SA - Birth - McBRIDE

[sarra]

Would appreciate a lookup of the SA Birth Index for the following........

It's possibly..... Ellen (Eleanor) McBRIDE born 1860 - Adelaide.
Parents - Patrick McBride & Annie Kelly.

Many thanks
Sarra

[krisesjoint]

Hi Sarra,

Sorry no sign of it in SA. No births to Patrick McBride and Annie Kelly. Earliest birth to a Patrick McBride is in 1868 mother Margaret McLean

Cheers Kris 

[krisesjoint]

They were Catholics so I suspect this would explain the lack of a birth registration.

BISA

McBRIDE Patrick born 1827 Tyrone NI died Melbourne Vic arrived 1857 OMEGA occupation Labourer residence Plympton, Edwardstown rel RC married Ann nee KELLY born 1827 died Melbourne Vic children John 1847-1876, Patrick 1850-1911, Michael 1852-1909, Peter Wm 1854, Bridgit 1856, Cath 1858, Ann, Eleanor 1860

McBRIDE John unmarried parents Patrick and Ann nee KELLY born 1847 Tyrone NI died 27 Jan 1876 Pt Pirie SA arrived 1857 OMEGA occupation Sailor residence Pt Pirie religion BC

McBRIDE Patrick parents Patrick and Ann nee KELLY born 17 Mar 1850 Tyrone NI died 25 Nov 1911 Pt Pirie SA arrived 1857 OMEGA occupation Railway Employee, Hotelier residence Adelaide, Clare, Pt Pine religion RC married 22 May 1876 Sevenhill SA Honorah nee O'DONOGHUE parents Jas and Mary nee LYNCH

McBRIDE Michael parents Patrick and Ann nee KELLY born 1852 Tyrone NI died 7 Aug 1909 Adelaide SA buried WTC arrived 1857 OMEGA residence Bay Rd religion RC married 28 Apr 1875 Adelaide SA Ann nee McCORMACK died 7 Dec 1914 children Larnor died 1921, Thos Jas 1877

McBRIDE Peter Wm parents Patrick and Ann nee KELLY born 1854 Tyrone NI arrived 1857 OMEGA residence Edwardstown, Norwood religion Rc married 22 Apr 1878 Adelaide SA Cath nee TURNER/TANNER children Flora Alice 1879, John 1880, Ed Jas 1881

http://www.theshipslist.com/ships/australia/omega1857.htm

Cheers Kris 

[sarra]

Kris,

You are very very quick 

Yes they were Catholics.....what would be the reason for them not having their children's births registered??.

Thank you for the extra information ....I did have some of it somewhere....however it will save me having to rummage through my pile of papers.  This time I will enter it all into my FH Program.

Thanks
Sarra 

[krisesjoint]

Hi Sarra,

Although Civil registration was compulsory by this time, and people were fined for non registration (if caught) many people particularly those of the Catholic Faith (and Scottish Presbyterians for that matter) were still reticent to register their children's births. Their children were baptised according to their faith and they felt the additional burden of civil registration was unnecessary.

http://www.jaunay.com/newsletter/newsletter8.html

I see most of the marriages (including Ellen) were in St Patricks, perhaps the children were also baptised there.

Catholic Archives may be of assistance

http://www.adelaide.catholic.org.au/

Cheers Kris 

[krisesjoint]

BISA was No Help

BALLARD Wm Frederick residence Edwardstown married 28 Mar 1880 Adelaide SA Ellen Ida nee McBRIDE

She was 19 at marriage (1861)

No entry for Thomas and Catherine Matilda ANDREWARTHA

Catherine was 21 at marriage on 29 Sep 1884 (1863)

not seeing a marriage for Ann

Cheers Kris 

[Robert Coble]

Only  Ellen McBride in South Australia  I can see there born 1865 /12/19
Place franklin Harbour Father: Michael McBride Mother: Maria Wallace

[sarra]

Kris,
Trust the Irish to go against the grain.

It's the three daughters (born in Australia) of Patrick & Annie McBride that have not been registered........Annie Jane (1863) Catherine Matilda(1858)  & Ellen Ida (1860).

I'll try the Catholic Archives see if they will help me.

The BISA entry for John McBride (1847 NI) I know is not correct...because he did marry Sarah Anne Hollywood in 1871.

Robert....I can't connect the Ellen McBride born 1865.....

Thanking you both for taking the time to search for me.

All the best for the New Year.
Sarra

[krisesjoint]

Hi Sarra,

By the marriage record Catherine Matilda was born more like 1863 than 1858. It is unfortunate when birth records do not exist. I have some missing from this era too and they were not part of the two main groups who did not always register their children. We do find quite a few unregistered in our early history. I am sure distance also paid a part in this. With the vastness of our country I wonder how many people (particularly those in rural areas) were ever actually fined for non registration.

Good luck with Catholic Archives.

Cheers Kris