Bridget Meaney

1870 - 1937  (~ 66 years)

• Name	Bridget Meaney
  Born	May 1870	Ferryland, Newfoundland   [1, 2]
  No baptism record was found for Bridget but various documents state she was born at Ferryland, Newfoundland, about 1875/1876. The Holy Trinity Parish baptism records survive back to 1870, so if Bridget was born at Ferryland she should have been recorded there or a nearby parish.
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1898	Ferryland, Newfoundland   [3]
  Bridget Meaney was identified as the sole heir in her father's will of 1898. It would appear that Bridget was living at Ferryland with her father when he died. There is no mention of any other family members in his will, but research indicates that at least one of Bridget's siblings had immigrated to Montreal, Quebec.
  Census	1911	Montreal, Quebec, Canada   [2]
  In the 1911 Canada Census, in the St. Antoine District of Montreal, Quebec, there was a Bridget Meeney {sic},from Newfoundland, single, age 35, who indicated that she had immigrated in 1902. She was working as a domestic in a private home.
  Census	1921	Montreal, Quebec, Canada   [4]
  In the 1921 Canada Census, Bridget Meeney (sic) was working as a domestic, in Westmount, Montreal, Quebec. I eventually found a burial record that verifies Bridget, daughter of William Meaney and Alice Powers (sic), who died in Montreal, Quebec in January 1937.
  Travel	1923	Montreal, Quebec, Canada   [5]
  On July 28, 1923, a Passenger Declaration shows that Miss B. Meaney, age 48, born at Ferryland, Newfoundland travelled to Montreal on board the SS Manoa. Bridget indicated that she had arrived in Newfoundland from Canada, on July 7, 1923, to visit her relations. She gave the name of her cousin, John Meaney as her nearest relative. She stated that she was employed as a domestic servant at 147 Bishop St., Montreal. As far as I can determine, John Meaney was her firt cousin, the son of Bridget's uncle and aunt, James Meaney and Esther Murphy. John was actually born in St. John's and this Meaney family had lived at the west end of Water Street since the 1870s.
  Died	1 Jan 1937	Montreal, Quebec, Canada   [6]
  Buried	5 Jan 1937	Montreal, Quebec, Canada   [6]
  Person ID	I5219	Families of Calvert (Caplin Bay), Newfoundland
  Last Modified	3 Jun 2023

  
  

  Father	William Meaney,   b. Abt 1822, Ferryland, Newfoundland ,   d. 17 Feb 1898, Ferryland, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 76 years)
  Mother	Alice Power,   b. Yes, date unknown,   d. Bef 18 May 1891, Ferryland, Newfoundland
  Married	Bef 1870	Holy Trinity RC Parish, Ferryland, Newfoundland   [1]
  The surviving marriage records for Holy Trinity RC Parish, Ferryland have not survived prior to late 1870, but is likely this is where William and Alice were married.
  Family ID	F1405	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - May 1870 - Ferryland, Newfoundland Residence - 1898 - Ferryland, Newfoundland Census - 1911 - Montréal, Quebec, Canada Census - 1921 - Montréal, Quebec, Canada Travel - 1923 - Montréal, Quebec, Canada Died - 1 Jan 1937 - Montréal, Quebec, Canada Buried - 5 Jan 1937 - Montréal, Quebec, Canada  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S90] Approximate date based on another recorded event, Reddigan, Kevin, (A date calculated by using a recorded date and a person's age, or by estimating the most likely date, based on other recorded life events). [S11] 1911 Census of Canada, Ancestry.com, ([database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.), "Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G987-GD8J?cc=2143998&wc=SK6Y-GPJ%3A1414206504%2C1414315801%2C1414210203 : 16 February 2018), Quebec > Montréal St. Antoine > 1-47 > image 491 of 1023; Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario. [S73] Newfoundland Supreme Court Probated Wills, etc. (1830 - 1962), Newfoundland's Grand Banks, (http://ngb.chebucto.org/Wills/1main-wills-idx.shtml ) (A collection of Newfoundland wills transcribed by volunteers and other individuals for NGB). [S106] 1921 Census of Canada , Ancestry.com, ([database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2013), Reference Number: RG 31; Folder Number: 148; Census Place: 148, Montreal (Westmount-St Henri), Quebec; Page Number: 10. [S89] Ancestry.com - Various Event Records., (Ancestry.com. [database on-line] 360 W 4800 N, Provo, UT 84604, USA), Canada, Ocean Arrivals, 1919 to 1924. [S89] Ancestry.com - Various Event Records., (Ancestry.com. [database on-line] 360 W 4800 N, Provo, UT 84604, USA), Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2008. .