QUIGLEY, Bridget ¹

   Cause of her death was whooping cough over 6 weeks.

   Another name for Bridget was QUIGHLEY, Bridget.

  General Notes:

Bridget was under a year old when she died. She was just 11 months. ¹

  Medical Notes:

George Hamilton MD certified the cause of death. he last saw the deceased child on 8th September 1855.

The baby's mother, Mary Quighley, who made her X mark, gave notice of her child's death before registrar W. l. Kemp on 17 September 1855 at Falkirk.

The child was buried in the Parish Church Yard, Falkirk. This was not certified.

Bridget married Ann Bennett FORBES, daughter of James Staats FORBES Railway Director, Art Collector and Ann BENNETT.² (Ann Bennett FORBES was born in 1857 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England ³ and was christened on 20 Aug 1857 in Sapperton parish, Gloucestershire, England ⁴.)

  Marriage Notes:

Old Parish Registers
Towie parish Aberdeenshire
Baptisms

"Aug^t. 26^th 1770
James Strachan in Cushlachie and Mary Duncan his spouse had a daughter baptised named Mary" ²

Bridget next married Alexander ALEXANDER of Auchmill, son of Reverend Mr Alexander ALEXANDER of Mugiemoss, Minister of Glass and Dalmeath and Margaret COLLISON, on 28 Jun 1774 in Towie Parish, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.⁵ (Alexander ALEXANDER of Auchmill was born about 1695 and died before 14th January 1724 ⁶.)

  Marriage Notes:

"STRACHAN
JAMES
ELIZABATH YOUNG/
28/06/1774
245/ 10 137
Towie"

from Index of Marriages




Old Parish Registers
Towie parish Aberdeenshire
Marriages
1774

"Strachan with Young
June 11th
James Strachan in this parish and Elizabath Young in the Parish of Gartly were contracted consigned pledges and after regular proclamations married June 28th" ⁵