Bridget O'Donnell 
Bridget was born in 1835 in Ireland.1 Bridget's father was Martin O'Donnell and her mother was Margaret Green. Her maternal grandparents were O'Connell and Green. She had seven brothers and three sisters, named Malachy, Joseph, Francis, John, Andrew, Patrick, Michael, Mary, Mary and Margaret. She died at the age of 85 on February 4th, 1920.1 General Notes
Arrived Port Phillip on 24 January 1848. Joseph, Francis, Bridget and John were among the abandoned children that Caroline Chisholm arranged to bring to New South Wales in 1847. They were collected at Port Phillip by their father and taken to their home in (or near) Geelong. There is some information about this journey in Margaret Kiddle’s biography of Caroline Chisholm.
Details of Bridget's family with John Lyons
Details of Bridget's family with Michael Hodges
1 Ann Marie Yee (nee O'Donnell) pers. comm.
Further source/citation:
Deborah O'Donnell (nee Pritchard) pers. comm.
Further source/citation:
Deborah O'Donnell (nee Pritchard) pers. comm.
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