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An Irishman’s Diary on Bridget Dowling, Hitler’s Sister-in-law

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Ava Wolfe
Oct 20, 2025
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Bridget Stuart-Houston, who died on November 18th, 1969, began life as Bridget Dowling and was for a time known as Bridget Hitler, sister-in-law for a period to Adolf Hitler, thus providing him with a family connection to Ireland.

We know from her gravestone in the Holy Sepulchre Catholic Cemetery in Coram, Long Island, that she was born on July 3rd, 18…

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