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| Robert Shortess
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Note that as per the 1881 census shown below, that after the death of Robert Shortess and Bridget (Keating) Shortess and of Bridget (O'Dey) Shortess, two of their children (James and Christiana Shortess) are now living with their uncle Patrick and aunt Margaret (Fitzgerald) Keating. jca
• Occupation: mariner, 1851, Québec, P.Q. 1 • Occupation: laborer, 1858, St. Patrick, Québec City, Québec. 7 • Occupation: laborer, 1860, St. Patrick, Québec City, Québec. 8 • Residence: labourer, 1861, Quebec, Quebec. 4 • Occupation: stevedore, 1862, St. Patrick, Québec City, Québec. 9 • Occupation: laborer, 1869, St. Patrick, Québec City, Québec. 11 • Occupation: Labourer, 1871, Quebec, Quebec. 2 • Residence, 1874, Diamond Harbour, Parish of St. Patrick. 6
Robert married Bridget Keating, daughter of Richard Keating and Mary Murphy, on 5 Aug 1851 in St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Québec, P.Q..1 (Bridget Keating was born about 1833 in Ireland,4 13 15 died on 3 May 1864 in St. Patrick, Québec City, Québec 14 16 and was buried on 5 May 1864 in St. Patrick, Québec City, Québec 16.)
Robert next married Bridget O'Dey. (Bridget O'Dey was born about 1833 in Ireland,2 died on 30 Oct 1872 in Québec 17 and was buried on 6 Nov 1872 in St. Patrick, Québec City, Québec 17.) |
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Shortess - Keating, marriage, 1851, St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Québec, P.Q. :
1851, page 51
Shortes married to Keating
Robert Shortes, mariner, bachelor and Bridget Keating of Quebec, spinster
was by license from his Excellency the Right Honourable James, Earl of Elgin
married on the fifth day of August one thousand eight hundred and fifty one
(signed) John Cock
Robert Shortes - not able to write
(signed) Bridget Keating
(signed) Richard Breur?
(signed) William Curry?
2
1871 census, Champlain Ward, Québec, Québec, National Archives of Canada, film C-10095, Champlain Ward, Quebec City,. :
1871 census, Champlain Ward, division B-3, page 54, film C-10095
Shortice, Robert, age 40, born Scotland, C. of Scotland, Laborer
", Bridget, age 38, born Ireland, Catholic
", Margaret, age 17, born Québec
", John, age 15, born Québec
", Ellen, age 15, born Québec
", Mary, age 14, born Québec
", James, age 10, born Québec
", Robert, age 1/12, born Québec
1871 census, Champlain Ward, division C-1, page 53, film C-10095
Thomas O'Neil, age 60, Ireland, Catholic, Irish, Police, married
", Mary, age 40, Catholic, Irish, married
", Catherine, 22, born Quebec, female, single
", Mary, age 12, born Quebec, female, single
", Ellen, age 10, born Quebec, female, single
", Margaret, age 7, female, single
", Thomas, age 6, male, single
3 O'Doherty's Genealogy, 61 pages, O'Doherty's Genealogy Presented 1995 to Rita and Frank O'Doherty on their 50th Wedding Anniversary by Suzon and Joe. (Photocopy held by Michael and Ruth (Dyson) O'Doherty of Kelowna, B.C.) 61 pages of typewritten documentation detailing the O'Doherty family.
4
1861 census, Champlain Ward, Quebec City, National Archives of Canada, 1861 census, Champlain Ward, Quebec City, film C-1250,. :
division 3, image 583
Robt Shortes, Labourer, Scotland, Church of England, age 33, male, married, absent at time of census
B Shortes, birthplace Ireland, Roman Catholic, age 27, female, married
John Shortes, birthplace Lower Canada, R C, age 9, male, single
Mary Shortes, birthplace Lower Canada, R C, age 7, female, single
Edw. Shortes, birthplace Lower Canada, R C, age 5, male, single
James Shortes, birthplace Lower Canada, R C, age 1, male
R Keating, Ireland, R C, age 54?, male, widower
M Keating, Ireland, R C, age 16, female, single
Mary Keating, Ireland, R C, age 18, female, single
division 4, image 791
Thos. O'Neil, City Police, Ireland, Roman Catholic, age 42, male, married
Mary O'Neil, Ireland, Roman Catholic, age 36, female, married
Cath. O'Neil, birthplace Lower Canada, R C., age 15, female, single
Patrick O'Neil, Lower Canada, R C, age 12, male, single, attended school during the year.
John O'Neil, Lower Canada, R C, age 10, single, attended school during the year.
Mary A O'Neil, Lower Canada, R C, age 5?, female, single
Ellen O'Neil, Lower Canada , R C, age 1, single, born in 1860
Patrick O'Doherty, Labourer, Lower Canada, R C, age 22, male, single, absent in U. States
5
http://mesaieux.com/an/default.htm, Laval University research project, partnered with the Eastern Townships Genealogy Society. Marriage: before 1862, undertimed place
Robert Shortess and Bridget Kathen
Marriage: 1829, Quebec
Joseph Julien and Ursule Boivin
Marriage: 1796, Saint Augustin de Desmaures
Jacques Julien and Brigitte Ratte
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Julien - Shortess, marriage, 1874, Parish of St-Colombe de Sillery, P.Q. :
1874 , Marriage 25
(approximate translation to English. jca) (a bit hard to read)
The 12th October, 1874, after the publication of one bann of marriage at the prone of our parish mass of St. Patrick, Québec, with a certificate from the Reverend Father Burke, Chaplain of this parish, with dispensation by Grand Monseignur, Vicar General of the Archdiocese marriage of Octave Julien , Journelier (laborer) resident of this parish and son of Joseph Julien and Ursule Boivin, of this parish of the first part and Margaret Shortess, resident of this parish, daughter of full age of Robert Shortess and of Bridget Kathen [Keating sic] of Diamond Harbour in the parish of Saint Patrick of the other part.
We the undersigned , etc, marriage , nuptial benediction etc, in the presence of Charles Garly?, signed and of Mary Doormery,
(signed) Charles Garley
(signed) Octave Julien
7
Shortess, Ellen, Mary Ann, baptismal record, 1858, St. Patrick's, Québec, P.Q. :
Baptism 223
Ellen Mary Ann Shortas
On the thirteenth day of June, one thousand eight
hundred and fifty eight, we the undersigned priest have
baptized Ellen Mary Ann born two days before of the lawful marriage
of Robert Shortas, Laborer, and Bridget Keating of Quebec.
Sponsors, Michael McNamara, undersigned and Catherine
Nolan who with the father could not sign.
(signed) Michael McNamara
(signed) John Colfxxr?
8
Shortess, James, baptismal record, 1860, St. Patrick's Church, Québec, P.Q. :
1860
Baptism 133, James Shortis
On the tenth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and sixty
we the undersigned priest have baptized James born three days
before of the lawful marriage of Robert Shortis, laborer and of
Bridget Keating of Québec. Sponsors: James Bissonett, who declared
that he could not sign and Margaret Keating undersigned, the
father was absent.
(signed) Margaret Keating
(signed) J. Murph---?
9
Shortis, Robert, burial record, 1863, St. Patrick's, Québec, P.Q. :
1863, Burial 130
Robert Shortis
On the eleventh day of July, one thousand eight hundred and sixty three,
we the undersigned priest have interred in the cemetery of this church,
the body of Robert, infant son of Robert Shortis, stevedore and of Bridget
Keating of this city, deceased on the tenth instant, aged one
year. Present John Moran and Patrick O'Neil whod could not sign.
(signed) J Murphy
10
Shortess, Mary, baptismal record, 1867, St. Patrick's, Québec, P.Q. :
1867, Baptism 35, Mary Shortess,
On the fourth day of February one thousand eight hundred and sixty seven, we the
undersigned priest have baptized Mary born yesterday of the lawful marriage
Robert Shortess labourer and of Bridget Odey of this city. Sponsors: Patrick
Fitzgerald labourer and Bridget Batchford?
of this city. Both have signed
as the father was absent.
(signed) Patrick Fitzgerald
(signed) Bridget Bachford?
(signed) John Connolly, priest
11
Shortess, Christiana, baptismal record, 1869, St. Patrick's, Québec, P.Q. :
1869, Baptism 51, Christiana Shortess to Robert
On the fifth? day of March one thousand eight hundread
sixty nine, we the undersigned priest have
baptized Christiana, born yesterday of the lawful
marriage of [inserted Robert] Shortess, laborer and of Bridget
Odey of this city. Sponsors: Thomas Dinneen? and Mary Wolff both
undersigned [ difficult writing here... absent ----- ---- --- -
(signed) Thomals Dinneen
(signed) Mary Wolff
(signed) John Connolly, priest
12
Shortes, Mary Ann, burial record, 1855, Basilique Notre Dame, Québec, P.Q. :
1855, Burial 589, Mary Ann Shortes
Le onze Octobre, mil huit cent cinquante cinq
nous jeretre soussiqué avons inhumé dans le cemetiere
Saint Louis le corps de Mary Ann fille légitimé de Robert
Shortes journalier et de Bridget Caton décéde la
veille en cette paroisse ageé de un et quatre mois. Pré-
sents Francois Nadeau et Jean Baptiste Chretien soufsigsiés avec nous.
(signed) D. Racine
[buried 11 Oct, 1855, age 1 year , 4 months]
13
Shortes, James - Mary Ann Kennedy, marriage, 1887, Saint Patrick's, Québec, P.Q. :
1887, marriage 24
James Shortes and Mary Ann Kennedy
On the fifth day of July, One thousand eight hundred and
eighty seven, whereas the Very Reverend Cyrille? E. Legare
Vicar General of the Archdiocese of g-----e?, has granted a
dispensation of the publication of two banns and where-
as at the prone of the grand mass in St. Patrick's Church
the banns of marriage have been once published between
James Shortes, son of age of the late Robert Shortes and
of the late Bridget Keating of Quebec on the one part
and Mary Ann Kennedy daughter of the late
Michael Kenedy [sic] and of Mary Tobin? of Quebec on
the other part, we the undersigned priest having dis-
covered no impediment to this marriage, have re-
ceived their mutual consent to be united in the holy
bonds of matrimony and have given them the nuptial
blessing in presence of Peter McAllister and Maggie
Kenedy [sic], who have undersigned with the contracting
parties.
(signed) James Shortes
(signed) Mary Ann Kennedy
(signed) Peter McAllister
(signed) Maggie Kennedy
(signed) Frank J Cook, CSSR
14
Shortess, Robert, death record, 1875, St. Patrick's, Québec, P.Q. :
Death No. 61
Robert Shortess
On the fifteenth of April, one thousand eight
hundred and seventy five, we the undersigned
priest have interred in the cemetery of St.
Patrick's church the body of Robert Shortess, husband
of the late Bridget Caten, aged fifty years, deceased
on the thirteenth instant
(signed) Johnie O'Donovan
(signed) Johnie O'Brien
(signed) And. Wynn, CSSR
15
1851 census, Québec, P.Q. :
Name: Bridget Keating Gender: Female Age: 17 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1835 Birthplace: Ireland Province: Canada East (Quebec) District: Québec County District Number: 38 Sub-District: Québec City Sub-District Number: 558 Page: 682 Line: 4 Roll: C_1164 Schedule: A
page 682
Ritchard Keating, Labourer, born Ireland, Catholic,residence: Québec, male, age 42, married, wood house, 1 story, no livestock
Mary Keating, Ireland, Catholic, female,age 40, married
Patrick Keating, laborer, Ireland, Catholic, female, age 19, single
Bridget Keating, Ireland, Ireland, Catholic, female, age 17, single
Margaret Keating, Ireland, Catholic, female, age 11, single
Mary Keating, Ireland, Catholic, female, age 9, single
Michael? Keating, Ireland, Catholic, male, age 7, single
Name: Robert Shortes Gender: Male Age: 25 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1827 Birthplace: Scotland Province: Canada East (Quebec) District: Québec County District Number: 38 Sub-District: Québec City Sub-District Number: 558 Page: 697 Line: 1 Roll: C_1164 Schedule: A
Robert Shortes, Labourer, place of birth: Scotland, Protestant, residence: absent, Age next birthday: 24?, male, married, one story log house.
Bridget Shortes, place of birth: Ireland, Catholic, residence: Quebec, age 18, female, married,
16
Keating, Bridget, burial record, St. Patrick's, Québec, P.Q. :
Burial 154, Bridget Keating
On the fifth day of May, one thousand eight hundred and sixty four we the undersigned priest have interred in the cemetery of this church, the body of Bridget Keating, wife of Robert Shortiss of this city, deceased on the third instant, age 52 years.
Present John Moran and Patrick O'Neil, who could not sign.
(signed) J. Murphy
17
O'Dey, Bridget, burial record, 1872, St. Patrick's, Québec, P.Q. :
1872, burial 183, Bridget Odey
On the sixth day of November, one thousand eight hundred and
seventy two, we, the undersigned priest, have interred in the cemetery of
this church the body of Bridget O'Dey, wife of Robert Shultes ?, laborer
of this city; deceased at the -otil? Dieu Hospital on the thirtieth
ultimate, aged thirty - years. Present: James Quinn undersigned
and James Murphy who could not sign. On? and ---- on the mar-
gin is good.
(signed) James Quinn
(signed) J Maguire?
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