Bridget Fogarty was born in 1825 in Ireland to Michael Fogarty and Anne Fogarty nee Whitfield. Bridget was baptised on 3 April 1825 at Offally in the Diocese of Meath.[1]
Bridget married John Tong on 17 October 1855 in Carisbrook, Victoria. At the time of their marriage both Bridget Fogarty and John Tong were living at Avoca. Neither could sign their name. John Tong was born in Amoy, China, his occupation was cook, he was 26 years old, he was the son of William Tong, storekeeper. The certificate says “could not tell his mother’s name (Chinese)”. Bridget Fogarty was born at Burr, King’s County, Ireland. King’s county is now County Offaly and her place of birth was probably Birr. Bridget was a servant, aged 21 (though she would have been 30), her parents were Michael Fogarty, farmer, and Ann Whitfield.[2] Bridget's husband was also known as Thomas or Tommy and surnames Ah Tong, Onton, Onthong, Onthon, Cook, and Cooke. He was born about 1829 in Xiamen or Amoy, China, and died after 1890.
They had six children:
William Cook Tong 1856–after 1871
Mary Ann Cook Onton 1858–1935
Henry (Harry) Cook Onthon 1860–1925
Elizabeth Anne Cooke Onthong 1862–1927
George Whitfield Cook Onthong 1864–1914
Frank Cook 1868–1938
Bridget Cooke died in 1898 in Talbot, Colony of Victoria.[3] She was buried in the Amherst cemetery on 16 April 1898 in plot Roman Catholic-15-9.[4]
Sources
↑ Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915 retrieved through ancestry,com (subscription $) National Library of Ireland; Dublin, Ireland; Microfilm Number: Microfilm 04175 / 06 Ancestry Record 61039 #3386826 Name Bridgt Fogerty Baptism Age 0 Event Type Baptism Birth Date 1825 Baptism Date 3 Apr 1825 Baptism Place Offaly, Balliboy and Killoughy, Ireland Diocese Meath Father Michl Fogerty Mother Anne Whitfield
↑ Death Index (Victoria Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages : accessed 10 Mar 2022). Index entry for Bridt COOKE, Year: 1898; Parents: Fogarty Mich and Hannah WHITFIELD; Spouse: -; Death Place: Talbot; Birth Place: ; Age: 75; Reg. Number: 9979/1898; Reg. Number: 9979/1898
↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/231108347/bridget-cook: accessed 06 January 2023), memorial page for Bridget Cook (1822–16 Apr 1898), Find a Grave Memorial ID 231108347, citing Amherst Public Cemetery, Amherst, Central Goldfields Shire, Victoria, Australia; Maintained by ! woowoo (contributor 49949980).
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