The McCabes of Dundee

[Rab]

Hi Jack,

That's a very good point. All roads point to it being her but I just can't find a link. The "gr-daur" must be a red herring as those surnames have no meaning. I'll have to investigate a bit further.

1871 (2 matches)-
1. Bridget (1870), grand daughter of Luke Burns.
2. Bridget (1870), daughter of Michael and Mary (ms Gorvan?) McCabe.
Note- as Jack outlines there were only two Bridget McCabe's born in 1870 Angus and these are the two- the first looks very likely the daughter of Partick and Rose (Lynch).

1881 (3 matches)-
1. Bridget (1871), daughter of Michael and Mary (ms Gorvan?) McCabe.
2. Bridget (1872), daughter of Michael and Eliza McCabe.
3. Bridget (1872), daughter of James and Ann McCabe.
Note- The first two are accounted for. The third I am not sure about as I can see only 2 Bridget McCabes born shortly after the 1871 census. 1 of which is Michael and Elliza's child while the other child is to a Patrick and Mary McCabe.

I'm going to have to spend more time on this and will post my findings. These are a confusing lot. For example when I was searching for the marriage of Patrick McCabe and Rose Lynch in Angus within a year three women named Rose Lynch married someone named McCabe- though there may have been a duplicate there. So many names are the same and the same people's ages vary so much. The names to vary. I've had so many problems with another Irish family who I later discovered had a few generations named Bridget Margaret who at various times called themselves Bridget or Margaret at will. I think I see a few Margaret Anne's in this lot too.

Thanks for the help everyone. My poor wee head is hurting so I'll give it a rest and get back to it in an hour or so.

[Jack]

Hi Rab,
I hope this accounts for the 3rd *Bridget McCABE in 1881; daur of James & Ann McCABE.
Her birth was in Glasgow, and not Dundee.
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Parents: JAMES MCCABE & ANN SMITH
~some children~
CATHERINE MC CABE - Birth: 31 AUG 1864 Dundee, Angus, Scotland
ANN MC CABE - Birth: 26 NOV 1866 Dundee, Angus, Scotland
MARY MCCABE - Birth: 21 MAR 1869 Dundee, Angus, Scotland
*BRIDGET MCCABE - Birth: 24 JUL 1871 Central District, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
ELIZABETH MCCABE - Birth: 04 SEP 1873 Central District, Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland
ROSINA MCCABE ~ 1876 Glasgow
MARGRET MCCABE ~ 1880 Glasgow?
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1881 Census Place: Dundee, Forfar, Scotland
Source:FHL Film 0203484 GRO Ref Volume 282-3 EnumDist 24A Page 23
Dwelling: 23 Hospital Wynd
Jas. MC CABE M 43 M Ireland Rel: Head Occ: Labourer
Ann MC CABE M 34 F Ireland Rel: Wife
Cathrine MC CABE U 17 F Dundee, Forfar, Scotland Rel: Daur Occ: Mill Worker
Ann MC CABE 14 F Dundee, Forfar, Scotland Rel: Daur Occ: Mill Worker
Mary MC CABE 12 F Dundee, Forfar, Scotland Rel: Daur Occ: Mill Worker
*Bridget MC CABE 9 F Dundee, Forfar, Scotland Rel: Daur Occ: Scholar [but should be as born Glasgow]
Rosina MC CABE 5 F Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland Rel: Daur
Margret MC CABE 10 mos F Glasgow, Lanark, Scotland Rel: Daur
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Jack
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ps; meant to say,
I'd thought maybe wee Bridget was with Luke Burns & Mary in 1871 because
Mary had lost her own child recently and was able to act as a wet nurse for the 6 month old baby.
Can't see any children born to her, but always the chance of a still birth?
But this is, of course, again pure speculation - only trying to find a reason why,
if it is the right Bridget, she was with a possibly unrelated family.
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[Rab]

Thanks Jack for those thoughts and eliminating the rouge Bridget.

That could very well be the case as you say. I'm forgetting that Bridget was only 8 years old when her mother died. If my suspicions are corrent then her parents had no other family, other than Partick's brother, over in Scotland with them. As such I think you are right in speculating that it may not have been a family member who looked after the Bridget for her short life.

I'll have a good read through the certificates again and another search through the census from the time to see if I can find a tenious link somewhere.

Cheers for the help.

Rab

[Jack]

... I'm forgetting that Bridget was only 8 years old when her mother died...

Hi Rab,
Alas, nothing new.
Wee Bridget was 8 days old when mother Rose died in 1870.
Jack