Bridget DEVIR/DIVER was the eldest sister of my grandfather, John Patrick DEVIR b. 1883 in Wagga Wagga NSW.
She was a very young baby when her father, John, & mother, Bridget, nee O’DONNELL, emigrated to Australia on the Scottish Hero. It was intended that she was to be reunited with them when old enough to undertake the voyage, but, sadly, the illnesses and deaths of 4 of her subsequent siblings, and her mother, within 7 years of arriving in Australia, ended that hope.
Bridget was raised by family in Magherablad, as Elwyn has said. (Her grandfather, John, was my mother’s great grandfather.) Bridget’t father, John, sent money from Australia to support her until he disappeared from Western Australia around 1907.
I have posted about them in more detail but can’t remember how to insert a link [email][email] but if you look through my post history, or search for their names the post should come up.
I have a fair bit of info on Dominick (sic) and Julia and would be happy to share it. I’m away from my family tree atm, (in bed with an iPad!) but can send you a report in a day or two. Pm me with your contact details.
Cheers, annmck
My mother and her siblings knew of the relationship but not much detail. “Dadda’s cousins” was the extent of their understanding.
