Patrick James Fitzgerald

Birth Name Patrick James Fitzgerald
Gender male
Age at Death 80 years, 3 months, 24 days

Narrative

I didn't find this family on the 1891 Census.

Events

Event Date Place Description Sources
Birth August 20, 1857 Niagara, Lincoln County, Ontario, Canada   1a
Event Note

His death record said Patrick was born Aug 31, 1857
His 1861 census said he was born in 1855
His 1871 census said he was born in 1857
His 1901 Census said Patrick was born Aug 20, 1857
His 1911 census said he was born in 1854
His 1921 census said he was born in 1858

Census (Son) January 14, 1861 Ottawa, Carleton County, Ontario, Canada   2a
Event Note

1861; Census Place: Ottawa, Carleton, Canada West;
Roll: C-1099-1100; Page: 258
January 14, 1861

P. Fitzgerald, 56, laborer, born in Ireland, married, cannot read or write
Margaret Fitzgerald, 41, born in Ireland, married
Bridget, 14, born in Upper Canada
Catherine, 8, born in Upper Canada
Patrick, 6, born in Upper Canada
Joseph, 1, born in Upper Canada, born in 1860

living in a frame house, one family, land: 33x99 [no units given]

Census (Son) April 2, 1871 Montague, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   3a
Event Note

1871 Census Ontario, Lanark County, District 79, Sub District: Montague, 1st Division, pages 11 and 12 Family No: 38.
2 April 1871

Patrick Fitzgerald, 67, married, Ireland, laborer
Margaret Fitzgerald, 47, married, Ireland
John Fitzgerald, 24, Ontario, shoe maker
Theresa Fitzgerald, 21, Ontario, seamstress
Catherine Fitzgerald, 16, Ontario
Patrick Fitzgerald, 13, Ontario
Joseph Fitzgerald, 10, Ontario

All Irish, Catholic

Informant February 28, 1889 Hamilton, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada    
Event Note

Patrick was living in Hamilton Ont when he was the informant for his father's death.

Census (Head) March 31, 1901 Hamilton, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada   1a
Event Note

1901 Census: Hamilton Ward No 6, Hamilton, Ontario
March 31, 1901
District Number: 69
Subdistrict Number: f-7
Archives Microfilm: T-6472
Page 5, Family No: 55.

Patrick Fitzgerald, head, 20 Aug 1857, 43, birthplace: Ontario, occupation: moulder
Ellen Fitzgerald, wife, 17 Feb 1858, 42, birthplace: Quebec
John Fitzgerald, son, 20 Aug 1883, 17, birthplace: Ontario, occupation: huckster
Minnie Fitzgerald, daughter, 14 Feb 1881, 20, birthplace: Ontario
Irene Fitzgerald, daughter 6 Mar 1890, 11, birthplace: Ontario

all Irish, Canadian, Roman Catholic

Census (Head) June 1, 1911 Hamilton, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada   4a
Event Note

Is this them? Larene not Irene. Births are off by a year or so.
either way, it is indexed on some sites as "Fritzgerald"

1911;Census Place: Ward five, Hamilton West, Ontario.
Page 2, Family No: 18.
June 1, 1911
at 72 Murray

James Fitzgerald, 56, male, head, married, born in Aug 1854, laborer, steel mill
Ellen Fitzgerald, 52, female, wife, married, born in Feb 1859
Larene Fitzgerald 20, female, daughter, single, born Mar 1891

All: BP: Ontario, Irish, Canadian, Catholic

Census (Husband) June 1, 1921 Hamilton, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada at 769 Cannon 5a
Event Note

1921 Census of Canada, District 141 Wentworth County, ED Subdistrict 47, Hamilton, Ontario, page 8
June 1, 1921
owns the home at 769 Cannon

Ellen Fitzgerald, head, 64, born in Quebec, parents in Ireland
Patrick Fitzgerald, husband, 62, born in Ontario, parents in Ireland, moulder
Josephine Fitzgerald, granddaughter, 15, born in Ontario, parents also
Eleanor June Fitzgerald, granddaughter, 10, born in Ontario, parents also
Mabel Fitzgerald, granddaughter, 8, born in Ontario, parents also
Leo Fitzgerald, grandson, 7, born in Ontario, parents also

all Canadian, all Irish, all Roman Catholic

Residence January 1922 Hamilton, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada 769 East Cannon St 6a
Event Note

when Patrick's son John entered the United States, Patrick was living at 769 East Cannon St., Hamilton, Ontario.
[Source: John's border crossing information, at ancestry.com and familysearch.org]

Informant August 12, 1934 Hamilton, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada   7a
Event Note

Patrick was living in Hamilton when he provided the information for his brother John's death record.

Death December 13, 1937 Hamilton, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada at 769 Cannon E  
Event Note

Ontario, Canada, Deaths, 1869-1938, familysearch.org
Patrick Fitzgerald
date of death: December 13, 1937
place: 769 Cannon E, Hamilton, Ontario
Barton Township, Wentworth District
length of stay in township: life
male, Canadian citizen, Irish racial origin, married
Born: Aug 31, 1857, Hamilton Ontario
age: 80y 3m 13d
occupation: iron moulder, moulding works, for 50 yrs. last worked in 1922
wife: Ellen Crowley
father: Patric Fitzgerald, born in Ireland
mother: Margaret Rielley, born in Ireland
informant: Mrs McKnight, daughter, 12 Smith Avenue
buried: Dec 17, 1937, Holy Sepulchre, from James Dwyer
cause: uraemia due to arteriosclerosis and myocarditis

Burial December 17, 1937 Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Burlington, Ontario, Canada    

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Patrick Joseph Fitzgeraldabout 1801February 28, 1889
Mother Margaret Reillyabout 1831December 16, 1910
    Brother     John Fitzgerald June 26, 1844 August 12, 1934
    Sister     Bridget Fitzgerald about 1847
    Sister     Theresa Fitzgerald about 1856
    Sister     Catherine Fitzgerald August 1853 March 6, 1927
         Patrick James Fitzgerald August 20, 1857 December 13, 1937
    Brother     Joseph Fitzgerald about December 1860 September 13, 1912

Families

Family of Patrick James Fitzgerald and Ellen Crowley

Married Wife Ellen Crowley ( b. February 17, 1858 d. after September 5, 1941 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage September 30, 1879 Hamilton, Wentworth County, Ontario, Canada   8a
General

Marriage Record
His Name: Patrick Fitzgerald
Age: 22
Residence when married: Hamilton
Place of Birth: Niagara
Status: Bachelor
Rank or Profession: Moulder
Parents: Patrick and Margaret Fitzgerald
Her Name: Ellen Crawley
Her Age: 20
Her Residence when married: Hamilton
Her Place of Birth: Montreal
Her Parents' Names: John and Bridget Crawley
Names and residences of witnesses: Joseph Delorme and Teresa Fitzgerald,
both of Hamilton
Marriage Date: 30 Sep 1879
Place of Marriage: Hamilton
Marriage County: Wentworth
Religious Denomination of Bridegroom Roman Catholic
Religious Denomination of Bride: Roman Catholic
By whom married: E.J. Heenan
By license or banns: L.
Family History Library Microfilm: MS932_32

Source Information:
Ancestry.com and Genealogical Research Library (Brampton, Ontario, Canada).
Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1857-1924 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The
Generations Network, Inc., 2007. Original data listed online.

  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Mary “Minnie” FitzgeraldFebruary 14, 18811955
John Joseph FitzgeraldAugust 20, 1883September 1970
Catharine Irene FitzgeraldMarch 15, 1890after September 1941

Source References

  1. 1901 Census of Canada
      • Page: Hamilton, ON, Dist 69, sub dist f-7, page 5, family 55
  2. 1861 Census of Canada
      • Page: Ottawa, Carleton, Canada West, Roll: C-1099-1100; Page: 258
  3. 1871 Census of Canada
      • Page: Ontario, Lanark County, District 79, Sub District: Montague, 1st Division, pages 11 and 12 Family No: 38.
  4. 1911 Census of Canada
      • Page: Hamilton ON, Ward 5, Page 2, Family No: 18
  5. 1921 Census of Canada
      • Page: District 141 Wentworth County, ED Subdistrict 47, Hamilton, Ontario, page 8
  6. Vermont, St. Albans Canadian Border Crossings
      • Page: Jan 1922, Port Huron, Michigan
      • Citation:

        "Vermont, St. Albans Canadian Border Crossings, 1895-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QK3T-H8FN : 9 October 2015), John J Fitzgerald, 1922; citing M1464, Soundex Index to Canadian Border Entries through the St. Albans, Vermont, District, 1895-1924, 432, NARA microfilm publications M1461, M1463, M1464, and M1465 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, publication year); FHL microfilm 2,155,202.

  7. Ontario Deaths
      • Page: August 12, 1934, Hamilton, Wentworth County, John Fitzgerald
      • Citation:

        "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JK6L-T48 : 11 March 2018), John Fitzgerald, 12 Aug 1934; citing Hamilton, , Ontario, 036722, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,838,072.

  8. Ontario Marriages
      • Page: Sept 30, 1879, Hamilton, Fitzgerald-Crowley