Individual Details

Patrick "Paddy" CURRY

(17 Mar 1800 - 3 Sep 1880)

Events

Birth	17 Mar 1800	County Limerick, Ireland
Marriage	1822	as witnessed by the following deposition to the Governor in 1830 asking him to recognise this: "To His Excellency Lieutenant General Darling Governor and Commander in Chief and over the Territory of New South Wales and its dependencies and Vice Admiral of the same The Humble Petition of Patrick Curry per Ship Hooghley (1) free by servitude, and Ellen Moore alias Curry per Ship Mariner (2) the lawful wife of the said Patrick Curry – Most respectfully Sheweth That your petitioners were duly married in the year 1822 at the City of Limerick in Ireland as by the annexed affadavit of Coleman O’Loughlin will more fully appear. That your petitioner Patrick Curry was subsequently transported to this Colony, and that his wife, your petitioner Ellen Curry, also transgressed against the laws of the County for which she has been likewise banished from her native land. That your petitioner Patrick Curry having so become free by servitude as above set forth and being desirous of joining his wife who has only four months to serve of the period of her banishment he humbly prays your Excellencys permission to have them re-united in this Territory in Matrimony as having lost the former Certificate they are unwilling to cohabit wihtout Your Excellencys gracious permission which they humbly trust the annexed affadavit will warrant- And they will ever pray – Patrick Curry Ellen Curry (Pencilled notes on top side Wm Davies King Street Mr. Threlkeld 7 months Factory 3 months D. Nichols 6 weeks Factory 2 weeks Mr. Dunn 12 months Factory 2 years and 2 months Davis) (Notes on back Eleanor Moore of Mariner Husband came as Patk Curry in the Hooghley Feb 6th 1827 First class factory illegally at large Feb 19/27 Absent from her service without leave reprimanded July27/27 First class Factory being absent without leave and general irregular conduct Dec 29/27 Four days in the cells for general bad conduct May 27/28 Two years in the Third class in the factory to be kept to hard labour for Countenancing Mr. McGuire in exposing himself indecently and using unnatural habits before Mr. Dunn’s children. And the attachment: Coleman OLoughlin of the town of Sydney in the Territory of New South Wales Yeoman being duly sworn upon the Holy Evangelists deposeth and saiath that the deponent in the month of May 1822 was personally present at the intermarriage of Patrick Curry per Ship Hooghley (1) with his wife Ellen Moore alias Curry in the annexed petition named and the same was duly solemnized by the Reverend McGubbins in the Church of Saint Mine---- Parish of Saint Mary and City of Limerick). Sworn before me this 20th day of September 1830Coleman X O’Loughlin W. --------- ----------His mark ------------ Note on back; They must wait till the lady ------- free" - Limerick, Limerick, Ireland - Eleanor "Ellen" MOORE
Occupation	25 Jul 1823	carman (a driver of horse-drawn vehicles for transporting goods). Carmen were often employed by railway companies for local deliveries and collections of goods and parcels. Equivalent to the modern day van driver. A Carman typically drove a light two wheeled carriage
Note	5 Jan 1825	was called Patrick Corry as a convict & when he & Ellen got married in NSW
Transportation	5 Jan 1825	on board the 'Houghly', having been convicted in 1823 in Limerick and sentenced to 7 years. The 'Houghly' carried 195 male convicts & arrived in NSW on the 22 Apr 1825. Patrick was sent to Minto - County Cork, Ireland
News Pub (ind)	11 Jan 1825	11 Jan 1825 the 'Hooghley', at sea From Surgeon's Journal "Patrick Curry Age 22 Febrile affections"
News Pub (ind)	7 Feb 1825	07 Feb 1825 the 'Hooghley', at sea From Surgeon's journal "Patrick Curry - Scurvy. Cured 15th February"
Census	22 Apr 1825	listed as a Government Servant with Mr McArthur - Cawdor, New South Wales, Australia
Census	1828	as 27 y.o., Government Servant, Ship Hooghley 1825 Sentence 7 years Shepherd to John Macarthur Road party 14 Camden 3375 - Camden, New South Wales, Australian Colonies
Note	20 Sep 1830	was granted his Certificate of Freedom
Marriage	1831	basically re-marrying her because they couldn't prove that they had already been legally married in Ireland in 1822 - St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney, New South Wales, Australian Colonies - Eleanor "Ellen" MOORE
Resided	26 Aug 1839	Cowpastures, New South Wales, Australia
Census	1841	Return no 78 Camden Village District of Picton X949 p. 75 Reel 2222. Patrick Curry Camden Village - MALES 2-u7 2, 7-u14 2, 21-u49 3, Married 1 Single 6. FEMALES 2-u7 1, 7-u14 1, 21-u49 1, married 1, single 2. 7 Males, 3 females. Religion C. of E. 1, R. Cath, 9. House - wood, finished, inhabited - Camden, New South Wales, Australian Colonies
Marriage	26 May 1844	St John's, Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia - Ellen CONNORS
News Pub (ind)	8 Jun 1848	nothing the children should want, and it's a true worded woman she proved. Well, my wife died of her fifth child, and after three years I married again, and then Mr. Macarthur gave me a second farm, and so I hold two, and it's not a better farm he has on his estate. I get 30 bushels of wheat to the acre, the weight is from 60 to 64 lbs. the bushel. I get about 50 bushels of Indian corn to the acre, have had 60. I have now in my barn 400 bushels of wheat-plenty of corn-have above about 60 head of cattle, 3 horses, 2 mares, 2 drays, a cart, I plough, a new house, 36 feet by 16 ; several out-buildings as you see - poultry in abundance. We consume one chest and a half of tea in the year, 4 lbs. of sugar a day-no stint; I kill four bullocks in the year at the very least, mostly five, besides pigs. I keep two men, pay them £18 a year, and their board, lodging, and tobacco. In the harvest time I pay 5s. a day. I have reared a large family in comfort, want for nothing. Now, what I have say of the Macarthurs is this- there is no gentleman at home or abroad that could behave better for twenty years I can speak of them as masters and landlords-there cannot be better found ; their words are to be taken-you need not touch paper with them : they seem to like me to get on; they ride through my farm, and are always willing to accommodate me with a bullock or grain. For the two farms I pay 15s. an acre, on a 21 years* lease; it's five years getting to the 15s., at which it keeps. I had to clear it; but it is a cheap farm, because the land is good-it is, you see, upon the banks of the river. They are Protestant gentlemen, but they are kind to their Catholic servants and tenants. Indeed, when they had a good lot of government men, they kept a clerk that they allowed to read prayers for us ; indeed, I could not describe to you the goodness of these gentlemen"
News Pub (ind)	24 Sep 1853	The following report appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald: "On the 19th instant, a bay draught mare, the property of Patrick Curry, was stolen from the owner's premises, Camden"
Marriage	1855	St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia - Margaret O'LOUGHLAN
Living	1872	Edward St, Camden, New South Wales, Australia
Death	3 Sep 1880	old age & pneumonia - Camden, New South Wales, Australia
News Pub (ind)	4 Sep 1880	The following notice appeared in the Sydney Morning Herald: "Conducted by J. L. Lynch THE FRIENDS of Mr. PATRICK CURRY. Sen.,
Burial	5 Sep 1880	Catholic Cemetery, Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia

Families

Spouse	Eleanor "Ellen" MOORE (1801 - 1841)
Child	Daniel CURRY (1831 - 1918)
Child	Mary Julia CURRY (1834 - 1922)
Child	Patrick CURRY (1835 - 1896)
Child	John Moore CURRY (1837 - 1906)
Child	Richard CURRY (1839 - 1905)
Child	Terence CURRY (1841 - 1841)

Spouse	Ellen CONNORS (1814 - 1851)
Child	Ellen CURRY (1847 - 1847)
Child	Ann (Annie) CURRY (1848 - )

Spouse

Margaret O'LOUGHLAN (1814 - 1880)

Father	Daniel CURRY ( - )
Mother	Anne ??? ( - )

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Patrick "Paddy" CURRY

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