Ancestry of Whitery and Billy Bulger

compiled by William Addams Reitwiesner


The following material on the immediate ancestry of Whitey and Billy Bulger should not be considered either exhaustive or authoritative, but rather as a first draft.

Michael Meggison contributed to this report.





William Addams Reitwiesner

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Ancestry of Whitey and Billy Bulger
1 a James Joseph ("Whitey") Bulger, b. Boston, Mass., 3 Sept. 1929, disappeared 1994
1 b William Michael ("Billy") Bulger, b. Boston, Mass., 3 Feb. 1934, President of the Massachusetts State Senate, President of the University of Massachusetts
PARENTS
2 James Joseph Bulger, b. ... 25 Nov. 1883, d. ... March 1964 [SSDI 031-07-4951]
m.
3 Jane Veronica ("Jean") McCarthy, b. 50 Corey St., Boston, Mass., 22 March 1906 [Mass Vital Records, Births, vol. 561, p. 123, no. 5524], d. Boston, Mass., 1 Jan. 1980 [SSDI 031-12-4243]
GRANDPARENTS
4 ... Bulger, b. ... , d. ...
m.
5 Alice Gardner, b. Harbor Grace, Nfld., Canada, ... Apr. 1854, d. ... [living 1900], rem. Boston 18 June 1892 Michael Kelly [Mass Vital Records, Marriages, vol. 426, p. 114, no. 2035]
6 Charles J ... McCarthy, b. ... , Ire., ... [ca. 1875], killed (in a shipyard accident) ... [by 1920]
m. ... [ca. 1899]
7 Jane V ... O'Brien, b. ... , Ire., ... [ca. 1877], d. ... [living 1930]
GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
10 Christopher Gardner, b. ... , d. ...
m.
11 Mary ... , b. ... , d. ...
GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS
GREAT-GREAT-GREAT-GRANDPARENTS








EXTRACTS from the U.S. FEDERAL DECENNIAL CENSUS







1930 Massachusetts, Middlesex Co., Everett, ED 212, sheet 23A, line 41

McCarthy Charles J   H   M W 22      M  20    MA I  I                Salesman    ....
         Evelyn J    W   F W 22      M  20    MA MI RI
         Jane V      M   F W 52      Wd       I  I  I     1895 Na
Bulger James G       H   M W 36      M  32    MA N  N                Clerk       .... 
       Jane V        W   F W 24      M  20    MA I  I
       James         S   M W    7/12 S        MA MA MA
       Jean          D   F W  2 2/12 S        MA MA MA

I = Irish Free State, N = Newfoundland

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1920 Massachusetts, Suffolk Co., Boston, ED 221, sheet 6B, line 53

Bulger James J    Lodger    M W 36 M    1895 Na 1904    N N N    Helper   Navy Yard

N = Newfoundland

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1920 Massachusetts, Suffolk Co., Boston, ED 75, sheet 4A, line 41

McCarthy Jane        H    F W 44 Wd   1893 Na 1899   I  I I      Scrubwoman   Office Bldg
         Frances J   D    F W 19 S                   MA I I      Dipper       Candy Factory
         Jane        D    F W 13 S                   MA I I
         Charles J   S    M W 10 S                   MA I I

I = Ireland

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1910 Massachusetts, Suffolk Co., Boston, ED 1294, sheet 16B, line 54

McCarthy Charles    H    M W 34 M1 11    I  I I   1894 Pa     Laborer   Railroad
         Jane       W    F W 32 M1 11    I  I I
         Frances    D    F W 10 S        MA I I
         Jane       D    F W  4 S        MA I I
         Charles    S    F W  2 S        MA I I

I = Ireland

Charles is shown as "F" in the schedule.

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1900 Massachusetts, Suffolk Co., Charlestown, ED 1192, sheet 8A, line 34

Kelly Michael    H           M W Sep 1850 49 M 8       C  C  C    1886 14 Al    Day Laborer
      Alice      W           W F Apr 1854 46 M 8 6 3   C  C  C    1889 11
      Brendan    S           W M Mar 1896  3 S         MA C  C
Bulger Mary M    Stepchild   W F Jul 1881 18 S         C  C  C    1897  3
       James     Stepchild   W M Nov 1883 16 S         C  C  C    1895  5

C = Canada

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NOTES






2 -- In his World War I draft registration form (dated 12 Sept. 1918), his nearest relative is said to have been his wife, Ruth L. Bulger.





















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