Person Page 5,055
Patrick Lahy
b. February 1788, d. 4 March 1861
Birth
Patrick Lahy was born in February 1788 at Tulla in Thomastown. His arrival indents imply a birth date of 1793.1,2,3,4,5 He was baptized on 15 February 1788 at St John's in Kilkenny, Ireland.4,5
Parents
| Father | Martin Lahy (b. circa 1760) |
| Mother | Bridget Kain (b. circa 1761) |
Family life
Patrick Lahy and Mary Keating were married on 17 February 1814 in Gowran.4
Children with Mary Keating (b. circa 1789)
| Daughter | Bidy Lahy (b. September 1815) |
| Son | Martin Lahy (b. April 1819) |
| Daughter | Anne Lahy (b. February 1822) |
| Son | Michael Lahy (b. August 1824) |
| Son | John Lahy (b. August 1827) |
Residence information
Patrick Lahy emigrated on 20 September 1828 from Cork, Ireland. The departure indent gives his crime as highway robbery. However all other records agree on stealing butter.2,6,3 He immigrated on 17 January 1829 to Sydney, NSW, Australia. He was described as being 35 years old, 5 feet 5.5 inches tall with brown hair, hazel eyes and a ruddy complexion. He had three moles on his left cheek, opposite his mouth.1,2,7 He lived in Camden, NSW, Australia, in 1843, as landholder of 24 acres. He had maid 36 pounds for the land.8 He lived in Windsor, NSW, Australia, on 4 July 1845, having been granted approval to move from Liverpool.7
Involvement in crime
Patrick Lahy was tried for stealing butter on 27 March 1828 in Kilkenny. He was convicted and sentenced to transportation for life. He had two former convictions and a family of 5.1,2,7,3 He was granted a ticket of leave on 20 November 1838 in Liverpool, NSW.7 He was recommended for a conditional pardon in 1843 in Liverpool, NSW.9 He was granted a conditional pardon on 30 January 1847 in Windsor, NSW, Australia.7,3,10
Working life
- On 1 March 1828 Patrick Lahy was a ploughman who reaps in Kilkenny.2
- In 1830 Patrick Lahy was a government servant (convict) assigned to James Thorpe in Sydney.11
- In 1837 Patrick Lahy was a government servant (convict) in Sydney.12
Death
Patrick Lahy died from injuries recieved when run over by his cart on 4 March 1861 at age 73 at Infirmary in Sydney.13
Citations
- [S645] Mary Lahy entry, SS Margaret, Convict Arrival Indents, 1837; in Convict Records (Kinsgwood: Archives Office of NSW.)
- [S1095] Patrick Leahy, Convict Indent 1829 NSW Governor Ready: Patrick Leahy, (Kingswood NSW: NSW State Archives), 17 Jan 1929, Governor Ready. Master: Young.
- [S1101] Patrick Leahy, Conditional Pardon, (NSW: Colonial Secretary), 1847, 1714
- [S1110] "RR: Lahy family origins - Essay by James Michael Fleming", 2019, James Michael Fleming (4 Currawang Street, Cammeray); Fleming Family History Archive, Sydney.
- [S1079] Baptismal Record: Patrick Lahy 1788, (17 Feb 1788), Thomastown RC Church, Irish Family History Foundation, Ireland
- [S1096] Patrick Leahy, Convict Indent 1828 NSW Governor Ready: Patrick Leahy, (Kingswood NSW: NSW State Archives), 16 Sep 1828, Governor Ready. Master: Young.
- [S1099] Patrick Leahy, Convict Ticket Of Leave Butt: Leahy Patrick 1838, (Kingswood: NSW State Archives), 20 Nov 1838, 38/2054
- [S1103] Patrick Leahy, 1843 Landholder list, NSW, Camden, Archives Office.
- [S1100] Patrick Leahy, Conditional Pardon recommendation, (NSW: Government Gazette), 1843, 351
- [S1102] Conditional Pardons, The Sydney Morning Herald, 16 and 24 Jan 1847, p2.
- [S1097] Patrick Leahy, Convict Muster: 1830 Patrick Leahy, (Kingswood: NSW Archives), 1830, 5874
- [S1098] Patrick Leahy, Convict Muster: 1837 Patrick Leahy, (Kingswood: NSW Archives), 1837
- [S1111] Coroner's Inquests, Sydney Morning Herald, 16 Mar 1861, p4.
| Context | Convicts |
| Last Edited | 7 July 2023 |