Catherine Bradshaw

1853 - 1915  (62 years)

• Name	Catherine Bradshaw
  Nickname	Kate
  Born	12 Feb 1853	Kilduff, Pallasgreen Parish, Co. Limerick, IE
  Christened	13 Feb 1853	Kilduff, Pallasgreen Parish, Co. Limerick, IE   [1]
  	Sponsors: William Ryan and Bridget Ryan
  Gender	Female
  Immigration	2 Sep 1896	New York, NY, US   [2]
  Census	6 Jun 1900	25 Valley Street, Bristol, CT, US   [3]
  Census	25 Apr 1910	43 Valley Street, Bristol, CT, US   [4]
  Died	24 May 1915	N Main Street, Bristol, CT, US
  Buried	St. Thomas Cemetery, Bristol, CT, US
  Person ID	I32	Smithwick Family Tree | Smithwicks in Ireland
  Last Modified	19 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	Joseph Bradshaw,   b. Abt 1807,   d. 20 Nov 1882, Kilduff, Pallasgrean, Co. Limerick, IE  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Margaret Grady,   b. Abt 1816,   d. 27 Aug 1896, Kilduff, Pallasgrean, Co. Limerick, IE  (Age 80 years)
  Married	24 Feb 1846	Kilteely Parish, Co. Limerick, IE   [5]
  	Witnesses: John Heffernan and __ Hanty
  Family ID	F31	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	John Smithwick,   b. 7 Aug 1830,   d. 27 May 1891, Kilduff, Pallasgrean, Co. Limerick, IE  (Age 60 years)
  Married	12 Feb 1871	Templebraden Chapel, Pallasgreen Parish, Co. Limerick, IE   [6]
  Children	+ 1. John Joseph Smithwick,   b. 19 Feb 1872, Co. Tipperary, IE ,   d. 22 Jun 1952, New Britain, CT, US  (Age 80 years)   2. Catherine Smithwick,   b. 19 Feb 1872, Co. Tipperary, IE ,   d. 11 Oct 1889, Kilduff, Pallasgrean, Co. Limerick, IE  (Age 17 years) + 3. Anne Martha Smithwick,   b. 23 Oct 1873, Pallasgreen, Co. Limerick, IE ,   d. 22 Jun 1962, Waterbury, CT, US  (Age 88 years) + 4. Robert C. Smithwick,   b. 31 Jul 1875, Pallasgreen, Co. Limerick, IE ,   d. 10 Apr 1950, Peck Lane, Cheshire, CT, US  (Age 74 years)   5. Edward Henry Smithwick,   b. 11 Nov 1876, Pallasgreen, Co. Limerick, IE ,   d. 5 Jan 1921  (Age 44 years) + 6. Henry Edward Smithwick,   b. 11 Nov 1876, Pallasgreen, Co. Limerick, IE ,   d. 18 Nov 1963, FL, US  (Age 87 years)   7. Peter Joseph Smithwick,   b. 18 May 1878, Pallasgreen, Co. Limerick, IE   8. Rebecca Smithwick,   b. 31 Aug 1879, Pallasgreen, Co. Limerick, IE ,   d. 3 Feb 1880, Kilduff, Pallasgrean, Co. Limerick, IE  (Age 0 years)   9. Joseph Peter Smithwick,   b. 19 May 1880,   d. 11 Mar 1946  (Age 65 years)   10. William Michael Smithwick,   b. 21 Jan 1881, Pallasgreen, Co. Limerick, IE + 11. William Francis Smithwick,   b. 6 Jan 1882, Oola, Co. Limerick, IE ,   d. 15 Nov 1945, Bristol, CT, US  (Age 63 years)   12. Margaret C. Smithwick,   b. 14 Feb 1885, Pallasgreen, Co. Limerick, IE ,   d. 13 Mar 1905, Bristol, CT, US  (Age 20 years) + 13. Mary C. Smithwick,   b. 18 Aug 1886, Pallasgreen, Co. Limerick, IE ,   d. 25 Nov 1974, Thomaston, CT, US  (Age 88 years) + 14. Rebecca C. Smithwick,   b. 18 Aug 1886, Pallasgreen, Co. Limerick, IE ,   d. 7 Dec 1974, Thomaston, CT, US  (Age 88 years)
  Last Modified	18 Nov 2018
  Family ID	F6	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		Smithwicks and Bradshaws, Valley Street, Bristol, CT around 1902 (Top,l-r) Rebecca Smithwick Welton, Catherine Bradshaw Smithwick, Mary Smithwick Johnston (2nd row) Tommy Bradshaw (3rd row) William Smithwick, Anne Smithwick Hogan, Michael F. Hogan, Maude Smithwick (Front) Joseph Smithwick, Thomas Bradshaw
  		Smithwicks in Bristol (l-r) Probably Smithwick daughters, Frank Smithwick Hogan, and Catherine (Bradshaw) Smithwick

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Catherine Bradshaw and John Smithwick - marriage certificate Certificate of Marriage Diocese of Cashel Parish of Pallasgreen EXTRACT FROM THE MARRIAGE REGISTER John Smithwick - Kilduff and Catherine Bradshaw were married in the Church of Pallasgreen Co. Limerick according to the Rite of the Catholic Church, on the 12th day of Feby. 1871. The Witnesses were Thomas King and Mary Boyle Rev. Philip Hickey P.P. Date 11/11/1987
  		Catherine Bradshaw - birth and baptism certificate Birth and Baptism Certificate Diocese of Cashel Parish of Pallasgreen On examination of the Register of Baptisms of above Parish I certify that according to it Catherine Bradshaw : Kilduff was born on 12th day of Feby 1853, and was baptised according to the Rites of the Catholic Church on 13th day of Feby 1853 in the Church of Pallasgreen Co. Limerick by the Rev. PP. Parents Joseph Bradshaw Margaret Grady Sponsors William Ryan Bridget Ryan Confirmed _____ Married 12/2/1871 Signed Philip Hickey PP Given this 13th day of Nov 1987 at the Parochial House - Pallasgreen - Co. Limerick Eire
  		John Smithwick family - immigration
  		Catherine (Bradshaw) Smithwick - obituary Obituary (Special to the Republican) Bristol, May 24. - Mrs. Catherine Smithwick, a prominent member of St. Joseph's Church, dies this morning at her home on North Main Street following a few days' illness with pneumonia. She leaves three daughters, Mrs. Anna Hogan of Waterbury, Mrs. Robert Welton and Mrs. William Johnson, both of Thomaston; five sons, William F. Smithwick, a merchant and...
  		Catherine (Bradshaw) Smithwick - remembrance
  		Catherine (Bradshaw) Smithwick - funeral card
  		Catherine (Bradshaw) Smithwick - funeral card - back

  
  

  Headstones

  Smithwick - monument - St. Thomas Cemetery, Bristol, CT, US Margaret C. Smithwick Feb. 11, 1885 - Mar. 13, 1905 Native of Co. Limerick, Ireland Catherine B. Smithwick Died May 24, 1915 SMITHWICK

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Pallasgrean Parish Register. Date: February 13, 1853 Name: Catherine Bradshaw Parents: Joseph Bradshaw and Margaret Grady Sponsors: William Ryan and Bridget Ryan [S1] Ellis Island Records, (National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, DC.), https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JX7T-HPJ. First Name: Mrs. Jno. Last Name: Smithwick Nationality: Ireland, Irish Last Place of Residence: Kildoff Date of Arrival: September 2nd, 1896 Age at Arrival: 40y Gender: Female Marital Status: Married Ship of Travel: Teutonic Port of Departure: Queenstown Manifest Line Number: 0459 [S26] United States Census, 1900, (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)), https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7602/images/4118694_00642. [S120] United States Census, 1910, (Family History Library), https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/7884/images/31111_4327333-01343. [S189] Ireland, Catholic Parish Registers, 1655-1915, (National Library of Ireland), https://registers.nli.ie/registers/vtls000632738#page/233/mode/1up. [S148] IrishGenealogy.ie, https://civilrecords.irishgenealogy.ie/churchrecords/images/marriage_returns/marriages_1871/11335/8160529.pdf.