Bridget Veronica (O'Farrell) O'Neill (abt. 1868 - 1935)

Born about 1868 in County Wicklow, Ireland

Wife of Thomas John O'Neill — married 2 Jun 1891 in Goodwood, South Australia, Australia

Descendants

Died 12 Aug 1935 at about age 67 in Mile End, South Australia, Australia

Biography

Bridget was born in 1868. ^[1]

She married Thomas O'Neill at Goodwood, South Australia in 1891. ^[2]

She passed away in 1935 at Mile End, South Australia.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ 1871 England Census

   Name: Bridget Farrell

   Age: 7

   Estimated Birth Year: 1864

   Relation: Daughter

   Gender: Female

   Where born: Ireland

   Civil parish: Ulverston

   Ecclesiastical parish: St Mary

   Town: Ulverston

   County/Island: Lancashire

   Country: England

   Household Members Age Relationship

   James Farrell 35 Head

   Catherine Farrell 35 Wife

   Mary Farrell 10 Daughter

   Bridget Farrell 7 Daughter

   Elizabeth Farrell 4 Daughter

   William Farrell 2 Son

   Mary Farrell 60 Mother

2. ↑ SA BDM

   Groom: ONEILL, Thomas John, 22 yrs.

   Bride: OFARRELL, Bridget, 23 yrs.

   Married: 2 Jun 1891

   Location: Holy Cross Church Goodwood

   Groom Father: John ONEILL

   Bride Father: James OFARRELL

   District: Adelaide

   Book/Page: 167/958

3. ↑ SA BDM

   Name: ONEILL, Bridget Veronica

   Death: 12-Aug-1935

   Age: 67

   Sex: F

   Place of Death: Mile End

   Spouse: Thomas John ONEILL

   District: Hindmarsh

   Book/Page: 572/3227

• 1935 'MRS. B. O'NEILL MILE END.', Southern Cross (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1954), 20 September, p. 6. , viewed 05 Nov 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article167074848

MRS. B. O'NEILL MILE END.

Mrs. Bridget O'Neill, who died at Warraweena Hospital on August 12, was born in County Wicklow, Ireland, in 1868. and was the second daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. James Farrell, of Ulverston, Lancashire, England.

Coming to South Australia in 1884, she was employed for some time at the Parkside Mental Hospital. She married Thomas John, eldest son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John O'Neill, of Gawler.

• 1890 'Suicide at the Parkside Asyulum.', The Express and Telegraph (Adelaide, SA : 1867 - 1922), 16 January, p. 3. (Second Edition.), viewed 05 Nov 2021, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article208534776

Suicide at the Parkside Asylum

An enquiry was held on Wednesday morning at the Parkside Lunatic Asylum by the city coroner (Dr, Whittell) into the cause of the death of Elizabeth Phillips, who died at the institution on Tuesday.

Witness found that the door of the storeroom was not actually fastened, and on examining the lock discovered that the key had been turned and the bolt shot as if it had been fastened. The bolt, however, had not actually caught in the catch. Had never known this to happen before. Witness thought she was the last person in the storeroom, and she was deceived with reference to the lock catching.

Bridget Farrell, the senior laundress, said she had been about three years at the asylum. Examined the lock after the deceased expired, and at that time the door had been properly locked. Had never known an accident similar to that desoribed by the previous witness to happen before.