Born in County Longford, Ireland
Daughter of James (Brien) O'Brien
[uncertain]
and Catherine Frayer
[uncertain]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Peter McDermott
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
John Thomas McDermott, William Joseph McDermott, Bryan Peter McDermott and Ada Isabella (McDermott) Stanaway
Died
at age 82
in Auckland, New Zealand
Profile last modified
| Created 26 Mar 2016
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Biography
Daughter of James O'BRIEN and Catherine FRAYER.
- 21 Nov 1875 Bridget departed Gravesend at age 17 with her brother John
- 27 Feb 1876 Arrived in Auckland
- 1881 Married Peter MCDERMOTT and settled at Te Kopuru
- Then moved to Dargaville, which shortened the distance to the Avoca district where Peter and her son were cutting a farm out of the bush.
- 1905 - 1938 Living at Avoca , Kaipara
Gravestone inscription reads "In loving memory of Bridget our dear mother and wife of Peter McDermott died 18 Mar 1941. Also her beloved dau Elsie Winifred McDermott died 9 Aug 1976 aged 77 years. Rest in Peace"
Sources
- Malcolm McDermott - Genealogical Research
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Bridget 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 Bridget:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Bridget 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 Bridget:
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~12.50%
Shirley (McDermott) Walsh
:
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch T469016 [compare], Ancestry member McDermottSE, FTDNA kit #T541271
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Paula (Cullen) Staunton
O'Brien-5846 and O'Brien-3517 appear to represent the same person because: same dates
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