Sarah McPake
3x Great-grandmother of Colin Manson (ahnentafel #55, MFMMM)
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ℹ Death foundHer death entry (Bridgeton, Glasgow, 1908, entry 395) gives 7 March 1908 at 104 Reid Street, aged 67, widow of Thomas McCafferty, labourer. Her parents are James McPyke, farmer, and Bridget McPyke, maiden surname McGraw. The informant was her daughter Mary Ward.
Born
About 1841, Ireland
Died
7 March 1908, 104 Reid Street, Glasgow
Parents
Documents
3 records from the research archive. Click an image to view it full size.
Marriage of Thomas McCaffrey and Sarah McPike, 1864
Source: Colin uploads, 30 October 2026 — Thomas McCaffery marriage Sarah mcpeak 15 Jan 1864.jpg
An Irish civil register entry, Dromore, County Tyrone.
Death of Sarah McCafferty, 1908
Source: Colin uploads, 30 October 2026 — Sarah McPeake mCAFFERTY Death 1908.jpg
Entry 395. Entries 394 and 396 are unrelated.
Death of Mary Ward, 1936
Source: Colin uploads, 30 October 2026 — Mary Ward death 1936.jpg
Entry 1113. Entries 1111 and 1112 are unrelated.
What the records say
Details read from the certificate images above. Handwriting is transcribed as read, with doubts noted.
Marriage of Thomas McCaffrey and Sarah McPike, 1864
Irish civil registration, marriage no. 2 (the number is hard to read) · Roman Catholic Chapel of Dromore, Union of Omagh, County Tyrone
Married
15 January 1864
Groom
Thomas McCaffrey, bachelor, servant, age written 26 or 20 (hard to read)
Bride
Sarah McPike (written McPeak, McPike struck out), spinster, servant, full age
Groom's father
Andrew McCaffrey, labourer
Bride's father
James McPike, farmer
Witnesses
Hugh McCarren and Rose McCaffrey
Priest
Michael Carney, R.C.C.
Signed
Both signed with a mark
ℹ Parents confirmedThomas's father Andrew McCaffery and Sarah's father James McPike both agree with the tree and with the 1908 death entry for Sarah.
ℹ SpellingsThe surname is written McPike, McPeak and McPyke. The tree has McPake.
ℹ A first childMary McCaffery, who married Francis Ward, is given as born in Ireland about 1865, which fits a first child of this marriage.
Death of Sarah McCafferty, 1908
Statutory Deaths 644/01 0395 · Bridgeton district, Burgh of Glasgow, page 132, entry 395
Name
Sarah McCafferty, widow of Thomas McCafferty, labourer
Died
7 March 1908, 2:30 am, at 104 Reid Street, Glasgow
Age
67
Father
James McPyke, farmer (deceased)
Mother
Bridget McPyke, maiden surname McGraw (deceased)
Cause of death
Acute bronchitis, 2 months. Certified by Thomas Colvin MD.
Informant
Mary Ward, daughter, 47 Franklin Street, Glasgow
Registered
9 March 1908, Glasgow
ℹ Her parentsThis names Sarah's mother, Bridget McGraw, for the first time. They are now in the tree as James McPike and Bridget McGraw.
ℹ Same address as her husbandThomas McCaffery died at 104 Reid Street in 1897, and the 1885 valuation roll has the family in Reid Street.
ℹ Mary WardThe informant is Mary McCaffery, who married Francis Ward in 1882 and lived at 47 Franklin Street.
Death of Mary Ward, 1936
Statutory Deaths 644/05 1113 · Springburn district, Burgh of Glasgow, page 371, entry 1113
Name
Mary Ward, widow of Francis Ward, gas work labourer
Died
19 August 1936, 5:10 pm, at 133 Balornock Road, Glasgow (usual residence 37 Gretna Street)
Age
71
Father
Thomas McCaffrey, coal miner (deceased)
Mother
Sarah McCaffrey, maiden surname McPike (deceased)
Cause of death
Senility, bronchitis, cerebral haemorrhage. Certified by H C Smith MB ChB.
Informant
Francis Ward, son, 114 French Street, Glasgow
Registered
20 August 1936, Glasgow
ℹ Her death is newThe tree had no death for Mary McCaffery. An age of 71 gives a birth about 1865, as the tree has.
ℹ Her father's workThe 1885 roll has Thomas McCaffery as a labourer. A coal miner is how she described him in 1936, and the 1908 entry calls him a labourer.
ℹ Gas work labourerFrancis Ward's work at the end of his life is given as gas work labourer. The 1928 death certificate and the 1911 census give him as a bricklayer's labourer.
Spouse & children
Spouse — married 15 January 1864, Roman Catholic Chapel, Dromore, County Tyrone, Ireland
Children