Family of Marion McMillan Barrett  – Patrick Barrett and Bridget Heggerty

Death of Patrick Barret 19 Apr 1894

Patrick died a few years after the 1891 Census. The family were still living at 64 Rose Street. His son, Richard, was the informant at the death registration and presumably he still lived with his parents; at least until 1989 when he married Flora Morrison.

Death of Bridget Barret or Haggerty 19 Jun 1899

Richard Barrett was the informant at his mother’s death registration, as he had been at his father’s five years earlier. This rounds off this quick survey of Patrick Barrett and Bridget Haggerty. I now go on to list some of the event sin the lives of their children, one, of course, who was to marry Charles Neil.

Ann Barrett born c 1837 In Ireland

Birth of Ann Barrett ca 1837 in County Mayo, Ireland

I do not know a great deal about Anne’s early life but according to her 1855 marriage, she was born and registered in County Mayo, Ireland about 1837.

Ann Barret at the 1851 Census – 12 Goosedubs, St Enoch’s, Glasgow

Patrick Barratt and Family at 12 Goosedubs, St Enoch 1851 Census – Scotland’s People, 1851 PATRICK BARRATT (Census 644/1 57/ 17) Page 17 of 46

The above is just the extracted Barrett names. The household was obviously a lodging house and had very many occupants not related to the family we are interested in. Goosedubs was a small lane running between Bridgegate and Stockwell Street, on the north side of the River Clyde. We find Patrick Barrett as a 40-year-old labourer living with his wife, Bridget, aged 30, and their children, Ann (13) and Michael (8). All are said to have been born in Ireland. Ann is not with the family at the next census because she had established her own household after her marriage to John Judge in 1855.

Marriage of Ann Barratt and John Judge  2 Oct 1855

1855 Marriages in the District of Clyde in the Burgh of Glasgow Page 67 Item 122
On October Second 1855 [at] St Andrew’s Chapel, Great Clyde Street after Banns according to the Rites and ceremonies (?) of the Roman Catholic Church [were married] Signed John Judge, his (x) Mark [present residence] 9 Bridgegate Street, Glasgow [usual residence] 9 Bridgegate Street, Glasgow [aged] 25, Bachelor, Smith, Born and Registered in the County of Sligo, Ireland [son of] William Judge, Farmer, and Helen Judge maiden name Burns both deceased
and
Ann Barrett, her (x) mark Alexander Campbell [Witness] Patrick Barrett [Witness] [present residence] 9 Bridgegate Street, Glasgow [usual residence] 9 Bridgegate Street, Glasgow [aged] 17, Spinster, Mill Worker. Born and Registered in the County of Mayo, Ireland [daughter of] Patrick Barrett, Labourer, and Bridget Barrett maiden name Hagarty.
Signed James Russell RCC St Andrews, Alexr Campbell, [Witness], Patrick Barrett [Witness] [Registered] 5th October 1855 at Glasgow. John Stobin Registrar.

Marriage of Ann Barrett and John Judge 2 Oct 1855. Scotland’s People 1855 BARRETT, ANN (Statutory registers Marriages 644/5 133) Page 67 Item 133

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Anne Barrett – Some Facts About Her Children

Normally I would think to follow the family through the census returns and then return to the children individually. This is not appropriate in the case of Ann and her husband John Judge. The family, as it appears in the census returns, looks like a medium sized family but gaps in the dates of birth suggest something else. At the 1911 Census, Ann says that she has had twelve children and only four of them are still alive. Just going by the Census returns you would miss a lot of these children but a search of the statutory indexes reveals a lot more, including a consecutive run of five children born between 1863 and 1872, none of whom lived beyond three years of age. The following table illustrates the births. Those that are in bold type died aged three or under.

It is obvious that just looking at the census returns gives a totally false impression of the experience of the family over the years. Returning to the censuses, however, we next find the family living at Laws Back Land

The Judges at the 1861 Census – Laws Back Land, Clyde, Glasgow

1861 Census for Laws Back Lane, Clyde, Glasgow. 1861 Census Scotland RD Clyde 644/5 32 21

Here John is said to be a 29-year-old blacksmith and Ann is 22. They have one child, Michael, who is 18 months old. As we saw from the list above, the couple had already had one child named Michael who was registered born in 1856 but registered dead in 1958 aged 1. This Michael is listed as born in Ireland but this is not the case; he was registered as born at 12 Goosedubs on 20 Oct 1859.

The Judges at the 1871 Census – 20 Margaret Place, Clyde, Glasgow

1871 Census for 20 Margaret Place, Clyde, Glasgow. Find My Past Ref 644/5 16/ 7 Clyde, Lanark

The family have moved from Laws Back Land, Clyde, Glasgow since the 1861 Census; they now live at 20 Margaret Place, Glasgow. A feature of the Judge family census returns is the fluidity of all the ages of people. Ten years after the previous census  John is said to be 43 ( a 13 year increase); Ann is more realistic at 33. But there is clearly some mistake with Helen or Ellen’s age; she can’t be 1. In fact she was born in 1861 so would be about 10 years-old. That’s how it is possible for her to marry in 1880 aged 19. Michael is correctly said to be born in Glasgow unlike the previous census where a ditto mark had been put in his “born” column suggesting he was born in Ireland.

But that still leaves a lot of years between the census returns where there appear to be no more new children; the previously mentioned consecutive run of children who died in infancy explains this. The list is depressing:

All of these children were born between the 1861 Census and the died before the 1871 Census.

The Judges at the 1881 Census – 12 Thistle Street, Hutchesontown, Glasgow

1881 Census Return for 12 Thistle Street, Glasgow. Scotland’s People 1881 (Census 644/12 65/ 5) Page 5 of 21

The family have moved from their 1871 Census residence at 20 Margaret Place, Glasgow to 12 Thistle Street, Glasgow.  John is still a blacksmith but is now aged 50; Ann is 40 but the other names in the household take a bit of teasing out.

There had actually been another child born just after the 1871 Census and that was Ann whose birth was registered at RD Clyde and whose death, aged 1 was registered in the same place the following year. There would be at least one other child death in the family but this death marked the end of a five-child run of deaths in infancy.

Michael (born 1859) is not in the household would be about 21. I have not managed to locate him but I do know from later sources that he became a travelling salesman so this may account for his absence.

Ellen, the next child, seems to be recorded as Ellen Fericher and her husband, Patrick is also in the household. He is a 19-year-old blacksmith and Ellen is also 19. This had me completely flummoxed until I discovered that the enumerator had written down what he heard but was obviously unfamiliar with the spelling of Farquhar. Patrick Farquhar and Ellen Judge got married 5 Nov 1880 at St Francis’s Chapel on Cumberland Street.

There had been other children born between the 1871 Census and the 1881 Census. As we saw in the list of children at the start of this section, Margaret had been born on 27 Mar 1874 and she is recorded as aged 7 at this census. There had been a child, Richard, born 14 May 1876 but he died shortly after. Anne followed; she was born 31 Jan 1879 and at this census she is recorded as aged 2.

The Judges at the 1891 Census – 18 South Shamrock Street, Hutchesontown, Glasgow

1891 Census for 18 South Shamrock Street, Scotland’s People 1891 JUDGE, JOHN 644/11 6/ 12 Hutchesontown

The family have moved again from 12 Thistle Street, Glasgow where they lived at the 1881 Census, to 18 South Shamrock Street, Glasgow. John is now 60-years-old and still a blacksmith. Ann is 46-years-old and is an “old clothes dealer”. Ellen is no longer in the household – more on that later. Margaret is still present and she is now a 17-year-old tobacco worker. Ann is now a 12-year-old scholar. There has been a new addition to the family; another daughter, Mary, born 1882 and she is an 8-year-old scholar. This was the last child born to the family.

The Judges at the 1901 Census – 118 Rose Street, Hutchesontown, Glasgow

1901 Census for 118 Rose Street, Hutchesontown, Glasgow Scotland’s People JUDGE, JOHN 1901 644/11 7/ 29 Hutchesontown

By 1901 the family have moved from their 1891 Census address at 18 South Shamrock Street to 118 Rose Street, Glasgow. John is now 72-years-old and unemployed. His wife, Ann, is now 60 but no occupation is given for her. Their daughter Ellen had died in 1897 aged 35; their daughter, Maggie, is still in the household, now an unmarried 25-year-old “bond warehouse forewoman” (ten years before she had been a 17-year-old “tobacco spinner”). The youngest daughter, Mary, is now an unmarried 18-year-old “shirt machinist”. The household is rounded off by John Farquhar, grandson, aged 17 and a “telephone linesman. John is the son of the above mentioned Ellen who died in 1897 She seems to have remarried to an Alexander Morris in 1892 (but I have not found the death of her first husband). John Farquhar is the only child I know from Ellen’s first marriage to Patrick Farquhar.

The Judges at the 1911 Census – 118 Rose Street, Hutchesontown, Glasgow

1911 Census Return for 118 Rose Street, Glasgow. Scotland’s People – 1911 JUDGE, JOHN (Census 644/15 9/ 25) Page 25 of 28

Here we see the family have moved from 118 Rose Street, Glasgow, where they were at the previous census of 1901 and now they live at 118 Rose Street, Glasgow. There are 3 people in a house with 3 rooms with windows. John is said to be a 77-year-old retired horseshoe maker, and his wife, Ann is now 72-years-old. She records that she has had 12 children, four of which are alive. Michael (born 1859) would be one of them and from deduction the other children still alive must be the later children, Margaret (born 1874), Anne (born 1879) and Mary (born 1882). Mary is the third person in the household and is now 28-years-old and still single.

Michael Barrett born c 1842 In Ireland

Birth of Michael Barrett ca 1842 in Ireland

I have not researched Michaels birth in Ireland.

Michael Barret at the 1851 Census – 12 Goosedubs, St Enoch’s, Glasgow

Patrick Barratt and Family at 12 Goosedubs, St Enogh 1851 Census – Scotland’s People, 1851 PATRICK BARRATT (Census 644/1 57/ 17) Page 17 of 46

The above is just the extracted Barrett names. The household was obviously a lodging house and had very many occupants not related to the family we are interested in. Goosedubs was a small lane running between Bridgegate and Stockwell Street, on the north side of the River Clyde. We find Patrick Barrett as a 40-year-old labourer living with his wife, Bridget, aged 30, and their children, Ann (13) and Michael (8). All are said to have been born in Ireland.

Michael Barret at the 1861 Census – 12 Goosedubs, St Enoch’s, Glasgow

1861 Census Return for Patrick Barett, 12 Goosedubs, Glasgow. Scotland’s People – 1861 BARETT, PATRICK (Census 644/5 35/ 7) Page 7 of 20

Here we find the Barret’s still living at 12 Goosedubs.  Patrick is aged 47 and his wife, Bridget, is aged 40. Their daughter, Ann, who we saw at the 1841 Census is no longer in the household; she married John Judge at St Andrew’s Chapel on 2 October 1855 and had her own household at this point. Michael is now the oldest of the children in the household and he is 18-years old and a “drain labourer” like his father. There are new children since the 1851 Census – Mary (9), Richard (7) and Bridget (5). All of them were born in Glasgow and all are scholars. I assume the parents were married in Ireland and since there is a big age gap between Michael and Mary, I think it is reasonable to conclude that there may be other children, perhaps still in Ireland.

Michael Barret at the 1871 Census – 19 Margaret’s Place, Glasgow

1871 Census Return for Patrick Barrett, 19 Margaret Place, Clyde, Glasgow. Scotland’s People – 1871 BARETT, PATRICK (Census 644/5 15/ 16) Pages 16 & 17 of 22

Patrick seems to have aged 13 years between censuses, not ten. Bridget is recorded with her maiden name rather than her husband’s name. He is now said to be 60 and she is 50. They have moved to 19 Margaret’s Place which isn’t too far from where they were at the 1861 Census and is still on the north side of the river. The children have grown up and Michael is now a 28-year-old labourer, still unmarried; Mary and Bridget both work as “reelers”; Mary is 18, Bridget is 14. Richard is aged 16 and is a “callenderer”

Michael was probably a witness at the marriage of his sister, Mary, to James McKinney on 31 Dec 1873. The other witness was Bridget who may have been another sister.

Michael Barret at the 1881 Census –  201 Rutherglen Road, Glasgow

1881 Census Return for Patrick Barret, 201 Rutherglen Road, Glasgow. Scotland’s People – 1881 BARRET, PATRICK (Census 644/11 50/ 9) Page 9 of 20

Ten years later, the family are living at 201 Rutherglen Road but there are some major changes. Michael’s father, Patrick,  is now 80-years-old (sic) and a “Roadsman”. His mother, Bridget, is 61-years-old. Michael is now 33-years-old (sic) and is a “labourer boatyard”. Obviously the ages are adrift for Patrick and Michael. Patrick should be around 70 and Michael about 38. Also in the household is Michael’s sister, Mary, who is said to be a 36-year-old charwoman and a widow. As we will see, she had married James McKinney in 1874 and they had three children, two of which, Bridget (6) and Mary (8) are also in the household described as granddaughters. Their surname (and their mother’s) is recorded as McKenna not McKinney. The next child is Richard who is now a 25-year-old, unmarried, clothlapper. The remaining two people are Michael’s sister, Bridget, and her husband, Edward Conroy; here they are recorded as Kinroy. Bridget is a 26-year-old cotton millworker and her husband, also 26-year-old, is a Hammerman. This rounds off the household. Obviously quite a lot has happened to the family between the 1871 and 1881 Censuses

Michael Barret at the 1891 Census – Back Stair, 64 Rose Street, Hutchesontown, Glasgow

1891 Census Return for Patrick Barrett, Back Stair, 64 Rose Street, Hutchesontown, Glasgow. Scotland’s People – 1891 BARRETT, PATRICK (Census 644/11 2/ 13) Page 13 of 31

At this census the family are living at “Back Stair, 64 Rose Street, Hutchesontown, Glasgow”. Patrick is an eighty-year-old “corporation labourer; Bridget is mysteriously only a few years older than at the 1881 Census. Michael is now said to be 40-years-old and a “holder at ship yard” – so he has been in the shipyard for a number of years; he Richard, the next son, is still in textiles and he is a 34-year-old “calendar man”. The other people in the house are grand-children of Michael’s parents and so nephews and nieces to Michael. Catherine and Michael Conroy are 8 and 7 respectively and Catherine is a scholar. Both of these are the children of Patrick and Bridget’s daughter, Bridget, who had married Edward Conroy in 1880. They were newly married and living with Bridget’s parents at the taking of the 1881 Census but I have not found any trace of either Bridget or Edward since that census.

The last person in the household is Bridget McKenney, granddaughter, aged 16, and a “tobacco worker”. She is the daughter of Patrick and Bridget’s other daughter, Mary. Mary had married James McKinney in 1973. Of their two surviving children at the 1891 Census, one is found with her parents and she is recorded as McKenney but the other surviving child, Mary, is found with her mother and her second husband, Francis Hanratty, and they live at 4 Academy Square, Mossend, Bellshill, Lanarkshire where she is recorded as Mary Hanratty. As we will see later, there is a bit of a mystery about what happened to James McKinney and why one of their children appears to be living with her grandparents and the other with Mary’s second husband.

Michael Barret at the 1901 Census

I have been unable to find Michael at the 1901 Census. He was the informant at the registration of the death of his father, Patrick, who died 19 Apr 1894 at 64 Rose Street, Glasgow. Likewise he was the informant at the death of his mother, Bridget, who died 19 Jun 1899 at 64 Rose Street, Glasgow. It is entirely possible that he was living there on both dates but I have not found him there in 1901. The next record I have of him is at the 1911 Census.

Michael Barret at the 1911 Census – 167 Renfrew Road (Govan Poor House), Glasgow

1911 Census Return for Patrick Barrett, 167 Renfrew Road (Govan Poor House), Glasgow. Scotland’s People – 1911 BARRETT, PATRICK (Census 646/2 / 90) Page 15 of 36

Michael died two years after the 1911 Census still in Govan Poorhouse.

Death of Michael Barrett 1 October 1913 at Govan Poorhouse

1913 Deaths in the District of Govan in the Burgh of Glasgow Page 397 Item 1189
Michael Barrett, Rivetter’s Holder-up, Single [died 1 October 1913 [at] 10h 45m am [at] 167 Renfrew Road, Glasgow (Former residence 138 South Wellington Street, Glasgow  M [aged] 69 [son of] Patrick Barrett Mason’s Labourer (Deceased) [and] Bridget Barrett MS Haggerty  (Deceased) [cause of death]Cerebral Haemorrhage [as cert by] William Richard M.B. C.M.  [informant] Richard Barrett, Brother, 227 South Wellington Street, Glasgow. [Registered] 1 Oct 1913 at Glasgow. F.B. Crawford

Death Registration of Michael Barrett 1 Oct 1913. Scotland’s People – 1931 BARRETT, MICHAEL (Statutory registers Deaths 644/21 1189) Page 397 Item 1189

Birth and Baptism of Mary Barrett Feb 1852 in Glasgow

“Mary lawful, Patrick Barrett & Bridget Hegarty (Catholic) Date of Birth 19 Dec 1852 Date of Baptism 22 Dec 1852 Sponsors — & Mary Guighan. Name of Clergyman Alexander McRae”

Baptism of Mary Barrett 22 Feb 1852 at St Andrew’s Cathedral, Glasgow. Find My Past Scotland Roman Catholic Parish Baptisms : 1795-1869 Vol.06, Section 01 Record ID SCOT/RC/BAP/0009631

Mary Barret at the 1861 Census – 12 Goosedubs, St Enoch’s, Glasgow

1861 Census Return for Patrick Barett, 12 Goosedubs, Glasgow. Scotland’s People – 1861 BARETT, PATRICK (Census 644/5 35/ 7) Page 7 of 20

Here we find the Barret’s still living at 12 Goosedubs.  Patrick is aged 47 and his wife, Bridget, is aged 40. Their daughter, Ann, who we saw at the 1841 Census is no longer in the household; she married John Judge at St Andrew’s Chapel on 2 October 1855 and had her own household at this point. Michael is now the oldest of the children in the household and he is 18-years old and a “drain labourer” like his father. There are new children since the 1851 Census – Mary (9), Richard (7) and Bridget (5). All of them were born in Glasgow and all are scholars.

Mary Barret at the 1871 Census – 19 Margaret’s Place, Glasgow

1871 Census Return for Patrick Barrett, 19 Margaret Place, Clyde, Glasgow. Scotland’s People – 1871 BARETT, PATRICK (Census 644/5 15/ 16) Pages 16 & 17 of 22

Patrick seems to have aged 13 years between censuses, not ten. Bridget is recorded with her maiden name rather than her husband’s name. He is now said to be 60 and she is 50. They have moved to 19 Margaret’s Place which isn’t too far from where they were at the 1861 Census and is still on the north side of the river. The children have grown up; Michael is now a 28-year-old labourer, still unmarried; Mary and Bridget both work as “reelers”; Mary is 18, Bridget is 14. Richard is aged 16 and is a “callenderer”

The next time we see Mary it is at her marriage in 1873

Marriage of Mary Barratt and James McKinney 31 Dec 1873

1874 Marriages in the District of Clyde in the Burgh of Glasgow Page 6 Item 12
On the 31 day of December 1873 at St Andrew’s Chapel, Great Clyde Street, Glasgow After Banns According to the Forms of the Roman Catholic Church [were married] Signed: James McKinney his (x) mark, Ship Builder (Journeyman), Bachelor [aged] 28 [usual residence] 138 St Andrew’s Square, Glasgow. [son of] Bernard McKinney, Farm Labourer (Deceased ) and Bridget McKinney, M.S. Donnelly
and
Signed: Mary Barrett, Cotton Factory Worker, Spinster [aged] 28  [usual residence] 19 St Margaret Square, Glasgow [daughter of] Patrick Barrett, Causewayer’s Labourer and Bridget Barrett MS Haggerty        
Signed Alex Munro CC. Witnesses Michael Barrett his (x) mark. Bridget Barrett. [Registered] 5 Jan 1874 at Glasgow J.M. Thomson        

Marriage of Mary Barrett and James McKinney. Scotland’s People, 1874 BARRETT, MARY (Statutory registers Marriages 644/5 12) Page 6 Item 12

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The Children of Mary Barrett and James McKinney – Overview

I know of three children born to Mary Barrett and James McKinney; Bridget who was born 21 Feb 1875, James who was born 1876 but died the following year and Mary who was born 7 Jun 1878. I discuss these children in greater detail – as with all the grand-children of Patrick Barrett and Bridget Haggerty in another sub-page of this site which you can find here if you are interested; for the moment I only mention them as they are born or appear in the census returns of their parents.

It is clear from the 1881 Census, when Mary is described as a widow, that James McKinney died some time between 1878 and 1881. I have so far failed to find a death registration for him and I still feel that there is more to this situation than meets the eye. Be that as it may, we next find the widowed Mary back at the parental home for the 1881 Census.

Mary Barret at the 1881 Census –  201 Rutherglen Road, Glasgow

1881 Census Return for Patrick Barret, 201 Rutherglen Road, Glasgow. Scotland’s People – 1881 BARRET, PATRICK (Census 644/11 50/ 9) Page 9 of 20

At the 1881 Census, Mary’s family are living at 201 Rutherglen Road but there are some major changes. Mary’s father, Patrick,  is now 80-years-old (sic) and a “Roadsman”. Her mother, Bridget, is 61-years-old. Michael, the eldest child in the household, is now 33-years-old (sic) and is a “labourer boatyard”. Obviously the ages are adrift for Patrick and Michael. Patrick should be around 70 and Michael about 38. Mary is back with her family after the death of James McKinney and she is said to be a 36-year-old charwoman and a widow. Of the three children she had with James McKinney, the surviving two, Bridget (6) and Mary (8) are also in the household described as granddaughters. Their surname (and their mother’s) is recorded as McKenna not McKinney. The next child is Richard who is now a 25-year-old, unmarried, clothlapper. The remaining two people are Mary’s sister, Bridget, and her husband, Edward Conroy; here they are recorded as Kinroy. Bridget is a 26-year-old cotton millworker and her husband, also 26-year-old, is a Hammerman. This rounds off the household. Obviously quite a lot has happened to the family between the 1871 and 1881 Censuses. Five years after this census was taken we find Mary again at her marriage to Francis Hanratty.

Marriage of Mary Barrett or McKinney and Francis Hanratty, St Margaret’s Church, Kinning Park 16 Jul 1886

“1886 Marriages in the District of Kinning Park in the County of Lanark Page 73 Item 145
On the 16  day of July  1886 at St Margaret’s Church, Kinning Park After Publication According to the Forms of the Roman Catholic Church Signed: Francis Hanratty, Mattress Worker,  (Bachelor) [aged] 30 [usual residence] 134 Watt Street, Glasgow [son of] James Hanratty, Farm Labourer (Deceased) and Bridget Hanratty, M.S. O’Hair (Deceased)
and
 Signed: Mary Barrett, Power Loom Weaver, Spinster [aged] 28 [usual residence] 110 Renwick Street, Kinning Park [daughter of] Patrick Barrett, Contractor’s Carter and Bridget Barrett, M.S. Haggerty  Signed D.A. Mackintosh. Witnesses Signed Francis Hanratty, Ellen Judge. [Registered] July 19th 1886 at Glasgow.  Alexander Wilson Registrar”

Marriage of Mary Barrett 16 Jul 1886. Scotland’s People – 1886 HENRATTY, FRANCIS (Statutory registers Marriages 644/14145) Page 73 Item 145

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It is rather odd that there is no reference to Mary’s previous marriage to James McKinney; she calls herself a “spinster” which doesn’t seem to fit.

The Children of Mary Barrett And Francis Hanratty – Overview

I know of five or possibly six children born to Mary Barrett and Francis Hanratty ; Ann was born 23 May 1884, Francis James was born 9 Mar 1890, Owen or John, born 16 Nov 1891, Agnes born 15 May 1894 and John born 3 Sep 1895. I discuss these children in greater detail – as with all the grand-children of Patrick Barrett and Bridget Haggerty – in a sub-page that you can see here. It looks like, after their marriage in 1886, Mary and Francis moved from Glasgow to the Bellshill area of Lanarkshire – about 14 miles from Glasgow; I assume for employment reasons. All the children I know of, that they had, were born in Mossend, Bellshill, Lanarkshire and that is where we find them at the 1891 Census.

Mary Barrett And Francis Hanratty at the 1891 Census – 14 Back Academy Square,  Bothwell.

1891 Census for 14 Back Academy Square, Bothwell. Find My Past 1891 Census Scotland Enum Dist 12, Schedule 120 625/113/28 Bothwell, Lanark

Here we find Francis Hanratty as a 36-year-old Steel smelter born Ireland. Mary is aged 21 and is a “steel worker’s wife” The children in the household are:  Mary Hanratty, daughter aged 12. This child was from her mother’s previous marriage to James McKinney. Mary’s brother, James, had died in infancy but her sister, Bridget, who is now aged 16 is to be found at the taking of this census in Mary’s parent’s household at Back Stair 64 Rose Street, Hutchesontown where she is recorded as Bridget McKinney, “tobacco worker”. The children Mary has had with Francis are daughter Annie, a 3-year-old born Mossend Lancashire and son, Francis Hanratty, aged 1 also born Mossend.

Death of Francis Hanratty 18 Aug 1900 at 14 New Square, Mossend

1900 Deaths in the District of Bellshill in the County of Lanark
Francis Hanratty, Steel Worker Married to Mary Barrett [died] 18 August 1900 [at] 1h 15m PM [at] 14 New Square, Mossend [aged] 40 [cause of death] Syncope of the heart 4 hours [as cert by] Robt C Afflick MB ChB.  [informant] Mary Brown, Neighbour, 13 New Square, Mossend. [Registered 18 Aug 1900 at Bellshill. Gavin Blackie Asst. Registrar

Death of Francis Hanratty 18 Aug 1900. Scotland’s People – 1900 HANRATTY, FRANCIS (statutory registers Deaths 625/3 197) Page 69 Item 197

We find the family eight months later at the taking of the 1901 Census when they are living at 14 New Square, Mossend.

Mary Hanratty or Barrett  at the 1901 Census 14 New Square, Mossend.

Census return for 14 New Square, Mossend. Find My Past 1901 Census HANRATTY, MARY (625/3 8/ 13 Bellshill, Lanarks)

Here we find Mary as a 39-year-old widow. With her are some of her surviving children. Mary (junior) is one of Mary’s two daughters she had with her first husband, James McKinney. Annie (b 1888) is now a 12-year-old, Francis (b 1890) is an 11-year-old and Agnes (b 1894) is a 6-year-old; all three are scholars.

Mary Hanratty Enters Omoa Poorhouse 14 Nov 1905

I do not know a great deal more about the family. Mary’s first child with Francis Hanratty, Ann, died shortly after the 1901 Census, aged 13. There is a reference to her in the North Lanarkshire, Scotland, Poor Law Applications and Registers, 1849-1917 and the details are blunt:

North Lanarkshire, Scotland, Poor Law Applications and Registers, 1849-1917
Chargeable to the Parish of Bothwell
[register no] 2038. Mary Barrett or Hanratty [entered poorhouse] 14 Nov 1905. [left poorhouse] 21 Nov 1905 (7 days) Died

Ancestry.com North Lanarkshire, Scotland, Poor Law Applications and Registers, 1849-1917. [register no] 2038

Death of Mary Barrett or Hanratty 21 Nov 1905 Omoa Poorhouse

1905 Deaths in the West District of Shotts in the County of Lanark Page 30 Item 88
Mary Hanratty  (Pauper), Widow of Francis Hanratty General Labourer [died] 21 November 1905 [at] 1h 15m am [at]Omoa Poorhouse, West Dist. of Shotts  [aged] 42 [daughter of] Patrick Barrett General Labourer (Deceased) [and]  Bridget Barrett or Haggerty  (Deceased). [cause of death] Acute Pneumonia 7 Days [as cert by] A A Carruthers MB ChB.  [witness] James Reid, Governor, Present.  [Registered] 22 Nov 1905 at Cleland William McGill  Registrar

Death of Mary Barrett or Hanratty 21 Nov 1905 Omoa Poorhouse. Scotland’s People – 1905 HANRATTY, MARY (Statutory registers Deaths 655/3 88) Page 30 Item 88

I also found a record in the poor law applications that refers to what happened to one of her children after her death.

Agnes Hanratty Orphan 21 Nov 1905 Omoa Poorhouse

Ancestry.com North Lanarkshire, Scotland, Poor Law Applications and Registers.Year Range: 1904-1908 Ref CO1/23/58.

North Lanarkshire Heritage Centre; Motherwell, North Lanarkshire, Scotland; North Lanarkshire Poor Law Applications and Registers; Reference: CO1/23/58
Year Range: 1904-1908

Changes
11 Jan 1906 Rnrol at 3/- weekly.
Left Rutherglen Parish and gone to reside with brother in Govan.

Birth and Baptism of Richard Barrett

“Parish of St Andrew, Glasgow
Richard lawful [child of] Patrick Barrett & Bridget Heggarty [born] 17 Oct 1854 [baptised] 22 Oct 1854 [sponsors] Thomas Morreley & Cath Bennett”

Scotland Roman Catholic Parish Baptisms : 1795-1869 Vol.06, Section 01. Archive Ref SCOT/RC/BAP/0009634. Record ID MP/62

Richard Barret at the 1861 Census – 12 Goosedubs, St Enoch’s, Glasgow

1861 Census Return for Patrick Barett, 12 Goosedubs, Glasgow. Scotland’s People – 1861 BARETT, PATRICK (Census 644/5 35/ 7) Page 7 of 20

Here we find the Barret’s still living at 12 Goosedubs.  Patrick is aged 47 and his wife, Bridget, is aged 40. Their daughter, Ann, who we saw at the 1841 Census is no longer in the household; she married John Judge at St Andrew’s Chapel on 2 October 1855 and had her own household at this point. Michael is the oldest of the children in the household; 18-years old and a “drain labourer” like his father. There are new children since the 1851 Census – Mary (9), Richard (7) and Bridget (5). All of them were born in Glasgow and all are scholars.

Richard Barret at the 1871 Census – 19 Margaret’s Place, Glasgow

1871 Census Return for Patrick Barrett, 19 Margaret Place, Clyde, Glasgow. Scotland’s People – 1871 BARETT, PATRICK (Census 644/5 15/ 16) Pages 16 & 17 of 22

Patrick seems to have aged 13 years between censuses, not ten. Bridget is recorded with her maiden name rather than her husband’s name. He is now said to be 60 and she is 50. They have moved to 19 Margaret’s Place which isn’t too far from where they were at the 1861 Census and is still on the north side of the river. The children have grown up; Michael is now a 28-year-old labourer, still unmarried; Mary and Bridget both work as “reelers”; Mary is 18, Bridget is 14. Richard is aged 16 and is a “callenderer”

Richard Barret at the 1881 Census –  201 Rutherglen Road, Glasgow

1881 Census Return for Patrick Barret, 201 Rutherglen Road, Glasgow. Scotland’s People – 1881 BARRET, PATRICK (Census 644/11 50/ 9) Page 9 of 20

At the 1881 Census, Richard’s family are living at 201 Rutherglen Road but there are some major changes. Richard’s father, Patrick,  is now 80-years-old (sic) and a “Roadsman”. His mother, Bridget, is 61-years-old. Michael, the eldest child in the household, is now 33-years-old (sic) and is a “labourer boatyard”. Obviously the ages are adrift for Patrick and Michael. Patrick should be around 70 and Michael about 38. Mary is back with her family after the death of James McKinney and she is said to be a 36-year-old charwoman and a widow. Of the three children she had with James McKinney, the surviving two, Bridget (6) and Mary (8) are also in the household described as granddaughters. Their surname (and their mother’s) is recorded as McKenna not McKinney. Richard is now 25-years-old, an unmarried “clothlapper”. The remaining two people are Mary’s sister, Bridget, and her husband, Edward Conroy; here they are recorded as Kinroy. Bridget is a 26-year-old cotton millworker and her husband, also 26-year-old, is a Hammerman. This rounds off the household. Obviously quite a lot has happened to the family between the 1871 and 1881 Censuses.

Richard Barret at the 1891 Census – Back Stair, 64 Rose Street, Hutchesontown, Glasgow

1891 Census Return for Patrick Barrett, Back Stair, 64 Rose Street, Hutchesontown, Glasgow. Scotland’s People – 1891 BARRETT, PATRICK (Census 644/11 2/ 13) Page 13 of 31

Both Richard’s parents are still alive; his father, Patrick, is now said to be 70-years-old (a correction to the obviously wrong age stated at the previous census) and Michel’s mother, Bridget is now aged 64. Michael is still unmarried at 48 and he is a “holder on shipyard”. Richard, is still unmarried and is a 34-year-old “calenderman” Also in the household are Bridget McKinney “granddaughter” aged 16 who is a “tobacco worker”; she is the daughter of Michael’s sister, Mary, who married James McKinney. Also in the household are Catherine Conroy, a 9-year-old scholar and Michel Conroy, aged 7. They are described as granddaughter and grandson and are the two children of Michel’s sister, Bridget.

Richard seems to have been the man to go to for godparenting or witnessing family events. In 1890 he stood as sponsor at the baptism of his sister, Mary’s, child, Francis Henretty; the other sponsor was Helen Judge who was probably a sibling of his sister, Ann’s, husband, John Judge.

He was the informant at the death registration of his father in 1894 and, later that year, was godparent to another of his sister, Mary’s, children; this time Agnes Henretty. This time the other sponsor was Mary McKinney – probably either his sister or her daughter, also Mary.

Richard eventually married on 2 November 1898.

Marriage of Richard Barratt and Flora Morrison 4 Jan 1898

1898 Marriages in the District of Hutchesontown in the Burgh of Glasgow
On the 4 day of January 1898 at 313 Crown Street, Glasgow By Declaration in the presence of John Fisher and Catherine Marron or Fisher [were married] Signed: Richard Barrett, Cloth Lapper, Bachelor [aged] 39 [usual residence] 64 Rose Street, Glasgow [son of] Patrick Barrett, Causewayer (Deceased) and Bridget Barrett, M.S. Haggerty
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Signed: Flora Morrison, Domestic Servant, Spinster [aged] 34 [usual residence] 64 Rose Street, Glasgow [daughter of] David Morrison, Fisherman (Deceased), and Agnes Morrison, M.S. Taylor (Deceased)
Signed Warrant of the Sheriff Substitute of Lanarkshire dated 4th January 1898 [Registered] 4th January 1898 at Glasgow. Don Hamilton Registrar 

Marriage of Richard Barret 4 Jan 1898. Scotland’s People – 1898 BARRETT, RICHARD (Statutory registers Marriages 644/11 1) Page 1 Item 1

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Children of Richard Barrett and Flora Morrison – Overview

I discuss the children of these families in greater detail – as with all the grand-children of Patrick Barrett and Bridget Haggerty – in another sub-page of this site which you can find here if you are interested; for the moment I only mention them as they are born or appear in the census returns of their parents.

In summary, though, their known children (to me) were Richard Barrett b 18 Apr 1892, Elizabeth Barrett b 30 Sep 1894, Mary McKennay Barratt b 8 Jul 1898, Marion McMillan Barrett b 16 Dec 1900 and Margaret Howies Barratt b c. 1902 We see this reflected in the census returns. It is clear from the dates of births when compared to the marriage date, that probably the first two children were born out of wedlock and the third may have been conceived that way.

Richard Barrett and Flora Morrison at the 1901 Census – 64 Rose Street, Gorbals

Census for 64 Rose Street, Gorbals. Scotland’s People – 1901 BARRELL, RICHARD (Census 644/11 2/ 32) Page 32 of 32

Here we find the family still at Rose Street. Richard is, as ever, a Cloth Lapper aged 42. Flora, his wife, is 37. Richard, junior, is a 10-year-old scholar and the younger girls are Eliz(abeth) (6), Mary (2) and Marion (3 months)

Death of Flora Barrett or Morrison 14 Sep 1909

1909 Deaths in the District of Dennistoun in the Burgh of Glasgow Page 381 Item 1143
Flora Barrett, Married to Richard Barrett
Cloth Lapper (Journeyman) [died] 14 September 1909 [at] 7h 45m am [at] Royal Infirmary, Glasgow (Res 138 South Wellington Street) [aged] 47 [daughter of] David Morrison Fisherman (Deceased) [and] Agnes Morrison MS Taylor (Deceased) [cause of death] Cirrhosis of Liver [as cert by] Alex. Johnston Couper MB. [informant] Richard Barrett, Son. [Registered] 14 Sep 1909 at Glasgow. William Potter Registrar

Death of Flora Barrett or Morrison 14 Sep 1909. Scotland’s People – 1909 BARRETT, FLORA (Statutory registers Deaths 644/ 4 1143) Page 381 Item 1143

We find the family eight months later at the taking of the 1901 Census when they are living at 14 New Square, Mossend.

Burial of Flora Barrett or Morrison 16 Sep 1909

St Peter’s Cemetery, Dalbeth – Interments in Common Ground 1909
Sep 16th 1909 Flora Barrett [aged]47 [cause of death] Liver Complaint 10/6d

Burial of Flora Barrett or Morrison 16 Sep 1909. Find My Past Scotland Roman Catholic Parish Burials. CSP, Parish Burials, 1863-1958, Section 04

We find the widowed Richard Barrett again two years later at the 1911 Census

Richard Barrett at the 1911 Census 138 South Wellington Street, Glasgow

1911 Census return for 138 South Wellington Street, Glasgow. Scotland’s People – 1911 BARRETT, RICHARD (Census 644/ 15 30/ 9) Page 9 of 27

Here we see the family after the death of Flora, living at 138 South Wellington Street. Richard Barrett is now a 56-year-old widower and a “Clothlapper” at a wool warehouse. His eldest child, Richard, is eighteen and a “Linesman” at a telephone company. The eldest daughter, Elizabeth, is “at home” and is aged sixteen. The other two daughters, Mary (12) and Marion (10) are scholars. Their youngest daughter, Margaret, had died in 1903 – a year after her birth.

Richard was the informant at the registration of the death of his brother, Michael, in 1913; Michael had died in Govan Poorhouse. He gives his address as 227 South Wellington Street. The family had probably moved to 237 South Wellington Street by 1919 since that was the address given by his daughter, Mary, when she married Edward McGuire. In fact, this is where we find them at the next census.

Richard Barrett at the 1921 Census – 237 South Wellington Street

Census return for 237 South Wellington Street, , Glasgow. Scotland’s People 1921 Census England, Wales & Scotland. 1921 BARRETT, RICAHRD (Census 644/15 41/ 6) Page 6 of 24

Here we see Richard as a nearly sixty-seven-year-old Cloth Lapper working for James Park. His daughter, Elizabeth is no longer in the household; she had married James McCue in 1913. His daughter, Mary, is 22-years-old and is employed in home duties. As we saw above, she married Edward McGuire 19 Aug 1919 and this is surely the Edward McGurie, “unemployed carter” listed as a lodger here. Also, surely, the child, Edward McGurie, is her son even though both are listed simply as lodgers. We might have expected the elder Edward to be listed as son-in-law. Having said that Edward junior is probably Mary’s son, I have not found a statutory birth for him nor a baptismal entry. The household also had Marion who is now aged twenty and she is, like Mary, occupied with “home duties”; three years after this census was taken she would marry Charles Neil in St John’s Chapel in Portugal Street.

Death of Richard Barrett 27 April 1927

Deaths in the District of Govan in the Burgh of Glasgow 1927 Page 116 Item 346
Richard Barrett, Cloth Lapper, Widower of Flora Morrison [died] 27 April 1927 [at] 10h PM [at] 1301 Govan Road, Glasgow [usual residence] 237 South Wellington Street, Glasgow [aged] 71 [son of] Patrick Barrett Labourer (Deceased) [and] Bridget Barrett MS Haggerty (Deceased). [cause of death] Arterio Sclerosis [as cert by] Francis Dennis Gillespie MB ChB. [informant] Richard Barrett, Son, 8 Sandyfaulds Street, Glasgow. [Registered] 28 Apr 1927 at Glasgow. F.B. Crawford Registrar

Death of Richard Barrett 27 April 1927. Scotland’s People 1927 BARRETT, RICHARD (Statutory registers Deaths 644/21 346) Page 116 Item 346

Birth and Baptism of Bridget Barrett

Parish of St Andrew, Glasgow
Bridget Barrett [born] 12 Oct 1856 [baptised] 18 Oct 1856 [leg child of] Patrick Barrett and Bridget Heggarty [sponsor] Bridget Roddy

Baptism of Bridget Barrett 18 Oct 1856. Find My Past Scotland Roman Catholic Parish Baptisms : 1795-1869 Vol.06, Section 01, Record ID SCOT/RC/BAP/0009636

Bridget Barret at the 1861 Census – 12 Goosedubs, St Enoch’s, Glasgow

1861 Census Return for Patrick Barett, 12 Goosedubs, Glasgow. Scotland’s People – 1861 BARETT, PATRICK (Census 644/5 35/ 7) Page 7 of 20

Here we find the Barret’s still living at 12 Goosedubs.  Patrick is aged 47 and his wife, Bridget, is aged 40. Their daughter, Ann, who we saw at the 1841 Census is no longer in the household; she married John Judge at St Andrew’s Chapel on 2 October 1855 and had her own household at this point. Michael is the oldest of the children in the household; 18-years old and a “drain labourer” like his father. There are new children since the 1851 Census – Mary (9), Richard (7) and Bridget (5). All of them were born in Glasgow and all are scholars.

Bridget Barret at the 1871 Census – 19 Margaret’s Place, Glasgow

1871 Census Return for Patrick Barrett, 19 Margaret Place, Clyde, Glasgow. Scotland’s People – 1871 BARETT, PATRICK (Census 644/5 15/ 16) Pages 16 & 17 of 22

Patrick seems to have aged 13 years between censuses, not ten. Bridget is recorded with her maiden name rather than her husband’s name. He is now said to be 60 and she is 50. They have moved to 19 Margaret’s Place which isn’t too far from where they were at the 1861 Census and is still on the north side of the river. The children have grown up; Michael is now a 28-year-old labourer, still unmarried; Mary and Bridget both work as “reelers”; Mary is 18, Bridget is 14. Richard is aged 16 and is a “callenderer”

The next we hear of Bridget is when she marries in 1880

Marriage of Bridget Barrett and Edward Conroy 15 Jul 1880

1880 Marriages in the District of Hutchesontown in the County of Lanark Page 76 Item 151
On the 15 day of July 1880 at St Francis Chapel, Cumberland Street, Glasgow        After Banns According to the Forms of the Roman Catholic Church [were married]
Signed: Edward Conroy, Hammerman, (Bachelor) [aged] 23 [usual residence] 62 Naburn Street, Glasgow [son of] Michael Conroy, Cooper (Journeyman) and Bridget Conroy, M.S. Rooney (Deceased)
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Signed: Bridget Barrett, Cotton Reeler, (Spinster) [aged] 21 [usual residence] 62 Naburn Street, Glasgow
[daughter of]        Patrick Barrett, General Labourer and Bridget Barrett, M.S. Haggerty. Signed  Witnesses Richard Barrett, Ellen Judge
[priest] Fr James Rubens. [Registered] 20 July 1880 at Glasgow. Donald Hamilton Registrar

Marriage of Bridget Barrett 15 Jul 1880. Scotland’s People – 1880 BARRETT, BRIDGET (Statutory registers Marriages 644/11 151) Page 76 Item 151

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The witnesses here are probably Bridget’s brother, Richard and Anne Judge is probably a sibling of her sister, Ann’s, husband, John Judge.

The Conroys at the 1881 Census –  201 Rutherglen Road, Glasgow

1881 Census Return for Patrick Barret, 201 Rutherglen Road, Glasgow. Scotland’s People – 1881 BARRET, PATRICK (Census 644/11 50/ 9) Page 9 of 20

There are quite a few changes in the family at this census. The family now live at 201 Rutherglen Road, Glasgow. Patrick is mysteriously 80-years-old now (sic) and is a “roadsman”. His wife, Bridget is 61. Their eldest son, Michael, is still unmarried aged 33 (sic) and is a labourer in a boatyard. Their daughter, Mary, is said to be a 36-year-old charwoman and a widow. As we will see, she had married James McKinney in 1874 and they had three children, two of which, Bridget (6) and Mary (8) are also in the household described as granddaughters. Their surname (and their mother’s) is recorded as McKenna not McKinney. The next child is Richard who is now a 25-year-old, unmarried, clothlapper. The remaining two people are Patrick and Bridget’s other daughter, Bridget, and her husband, Edward Conroy; here they are recorded as Kinroy. Bridget is a 26-year-old cotton millworker and her husband, also 26-year-old, is a Hammerman. This rounds off the household. Obviously quite a lot has happened to the family between the 1871 and 1881 Censuses

The Children of Bridget Barrett and Edward Conroy – Overview

I discuss these children in greater detail – as with all the grand-children of Patrick Barrett and Bridget Haggerty in another sub-page of this site which you can find here if you are interested; for the moment I only mention them as they are born or appear in the census returns of their parents.

In summary, though, their known children (to me) were Catherine Conroy b 28 Apr 1882 and Michael Conroy b 5 May 1884.

I have been unable to find any more documentary evidence of either Bridget or Edward Conroy. It is interesting that at the 1891 Census, both the children are living with their maternal grandparents, Patrick Barrett and Bridget Haggerty at 64 Rose Street but there is no sign of their parents.

The Conroy Children at the 1891 Census – Back Stair, 64 Rose Street, Hutchesontown, Glasgow

1891 Census Return for Patrick Barrett, Back Stair, 64 Rose Street, Hutchesontown, Glasgow. Scotland’s People – 1891 BARRETT, PATRICK (Census 644/11 2/ 13) Page 13 of 31

Both Bridget’s parents are still alive; her father, Patrick, is now said to be 70-years-old (a correction to the obviously wrong age stated at the previous census) and Bridget’s mother, also Bridget, is now aged 64. Of their children, Ann had married John Judge in 1855 and at this census was living with their family at 18 South Shamrock Street, Hutchesontown. Michael, the next child, is still unmarried at 48 and he is a “holder on shipyard”. Richard, is also still unmarried and is a 34-year-old “calenderman” Also in the household are Bridget McKinney “granddaughter” aged 16 who is a “tobacco worker”; she is the daughter of Bridget’s sister, Mary, who married James McKinney. Also in the household are the two children we know of born to Bridget and Edward Conroy; Catherine Conroy, a 9-year-old scholar and Michel Conroy, aged 7. They are described as granddaughter and grandson but I have not been able to uncover any more documentary evidence of them. I have looked at deaths, marriages and census returns, but to no avail. As I came to a bit of a dead end here, I decided not to pursue this couple any further.

Birth of Patrick Barrett in 1858 Glasgow

I found a birth registration entry for Patrick but could not find a baptism for him.

Death of Patrick Barrett 20 Jun 1860 Jaffray’s Close

1860 Deaths in the District of Clyde in the Burgh of Glasgow Page 209 Item 625
Patrick Barret, Single, [died] 20 June 1860 [at] 4h 0m PM [at] Jaffray’s Close [aged] 20 mon [son of] Patrick Barret, Labourer [and] Bridget Barret, maiden name Heggarty [cause of death] Bronchitis and Measles 2 mo Dispensary Patient [burial place] Dalbeth Cemetery by Glasgow as certified by James Lynch Undertaker.  [informant] Patrick Barret his (x) mark. Murdoch Macleod Witness. [Registered] 20 June at Glasgow. Murdoch Macleod Assistant Registrar.

Death of Patrick Barrett 20 Jun 1860. Scotland’s People 1860 BARRET, PATRICK (Statutory registers Deaths 644/5 625) Page 209 Item 625

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Patrick was buried the next day

Burial of Patrick Barrett 21 Jun St Peter’s Dalbeth Cemetery

Register of Deaths Dalbeth Cemetery 1860
21 Jun 1860 Patrick Barret [aged] 1 [cause of death] Crope 2/-

Burial of Patrick Barrett 21 Jun 1860. Find My Past 1COD, Parish Burials, 1851-1958, volume 00, Section 02, Record ID SCOT/RC/BUR/0018984

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