Bridget Frances "Bridie" Thorne

Other Events:

• Baptism: 22 Dec 1898, Torbay, Newfoundland
• Census: 1921, St. John's, Newfoundland
• Travel: 10 Nov 1921, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
• Immigration: May 1922, Pleasantville, New York, United States
• Travel: 18 Sep 1924, New York, New York, United States

Notes:

Name:
It appears that the immediate family usually referred to her as Bridie but on other occasions she gave her name as Frances. Her headstone records her as Frances B.

Census:
The 1921 Newfoundland Census shows that Bridget (age 24) and her sister Clara (age 22) were both employed as housemaids in the residence of Henry Carter and his family located in the St. John's East District.

Travel:
According to Bridget's travel papers, she was destined for Montreal, Canada to "take up work as servant" for "Mrs. Philip Hood". She wasn't specific about the address of the Hood family, but stated "he is manager, branch of Bank of Montreal and will meet"[me]. Bridie's nearest relative was her "father, Wm. Thorne, Torbay, Nfld".

Immigration:
Bridie's application for admission to the United States indicates that she was traveling to New York to work as a nurse maid for Mr. H.C. McArthur, 22 Clinton St., Pleasantville. Again she gave her next of kin in Newfoundland as her father, William Thorne.

Travel:
The travel manifest is somewhat confusing. It appears two branches of the Thorne family (likely a mixture of female siblings and first cousins?) were all travelling together. From what I can decipher, Bridget was recorded by her second name Frances (spelled as Francis - (sic), even though the individual was noted as being female). Frances indicated she had been in the United States twice before.

Frances' point of contact in the United States was her aunt Mrs. Hirsch, 980 57th St, Brooklyn?? Her sister, Mary (Thorne) Reddy was also going to that same address. Mary's age is recorded incorrectly as 23, should be 33. Both show their next of kin in Newfoundland was their father, William Thorne, who lived in Tor Bay (sic - Torbay). The other three cousins? indicated their father was Richard Thorne of Tor Bay.

Bridget married Michael Joseph Crowe Abt 1925. Michael was born 20 Jul 1894, Torbay, Newfoundland; died Dec 1963, New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States; was buried Dec 1963, New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States. [Group Sheet]

Mary married Unknown [Group Sheet]

Cecilia married Sullivan [Group Sheet]

Clara — Herbert L. Lawton. [Group Sheet]

Theresa — Dwyer. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Buried:
This individual is commemorated on two stones, a family one and a military one. The birth date and death date on the military marker is obscured somewhat by grass but appears to state: MICHAEL JOSEPH CROWE PFC US ARMY - KOREA - Feb 2 1932 ----- Oct 8 2016. Other wording below the grass line.

Michael married Margaret M. Yes, date unknown. Margaret was born 1935. [Group Sheet]

Margaret married McDowell [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Died:
On the family headstone the bottom inscription has been obscured likely by someone using a "grass rub' to try to highlight the lettering etc. Could this be for Gertrude??

Gertrude married Coucci [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Buried:
The common headstone doesn't identify how this individual fits into the overall family. However, given her date of birth, it seems likely she was a daughter of Michael (Jr.) and Margaret (unknown) Crowe.