunganstown, Co. Wicklow ,   d. 2 Feb 1957, St Colemans Hospital, Rathdrum, Co Wicklow  (Age 83 years)
  Married	12 Aug 1894 Church of the Most Holy Rosary, Ashford, Co. Wicklow   [6, 7]
  	Witnesses: John Kavanagh and Mary Kennedy Parents: Andrew & Elizabeth Brien; John & Catherine Redmond
  Children	12 children
  1. William "Bill" O'Brien,   b. 28 Jun 1894, Kilnamanagh Mor, Glenealy, Co. Wicklow 2. Elizabeth O'Brien,   b. 1896 3. Michael Christopher O'Brien,   b. 18 Dec 1897, Coolnakilly, Glenealy, Co. Wicklow ,   d. 28 Aug 1969, Coolnakilly, Glenealy, Co. Wicklow  (Age 71 years) + 4. John "Jack" O'Brien,   b. 21 Feb 1900, Coolnakilly, Glenealy, Co. Wicklow ,   d. 8 Feb 1989, St Colemans Hospital, Rathdrum, Co Wicklow  (Age 88 years)   5. Peter O'Brien   6. Leo O'Brien   7. James O'Brien   8. Kathleen "Kit" O'Brien   9. Patrick "Paddy" O'Brien + 10. Maryanne "Molly" O'Brien   11. Anthony O'Brien   12. Thomas "Tommy" O'Brien
  Last Modified	12 Aug 2021
  Family ID	F128 Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Brigid Redmond-O'Brien

  
  

  Marriage Records

  Thomas O'Brien & Bridget Redmond | Registration of Marriage 12 August 1894 Thomas Brien | Full Age | Bachelor | Rank or Profession: Labourer | Residence: Kilamanagh | Father: Andrew Brien | Father's Profession: Mason Bridget Redmond | Full Age | Spinster | Rank or Profession: Farmer's Daughter | Residence: Kilamanagh | Father: John Redmond | Father's Profession: Farmer Married in the Roman Catholic Chapel of Ashford Co. Wicklow [...] Witnesses: John Kavanagh and Mary Kennedy

  
  

  Death Records		Bridget Redmond-O'Brien | Death Announcement O'BRIEN (Glenealy, Co. Wicklow) - August 26 1946 at her residence, Coolinakilly. Bridget, beloved wife of Thomas O'Brien; deeply regretted by her sorrowing husband and children. R.I.P. Funeral from St. Joseph's Church to Glenealy Cemetery today (Wednesday) at 3 o'c.
  		Bridget Redmond-O'Brien | Registration of Death 1946 Twenty-sixth August; Coolnakilly Rathdrum Rd.| Bridget O'Brien | Female | Married | 73 Years | Wife of Pensioner | Cerebral Hemorrhage 3 days Cardiac Failure; Certified | Informant: John O'Brien; Present at Death; Rathnew | Registered: Twenty Seventh August 1946

  
  

  Albums		1901 Census | O'Brien-Redmond Family in Coolnakilly (4) Images of the original census forms. Form A, the first form, is transcribed.
  		1911 Census | O'Brien-Redmond Family in Kilnamanagh Beg (1) Images of the original census forms. Form A, the first form, is transcribed.
  		Coolnakilly Residence (3) Files relating the the 1901 Coolnakilly house.
  		Civil Birth Registrations | O'Brien of Coolnakilly (2) Images of entries to the civil registration of births relating to the children of Thomas O'Brien and Bridget Redmond.
  		O'Brien's of Coolnakilly (5) Photographs of Thomas O'Brien, Bridget Redmond and their children.

• Event Map		Born - 13 Apr 1873 - Kilnamanagh Beg, Co. Wicklow  Christened - 17 Apr 1873 - Church of the Most Holy Rosary, Ashford, Co. Wicklow  Biography - Bridget's mother, Catherine, succumbs to pneumonia and dies at home. While most of her family are now adults she leaves behind her husband John to take care of Bridget, who is just shy of 14, and Eliza who is 9. - 12 Feb 1887 - Kilnamanagh Mor, Glenealy, Co. Wicklow  Married - 12 Aug 1894 - Church of the Most Holy Rosary, Ashford, Co. Wicklow  Census - Bridget is married to Thomas O'Brien and together they have four children. William is 7 and Elizabeth is 5. They both attend the local school in Ballylusk while the younger two, 3-year-old Michael and 1-year-old John ("Jack") are too young to attend. Thomas's older brother Patrick, as yet unmarried, is also staying with the family. Their home is made of stone walls with a thatch roof. There are two rooms inside and windows to the front of the house. Outside the house is a single shed. The census enumerator lists the house as 3rd class. The family are renting the property from Ann De Butts. Anne is a 72-year-old English widow and she lives with two unmarried daughters. All three describe her income as being 'derived from stock, etc'. The household includes three servants (a house, parlour and kitchen maid) and a nurse. Outside the family have a stable, a coach House, harness room, cow house, calf house, dairy, piggery, 2 fowl houses, a boiling house, a workshop and two general sheds. The De Butt family also rent a 2nd class house to John Harris. John records his employment as a 'Coachman & Domestic Servant. His property holds a shed and a hen house - which would suggest he is employed by Anne. John, his family and all who live in the main De Butt house list their religion as Church of Ireland, Church of England or Presbyterian. - 2 Apr 1901 - Coolnakilly, Glenealy, Co. Wicklow  Died - 26 Aug 1946 - Coolnakilly, Glenealy, Co. Wicklow  Buried - 28 Aug 1946 - Glenealy Cemetery, Co. Wicklow   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S9] Catholic Parish Records at the NLI, National Library of Ireland, Microfilm 06477/08; Page 48; Ashford; Archdiocese of Dublin, County of Wicklow; Baptisms Apr. 1873 to June 1873, 1 Aug 2021. [S32] Ireland, Civil Registration Deaths Index, 1864-1958, Catherine Redmond; Date of Death: 12 Feb 1887; Age at Death: 46; Registered Year 1887; Registration District: Wicklow (Rathdrum); Registered quarter: Jan - Mar; Entry 24; Volume 2; Page No 873; Registered: 19 Feb 1887, 22 Feb 2019. [S130] Griffith Valuation, (AskAboutIreland and ENFO), Publication: 1954; De Butts, James; County: Wicklow; Barony: Newcastle: Union: Rathdrum; Parish: Glenealy; Townland: Coolnakilly; Position: 19; Map Ref: 5, 16 Oct 2018. [S43] 1901 Census of Ireland; Online Archives, National Archives of Ireland, (National Archives of Ireland (http://www.nationalarchives.ie)), 1901 Census Returns | County Wicklow; Townland/Street: Coolnakilly, DED: Glencaly; House Number: 2, 16 Oct 2018. [S127] Irish Independent Newspaper, Page 1; Published 28 Aug 1946, 16 Oct 2018. [S19] Ireland, Civil Registration Marriages Index, 1845-1958, General Register Office | Party 1: Thomas Brien; Party 2: Bridget Redmond; SR District/Reg Area: Rathdrum; Registration Quarter/Year: 3 1894; Registered on: 18 Aug 1894; Group Registration ID 2186973; Date of Event: 12 August 1894, 16 Oct 2018. [S139] Wicklow Family History Centre | Church Marriage Records , Date of Marriage: 12 Aug 1894; Parish: Ashford; County: Wicklow; Husband: Thomas Brien, Kilamanagh, Roman Catholic; Wife: Bridget Redmond, Kilamanagh, Roman Catholic; Husband's Parents: Andrew Brien and Elizabeth ---; Wife's Parents: John Redmond and Catherine ----; Witnesses: John Kavanagh and Mary Kennedy, 12 Aug 2021.