Bridget (Hart) McNamara (abt. 1810 - 1885)

Born about 1810 in Ireland

Wife of John McNamara — married before 1883 in Ireland

Descendants

Died 25 Apr 1885 at about age 75 in Paris Creek, South Australia

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Biography

Bridget Hart. Her married name was McNamara. She was born circa 1810 in Ireland (Date of birth calculated from age on Death Certificate). Bridget gave birth to her last child, a daughter, Catherine, on 31 Aug 1853, during the voyage from Plymouth to Adelaide (CD, Bound for South Australia: Births and Deaths on Government –Assisted Immigrant Ships 1848-1885).

Bridget died of Bronchitis on 25 Apr 1885, aged 75, at Paris Creek, South Australia, her occupation was recorded as Housekeeper, the informant was a friend, Frederick Ellis of Meadows (SA Death Certificate from Book 146, page 87). She was buried in the Main section, Roman Catholic Cemetery, Mount Barker, South Australia (Index to Memorial Inscriptions, SA Genealogy and Heraldry Soc. Inc).

Sources

• ship Standard, 714 tons, Captain John Blyth, from London / Plymouth 2nd July 1853, arrived at Port Adelaide, South Australia 13th October 1853 transcribed and submitted to TheShipsList by Robert Janmaat at: http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/standard1853.shtml

• 12/1853 - Standard from the Passenger lists 1845 - 1940 of the State Records of South Australia database at: https://www.archives.sa.gov.au/sites/default/files/documentstore/passengerlists/1853/GRG35_48_1_53-12_Standard.pdf

• 02/07/1853 - 13/10/1853 from Passengers in History an initiative of the South Australian Maritime Museum at: http://passengersinhistory.sa.gov.au/node/942257