Bridget McCarthy baptism search

[sirsimon]

Hello

In 1878 at Cork Cathedral, William Fitzpatrick, constable in the Royal Irish Constabulary married Bridget McCarthy, daughter of a Timothy McCarthy, labourer. Witnesses are Thomas Fitzpatrick and Norah McCarthy.

Her residence at the time of marriage is Roman Street, Cork.

According to the 1901 and 1911 census, she was born in 1858, according to her burial record in 1930, her birth year is given as 1860.

Checking roots ireland, I cannot find a baptism for her.

Any help in finding her baptism would be appreciated.

thanks

[joemc]

I see a birth record for a Bridget McArthy 1861 Cork, father Timothy, mother Catherine

Midleton RC church

Regards

[sirsimon]

thanks, is Mcarthy another way of spelling McCarthy?

Is there a marriage for Timothy and Catherine?

[myluck!]

The name can be found on records as M'Carthy, mcarthy, McCarthy, McCarty, and with MAC and without the Mc/Mac!

McCarthy is a very common surname in Cork and Bridget very common as a first name
You will probably require more information to match Bridget to a baptism

[sirsimon]

The only information I have about her is that she was born in either 1858 or 1860 in Cork.

Her eldest child was baptised in Cork

http://churchrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/details/52f28a0116559

Her father was a labourer named Timothy

William FitzPATRICK to Bridget M'CARTHY in Cork in 1878
Cork Jul-Sep 1878 Volume 5 Page 99

Her marriage reference, gives the name as M'Carthy



Not much to go on unfortunately 

[sirsimon]

One of the witnesses was a Norah McCarthy if that helps

[myluck!]

unfortunately again sirsimon you have a very common name and one that has several variations including Nora, Honor, Honoria, Hanoria...

With the prevalence of these names it will not be easy to state that two sisters named Bridget and Norah born about the correct time to a father named Timothy are correct

[sirsimon]

ok

I check the catholic registers for Cork and from the looks of it, there are only three possibilities

There is a Bridget McCarthy baptised in Middleton on 2nd June 1861 to Timothy McCarthy and Kate Maye

Bridget McCarthy baptised in Passage West on 14th January 1857 to Tim McCarthy and Julia Sullivan

and Bridget McCarthy baptised on 24th June 1857, born in 1856 to Timothy McCarthy and Anne  Barry in St Patrick's Cork.

There is a marriage for the first baptism, Timy (Timothy) McCarthy and Julia Sullivan on 8th February 1855 at Passage West, Bridget being an only child.

I am not sure which would be correct, the death certificate for Bridget gives her birth year as 1860, the 1901 census gives her birth year as 1858 and the 1911 census gives her birth year as 1857, so all three are possible.

[ftcorkmdb]

Passage West was the temporary residence of many people, a kind of suburb of Cork City, and a temporary stop for many seamen, fishermen, boat-builders, etc.  So Bridget Ellen need not have been an only child.  Passage West people often turn up otherwise in Cove/Cobh (Queenstown) records, for example.