Bridget Toole Docherty (1863-1927)

Bridget Toole Docherty, mother of Patrick Docherty (1884-1956) was born on the 18th December 1863 in Dumbarton. Bridget's parents were Patrick Toole (Circa 1840-tbc) and Catherine Kean Toole (1838-tbc) who had married on the 18th December 1860 in Renton.

Bridget married John on 20th September 1886 at the Alexandria Chapel, which was witnessed by Daniel and Mary Docherty. The 21 year old Bridget was living with her parents Patrick Toole (tbc) and Catherine Kean (or Kane) Toole (tbc) at Church Place in Renton at the time. The 23 year old John had been living at West Bridgend in Renton with his parents John Docherty and Susan Ferrie Docherty. Bridget was the only individual to sign her name as opposed to a X mark on the Marriage Register.

	Renton Parish Church

Bridget worked at the printfields in Renton as a young woman, as did most of the Vale of Leven workforce in Victorian times. John was described as a rivetter journeyman which would mean that he was an apprentice-served shipyard worker joining metal plates with hammered rivets.

John and Bridget had at least 5 children:

• Patrick Docherty (Circa 1884-1956) - profiled separately in this site.
• Susan Docherty, born 25th July 1888 in Dumbarton, Scotland. Susan married Robert Stenhouse Wright in 1907 at Old Kilpatrick, Dumbarton.
• Catherine Docherty, born Circa 1890 in Dumbarton, Scotland. Catherine married Denis Mallon on the 19th September 1913 in Dumbarton. She died on the 12th March 1924 in Dumbarton.
• Bridget Docherty, born 12th April 1893, Dumbarton, Scotland. Died 2nd March 1942, Dumbarton.
• Martin Docherty (tbc)

John died on the 19th December 1916 aged 53 years due to cancer. Rsther curiously, Bridget this time as the Informant, signed using only X as her mark. John's sister Susan who had married and moved to Homestead, Pennsylvania had herself died at a young age in 1904, albeit after having 8 children. Her descendants live in the US Homestead area to this day.

Bridget passed away after suffering from bronchitis on the 22nd of July 1927 in Dumbarton at the age of 62 years. She ended her days living at Levenford Terrace in Dumbarton. Her son Martin Docherty was the Informant.

	Levenford Terrace in Dumbarton

      Family Tree Summary

Forename	Surname	Born	Died	Cause of Death
Bridget	Toole	18/12/1863	22/07/1927	Bronchitis