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Thomas WILLIAMS died before 2 Apr 1911. He married Leah COKER? on 1872.

According to the marriage certificate of his son Harry, Thomas was a chief petty officer in the Royal Navy.

Leah COKER? died about 1930 in Devonport, Plymouth, Devon. She married Thomas WILLIAMS on 1872.

According to the 1911 census Leah was a charwoman.

They had the following children:

  M i
William WILLIAMS was born about 1869 in Devonport, Plymouth, Devon.

william was a butcher.
  M ii
Thomas WILLIAMS was born about 1872 in Devonport, Plymouth, Devon.

Thomas was a labourer.
  M iii
Charles WILLIAMS was born about 1879 in Devonport, Plymouth, Devon.
  F iv
Clara WILLIAMS was born about 1883 in Devonport, Plymouth, Devon.
  M v Harry WILLIAMS was born about 1887.

Thomas SHERLOCK.

According to the marriage certificate of his son Joseph, Thomas was a dock labourer.

He had the following children:

  M i Joseph SHERLOCK was born about 1907 and died date unknown.

Charles CONNELL [Parents] was born 30 Oct 1829 in Co. Antrim. He died 15 Jul 1903 in McNab, Renfrew, Ontario. Charles married Catherine BERTRIDGE (caution: not verified) on 29 Dec 1865 in Portage-du-Fort, Quebec.

Catherine BERTRIDGE (caution: not verified) [Parents] was born about 23 Jan 1838 in probably Kiltoghert, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim and was christened 23 Jan 1838 in Kiltoghert, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim. She died 16 May 1899 in McNabb, Renfrew, Ontario and was buried in Arnprior, Ontario. Catherine married Charles CONNELL on 29 Dec 1865 in Portage-du-Fort, Quebec.

Catherine's last name on her baptismal record is Bertige, which is probably synonymous with Bertridge. The baptismal record also shows Catherine's mother's first name to be Catherine (it appears as Bridget or Anne on the baptismal records of her siblings).

Sponsors at Catherine's baptism were William Bertridge and Siscily (sic) Brady.

We are making the assumption that Catherine was the daughter of William Bertridge and Bridget A. McDermott who emigrated to Canada from Ireland in the mid-1840s.

They had the following children:

  M i
Patrick CONNELL was born about 1867 in Ontario.
  M ii
Robert CONNELL was born 15 May 1868 in Ontario.
  F iii
Rosie CONNELL was born about 1870 in Ontario.
  F iv Mary Ann CONNELL was born 1872.
  F v
Sarah CONNELL was born 8 Feb 1874 in Ontario.
  M vi
John CONNELL was born 4 Mar 1877 in Ontario.
  M vii
William CONNELL was born 15 Nov 1879 in Ontario.
  F viii Catherine CONNELL
  M ix Charles CONNELL

William BERTRIDGE [Parents] was born about 1813 in possibly Cloonfeacle, Kiltoghert, Carrick-on-Shannon. He died possibly 5 May 1888 in possibly Arnprior, Ontario. William married Mary KEEFE (caution: not verified) on 30 Sep 1873 in Arnprior, Ontario.

Other marriages:
MACDERMOTT, Bridget/Anne/Catherine (caution: not verified)

Please see the notes above on William's older brother Robert for information on William's involvement in an abduction in 1836.

It's possible William, his wife and young family emigrated to Canada in the mid-1840s. Patricia Scott from Ontario, Canada, a great-great-granddaughter of a William Bartridge (sic), has written to say that her Bartridge great-great-grandfather and his wife, Bridget A. McDermott, both Irish-born, settled in what is now modern Ontario with two children, Catherine (born abt 1840) and Robert (born abt 1843). Although Patricia doesn't have a county of origin for her ancestors and although my William appears to have had four rather than two living children by the time the Bartridges went to Canada, the rarity in Ireland of the Bertridge surname and its variants, along with the fact that Patricia's William married a Bridget A. MacDermott (it's thought ours may have married a Bridget or Anne or Catherine MacDermott) and the fact that both Patricia's William and our William had children named Catherine and Robert around the same time, make me think the two families might well be the same.

If this is indeed the case, here is a summary of the information Patricia has kindly provided on her Bartridge family:

Her great-great-grandfather William Bartridge was, based on his age given on his death certificate, born in 1809 (whereas ours is believed to have been born about 1813) and Bridget, his wife, was born between 1820 and 1822. After their arrival in Canada they lived in Aylmer, Quebec (now in Ontario) where it's known William was working as a gardener in 1851. He and Bridget had five more children in Canada: Elizabeth Anne, Cecilia, Mary Jane, Theresa and William Augustin.

I have added much of Patricia's information to the website, with cautions until a connection with Co. Leitrim is established. Patricia has many more details on her family, and Bartridge/Bertridge researchers are very welcome to contact her with information or enquiries at kellypscott@yahoo.com. And if anyone can help with proof of a Leitrim connection to the family I would be delighted if you would email me at Helen@HelensFamilyTrees.com.

Note: Based on Patricia's information, I searched the Canadian census collection on the FamilySearch website for Bartridges and came across the followng information from 1881 for a Bartridge household in Carleton, Ontario (transcribed data only, actual image not available):

William Bartridge, aged 43, farmer, born Ireland, ethnic origin Scottish
Ann Bartridge, aged 45, born Ireland, ethnic origin Scottish
William Bartridge, aged 22, farm labourer, born Ontario, ethnic origin Scottish

It's unlikely that William Bartridge senior from the census is our William as his age and that of his wife don't fit in at all with those of our William and Briget/Anne/Catherine (although the age of the younger William ties in perfectly with that of our William and Bridget/Ann/Catherine's son William who was born in February 1859). Furthermore our William was widowed by 1971 and, although he remarried, his second wife's name was Mary, not Ann. However if the William from the census is in fact our William, then the Scottish origin is interesting.

Mary KEEFE (caution: not verified) was born 13 Nov 1840 in Ireland. She married William BERTRIDGE on 30 Sep 1873 in Arnprior, Ontario.

Mary emigrated to Canada in 1856.

Marriage Notes:

It's believed there were no children from this marriage.

William (Willie) MCELROY [Parents] was born about 1844 in Lachine, Quebec or Ogdensburg, New York. He died 30 Mar 1936 in Ottawa, Ontario. William married Mary Jane BERTRIDGE (caution: not verified) on 13 Oct 1873 in Arnprior, Ontario.

Willie's background was Irish.

Mary Jane BERTRIDGE (caution: not verified) [Parents] was born about 1853 in Aylmer, Quebec. She married William (Willie) MCELROY on 13 Oct 1873 in Arnprior, Ontario.

They had the following children:

  M i Hugh Patrick (Paddy) MCELROY was born 8 Nov 1875 and died 1944.
  M ii William (Bill) James MCELROY was born 5 Nov 1877.
  F iii
Mary Alice MCELROY was born 28 Jan 1879 in Fitzroy Harbor, Ontario.
  F iv
Mary Elizabeth MCELROY was born about 2 Feb 1881 in Ontario.
  M v John (Jack) Joseph MCELROY was born about 1883 and died 1956.
  F vi
Catherine Teresa MCELROY was born 20 Dec 1884 in Ontario. She died 30 Aug 1900 in Arnprior, Ontario.
  F vii Maude MCELROY was born about 1885.
  M viii Joseph MCELROY was born 1888.
  F ix
Bridget MCELROY was born 30 Dec 1889 in Ontario.
  F x Alice Mary MCELROY was born 1891.
  F xi Cora Alix MCELROY

Thomas James KENNEY married Theresa BERTRIDGE (caution: not verified).

Theresa BERTRIDGE (caution: not verified) [Parents] was born about 1857 in probably Aylmer, Quebec. She died 4 Jun 1942 in Arnprior, Ontario and was buried in Arnprior, Ontario. Theresa married Thomas James KENNEY.

They had the following children:

  M i William John KENNEY was born about 1881.
  F ii
Ann KENNEY was born 18 Oct 1882 in Renfrew, Ontario.
  F iii
Catherine KENNEY was born 16 May 1884 in Carleton, Ontario.
  M iv
Michael James KENNEY was born 25 Mar 1890. He died 12 Oct 1918 in northern France and was buried in Etaples Military Cemetery, France.

Michael, who died in World War I, was a private in the 3rd Battalion of the Canadian Engineers regiment.
  M v Edward Arthur KENNEY was born 1894.

Patrick CONNELL married Sarah O'CONNOR.

Sarah O'CONNOR married Patrick CONNELL.

They had the following children:

  M i Charles CONNELL was born 30 Oct 1829 and died 15 Jul 1903.

James POWELL married Mary Ann CONNELL on 1893 in Renfrew, Ontario.

Mary Ann CONNELL [Parents] was born 1872 in Arnprior, Ontario. She married James POWELL on 1893 in Renfrew, Ontario.

Hugh MCELROY married Catherine KELLY.

Catherine KELLY married Hugh MCELROY.

They had the following children:

  M i Patrick MCELROY.
  M ii William (Willie) MCELROY was born about 1844 and died 30 Mar 1936.

Hugh Patrick (Paddy) MCELROY [Parents] was born 8 Nov 1875 in Renfrew, Ontario. He died 1944 in Ottawa, Ontario. Hugh married Mary Ann BRUNETTE on 1899 in Hull, Quebec.

Mary Ann BRUNETTE [Parents] was born 1879 in Ontario. She died 1938 in Ottawa, Ontario. Mary married Hugh Patrick (Paddy) MCELROY on 1899 in Hull, Quebec.

They had the following children:

  M i William (Bill) James MCELROY was born 4 Dec 1899 and died 2 May 1934.
  F ii Mary Anne Louise MCELROY was born 1902 and died 1983.
  F iii Catherine (Katie) Agnes MCELROY was born 1903 and died 1982.
  F iv
Ellen May MCELROY was born 15 Jun 1905 in Renfrew, Ontario. She died 19 Aug 1905 in Arnprior, Ontario.
  F v
Maria Cecilia MCELROY was born 25 Feb 1907 in Arnprior, Ontario. She died Dec 1907 in Arnprior, Ontario.
  M vi
Hugh Francis MCELROY was born 10 May 1908 in Arnprior, Ontario. He died 23 Sep 1909 in Arnprior, Ontario.

Hugh died from meningitis.
  F vii Florence (Flo) Alice MCELROY was born 1912 and died 1964.
  M viii
Patrick Joseph MCELROY was born 1916 in Ottawa. He died 25 Dec 1916 in Carleton, Ontario.

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