Individual Details
Margaret (Maggie) FINNIGAN
(10 Apr 1846 - 26 Nov 1919)
Maggie and her husband, Frank Hudson, were either first cousins or second cousins once removed through the Finnigans. Frank's mother's surname was Finucane, and Maggie's family changed their name from Finucane to the Finnigan after their arrival in the United States. Unfortunately I have been unable to figure out how exactly they were related. There is a further complication in that a relative, Agnes Finnigan (1874-1959) has described Maggie's husband, Frank Hudson as her father's brother-in-law. Now this would mean that her father, Jeremiah Finnigan, and Maggie must have been brother and sister. However Jeremiah's father's name was John and Maggie's was Frank. We do know that Agnes's family and Maggie's were related but it is very unclear as to how exactly.
If we could see the parish register of Church of the Annunciation in Philadelphia, where Maggie and Frank were married in 1869, there should be a note in their marriage entry specifying (in degrees) how exactly they were related. This register does not appear to be available anywhere online so it appears the only way of finding out is by seeing the register itself in Philadelphia, which is impossible for me at the moment as I am in the UK. If any Philadelpia-based Hudson relative could take the time to look it up for me sometime I would be hugely grateful.
Because Maggie, Frank and their family are listed in the 1880 census return for Maggie's parents' household, it is possible they were living with her parents at the time.
According to her death certificate Maggie died of "arterio sclerosis, mitral insuffiency, chronic interstitial nephritis".
If we could see the parish register of Church of the Annunciation in Philadelphia, where Maggie and Frank were married in 1869, there should be a note in their marriage entry specifying (in degrees) how exactly they were related. This register does not appear to be available anywhere online so it appears the only way of finding out is by seeing the register itself in Philadelphia, which is impossible for me at the moment as I am in the UK. If any Philadelpia-based Hudson relative could take the time to look it up for me sometime I would be hugely grateful.
Because Maggie, Frank and their family are listed in the 1880 census return for Maggie's parents' household, it is possible they were living with her parents at the time.
According to her death certificate Maggie died of "arterio sclerosis, mitral insuffiency, chronic interstitial nephritis".
Events
| Birth | 10 Apr 1846 | Philadelphia | |||
| Marriage | 21 Apr 1869 | Church of the Annunciation, Philadelphia - Francis (Frank) John HUDSON | |||
| Death | 26 Nov 1919 | Philadelphia | |||
| Burial | 1 Dec 1919 | Old Cathedral Cemetery, Philadelphia |
Families
| Spouse | Francis (Frank) John HUDSON (1831 - 1898) |
| Child | Margaret HUDSON (1869 - 1923) |
| Child | Johanna (Jo) C. HUDSON (1871 - 1918) |
| Child | Francis (Frank) R. HUDSON (1873 - 1890) |
| Child | Richard HUDSON (1875 - 1896) |
| Child | Alexander J. HUDSON (1877 - 1955) |
| Child | Mary (Marie) Frances HUDSON (1880 - 1978) |
| Child | Helen (Ella) Cecilia HUDSON (1883 - 1973) |
| Child | Jeanette (Jenny) HUDSON (1887 - 1890) |
| Father | Francis (Frank) FINUCANE (caution: relationship to brother not verified) (1806 - 1881) |
| Mother | Margaret 'UNKNOWN' (1800 - 1884) |