Patrick Brady
Summary
Transportation
Built 1841 at Whitby. Wood barque of 669 Tons. Named after Irish Politician, Samuel Boddington. 1846: Sailed from Dublin to Van Diemen's Land with 143 male convicts. (List of people is currently being updated - researchers - not yet complete) Also voyages for "free settlers" to Australia.
References
| Primary Source | Archives Office of Tasmania – digitised record Item: CON33-1-75 |
Claims
Convict Notes
"Accidentally Killed at Rocky Hills" this was within months of arriving in Australia and working on his first chain gang.
CAUSE OF DEATH: On 6 November, at Rocky Hills, Patrick Brady died within an hour from "serious" injuries received when a tree he was felling fell on him. An inquest found his death was the result of an accident (https://stors.tas.gov.au/SC195-1-19-1563). --0--
TRIED on 12 July 1845, at County Cavan, Patrick Brady was 18 when he "raped Jane Lowan in a house", according to his own account on his Convict Record. He was single, able to read, a labourer, native place Co Cavan and listed as convict #17474. He was 19 on arrival in VDL (https://stors.tas.gov.au/CON33-1-75$init=CON33-1-75p4). --0-- Note: There were two men called Patrick Brady on the Samuel Boddington. This one is often listed as Patrick Brady 2. The other Patrick Brady, from Co Leitrim, was #17473 and transported for cow stealing (15 years). He was also a labourer.
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Revisions
| Contributor | Date | Changes |
|---|---|---|
Dianne Jones | 27th Mar 2023 | convicted at |
stsearcher | 27th Mar 2023 | convicted at, term: years, voyage, source: Archives Office of Tasmania – digitised record Item: CON33-1-75 (prev. ), firstname: Patrick, surname: Brady, alias1: , alias2: , alias3: , alias4: , date of birth: 1826, date of death: 1st November, 1846, gend |
stsearcher | 27th Mar 2023 | term: 99 years |