Bridget Heaney

Female22 February 1916–3 March 1976

Brief Life History of Bridget

Bridget Heaney was born on 22 February 1916 as the daughter of William Heaney and Helen Boyle. She married Joseph Murphy on 28 December 1934. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 5 daughters. She died on 3 March 1976, at the age of 60, and was buried in Saint Kentigerns Cemetery, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Murphy
1912–1987
Bridget Heaney
1916–1976
Marriage: 28 December 1934
Elizabeth Ann Murphy
1937–2011
Helen Murphy
James Murphy
Mary Murphy
Thomas Murphy
William Murphy
Teresa Murphy
1953–1959
Sheila Murphy
1956–1957

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  • Bridget Heaney Murphy, "Find A Grave Index"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    28 December 1934
  • Children (8)

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    Siblings (3)

    World Events (8)

    1918

    Age 2

    WWI ends in November with armistice. The number of UK war dead runs to several hundred thousand.

    1919 · Battle of George Square

    Age 3

    A few months after the ending of World War I, a violent confrontation arose between the Glasgow City Police and workers on strike. There were no fatalities in the skirmish, and it caused the work week to be reduced to 40 hours. But, In the aftermath the leaders of the strike were arrested and British troops were moved to Glasgow and its surrounding areas.

    1934 · Scottish National Party founded.

    Age 18

    The party was founded on 7 April as the result of a merger between the National Party of Scotland and the Scottish Party with the help of John MacCormick. Its main objective was to campaign the independence of Scotland from the United Kingdom. The Scottish National Party is the largest political party in Scotland in terms of both seats in the Westminster and Holyrood parliaments, with membership reaching 125,482 members. The party does not have any members of the House of Lords.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Irish Aidan, Malachy, Nuala, Ronan.

    Irish:

    Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó hÉanna and Ó hÉinne, ‘descendant of Éanna’, a very common personal name of uncertain meaning. It was borne by various early Christian saints, most notably Saint Éanna of Aran. The name has been erroneously understood as containing the element éan ‘bird’ and as a result the surname was sometimes Anglicized as Bird .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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