Born in Ireland
Daughter of John Bridge
and Matilda Helen (Lloyd) Bridge
Sister of
Anne (Bridge) Brereton
Wife of
William Deverell Whelan
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
John Lloyd Whelan and Letitia Violet (Whelan) Croucher
Died
at age 78
in Ngatimoti, Nelson, New Zealand
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Biography
Matilda was born in Ireland in 1847. She married William Whelan. After his death in 1889, she emigrated to New Zealand with her children on the "Coptic" (in 1890). She passed away in 1926.
Sources
- New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online plus Family Search
- Arrival of the Coptic, Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXIV, Issue 133, 6 June 1890, Page 2
- NZ BDM death record: 1926/6886 (age: 79)
- Death notice, Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXI, 15 September 1926, Page 4
- Find A Grave: Memorial #157086436, Motueka Cemetery, Motueka, Tasman
- Tasman District Council cemetery record, ID: 02460, surname: Whelan, first names: Matilda Helen, date of death: 9 September 1926, date of interment: 11 September 1926, cemetery: Motueka, block: Old, plot: 71, row: 3
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Matilda by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Matilda:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Matilda by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Matilda:
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~6.25%
~12.50%
Tania (Somervail) Beynon 
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