Mary Bridgman (bef. 1875 - aft. 1894)

Born before 28 Apr 1875 in Treneglos, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died after 1894 after age 18 in United States

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Biography

Bridgman aka Bridgeman

1875 BAPTISM
Mary (aka Polly) Bridgman, daughter of Jane Bridgman, was baptized 28 April 1875 at mother's house in Treneglos; Week St Mary Bible Christian Baptism Circuit by H Ellis.^[1]

There is a birth registered for a Mary Bridgeman in the 4th quarter 1873 in Launceston Registration District that might be the Mary baptized in 1875. Although this is more than a year before her baptism, the year 1873 is the same as her age on 1881 census. ^[2]

1881 England & Wales Census
Ruse Cottage, Treneglos, Cornwall ^[3]

Mary Bridgman, 8, and her mother Jane Bridgeman, servant, lived at Ruse Cottage, Treneglos.

Meanwhile, sister Eliza Bridgeman, 23, was one of six servants working on the Samuel Chapman (son of Richard) farm in Treneglos;^[4]and sister Lucy, 16, was a domestic for nearby farmer William Johns in Tresmere. ^[5]

1891 England & Wales Census
Newport Square, St Stephens, Cornwall^[6]

Polly Bridgeman, 17, draper's assistant, and mother Jane Bridgeman, 58, general servant, and William and Elizabeth Ashurst, lodgers, lived in the William P Keast household.

1894 Emigration - England to USA
Jane Bridgeman, 60, a nurse, and Pollie Bridgeman, 20, a servant, sailed on the ship "Chester" from Southampton to New York (arrival 9 Feb 1894); final destination Palmyra, Wisconsin.^[7]

1894 - Emigration - Jane & Polly Bridgeman

Research Notes

Re: What happened to Mary?
No records found for Mary/Polly after 1894. She may have stayed in Wisconsin or went on to Iowa with her mother. If she married, her name is unknown. The 1900 US census says her mother had 4 children, 3 of whom were still living in 1900. It is uncertain which daughter died before 1900. Death dates of siblings Mary/Polly, Eliza, and Elizabeth K not known; Lucy Jane died 1941.

Sources

1. ↑ Cornwall Online Parish Clerk Database, Baptisms, Record for Mary BRIDGMAN, Date 28 Apr 1875, Place Week St.Mary B.C. at mother's house by H Ellis, Residence Treneglos, Mother Jane, Transcriber Mike Gabriel
2. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XCP-M3P : 1 October 2014), Mary Bridgeman, 1873; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Launceston, Cornwall, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27H-DNDV : 11 December 2017), Jane Bridgeman, Treneglos, Cornwall, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 8, Piece/Folio 2275/59, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,191.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27H-DNZ2 : 11 December 2017), Eliza Bridgeman in household of Samuel Chapman, Treneglos, Cornwall, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 7, Piece/Folio 2275/59, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,191.
5. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27H-DF55 : 11 December 2017), Lucy J Bridgeman in household of William Johns, Tresmere, Cornwall, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 5, Piece/Folio 2275/49, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,774,191.
6. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:W6KZ-PMM : 25 November 2020), Polly Bridgeman in household of William V Keast, St Stephen's, Bath, Somerset, England, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Cornwall county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
7. ↑ Ancestry.com. New York, U.S., Arriving Passenger and Crew Lists (including Castle Garden and Ellis Island), 1820-1957 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.

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