Individual Details

Bridget RYAN

(Abt 1829 - 17 May 1911)

Events

Birth	Abt 1829	Castletown Gheoghegan, County Westmeath, Ireland
Immigration	1849	& arrived in Port Phillip 6 Jun 1849 on board the "British Empire" with her sister Anne (it is not known how the girls got to NSW from there but it appears they moved about 2 years after they arrived in Melbourne). Both sisters were listed as housemaids, of the Roman Catholic faith and could read & write
Marriage	14 Sep 1854	St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Patrick CURRY
Alt name	14 Sep 1854	Bridget CURRY
Death	17 May 1911	heart failure, senile decay at the home of her daughter Annie Smith - Pine Hill, Wongagong, New South Wales, Australia
Burial	18 May 1911	RC Section, Forbes Cemetery, Forbes, New South Wales, Australia
News Pub (ind)	20 May 1911	the Forbes Times wrote: "On Wednesday afternoon an old and highly respected resident of the district, Mrs Bridget Curry, passed away, at the residence of her son-in-law, Mr M. J. Smith, of Pine Hill, Wongagong. The deceased was 83 years of age and had been in failing health for some years past. She leaves a grown up family and with them much sympathy is expressed. They are Messrs. Michael Curry (Melbourne), Daniel Curry (Eugowra), J. N. Curry B.A. (Dis School, Lithgow), Mrs D. Grogan (Sydney) and Mrs M. J. Smith (Forbes). The deceased, who was a native of county Meath, Ireland, and came to New South Wales in 1849. Her brother, the Late Rev. Father Harrington Ryan, was one of the pioneer priests of the Roman Catholic Church in New South wales, and latterly parish priest at Camden and Leichhart. The lady had resided in the Forbes district for about 18 years, and prior to that was for a number of years in the Camden & Cowra districts. A short service was held at St Lawrence's Roman Catholic Church on Thursday afternoon by the very Rev. Dean McAuliffe, after which the remains were interred in the local cemetery, the dean, assisted by Father Casey, officiating at the graveside. Mr W. E. Luthje had charge of the funeral arrangements."
News Pub (ind)	29 May 1911	the following report of Bridget's Death appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald: "FORBES, Saturday. Mrs. Curry, one of the pioneer settlers of this State, died at the residence of her son in-law (Mr. M. J. Smith), aged 83"

Families

Spouse	Patrick CURRY (1835 - 1896)
Child	Thomas CURRY (1855 - 1891)
Child	Patrick John CURRY (1857 - 1902)
Child	Ellen CURRY (1858 - 1883)
Child	Michael CURRY (1860 - 1912)
Child	Daniel Joseph CURRY (1863 - 1941)
Child	Mary Bridget CURRY (1865 - 1951)
Child	Annie Mary CURRY (1868 - 1942)
Child	John Nicholas CURRY (1870 - 1941)

Father	Thomas RYAN ( - )
Mother	Ellen HARRINGTON ( - )
Sibling	Anne RYAN (1825 - 1898)

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