Patrick English

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Darryl Buley on 23rd April 2023

Census 1828 • Lower Minto, New South Wales, Australia English, Patrick, 30, convict, Lonach, 1825, 7 years, Catholic, servant, to Pat. Hadigan, Lower Minto Hadgen, Patrick, 40, conditional pardon, D. Portland, 1807, life, Catholic, labourer, Lower Minto Hadgen, Susan, 31, born in the colony Marriage 14 Apr 1839 • Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia With Patrick Hargedan passing away in 1838, Susannah (Ruse) was free to marry. She married Patrick English in Liverpool, NSW, Australia on 14 Apr 1839. Son Richard English 1838 - 1907. Death 1876 • Yass, New South Wales, Australia NAME: Patrick English DEATH DATE: 1876 DEATH PLACE: New South Wales FATHER'S NAME: Richard MOTHER'S NAME: Mary REGISTRATION YEAR: 1876 REGISTRATION PLACE: Yass, New South Wales REGISTRATION NUMBER: 11001

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Maureen Withey on 29th January 2021

HIGHLY. INTERESTING TRIAL—CONVICTION Of SEVEN PRISONERS UNDER THE INSURRECTION ACT. At the Special Sessions held at Cashel on Monday, the following prisoners were put on their trials, charged with being absent from their residences on the night of the 1st November, and with having been found drinking in a public-house:—John Dwyer, Patrick English, William Dwyer. Thomas Phelan, James Fanning, Edward O'Neill, James Fleming, and Daniel Leahy.—These are the men who were arrested at Cullen on the of 23d Nov. charged with having held illegal meetings, as noticed at the time. The first and only witness for the prosecution was Hamilton Berry, a private in the 1st Royal Scots who swore that be was stationed in Cullen in November, and that he was sentry on the on the night of the 1st from eleven to one o’clock; while at his post that night, two of the prisoners, William Dwyer and Patrick English, came to the witness about twelve o’clock, and invited him to go and drink some whiskey at John Dwyer’s house, in the village of Cullen, to which he assented—on being relieved, having entered the house, he perceived the eight prisoners there sitting round the table, on which was quantity of whiskey; he was asked would he drink a toast, to which be replied yes, if he liked it; he was then asked if he would drink a toast to the “Sovereign Boys! having answered in the affirmative, the toast went round with shouts; after the witness took too glasses, he rose to return to his barracks, to which place be was accompanied by two of the prisoners; it was suggested to the witness, that if he would attend at the chapel on the following Sunday, he would he let into a secret by the prisoners, which would, as they alleged, serve him all his life: in eight days after witness mentioned to the Cullen police that bad work was going in the village; he did not inform his Commanding Officer, or the Serjeant, the former was absent and the latter in bed on the night of the 1st of November; his reason for not disclosing to the police, who pressed him on the subject, the names of the prisoners (such of them as he knew) was, that he wanted to have them all taken up on the night of the next sitting which some of the prisoners told him would be on the 13th: on which night the witness was sentry, when William Dwyer and English came to him, and told him they intended having a sitting that night at Darby Whelan’s house. Having informed the Police they repaired to this house, where they found English and Fleming; the other prisoners were taken different periods afterwards in their dwellings in the village of Cullen; the witness here returned to the transactions of the first night, and said that after he came out of Dwyer’s house, Fleming, the prisoner, asked the prisoner, asked him for some powder, but be said be bad none to spare; Flaming then asked him if the witness could asked him if the witness could make-out any barrels of guns, and added, that they, (meaning the prisoners we presume) could procure stocks themselves; he further said that if the witness remained in the neighbourhood till the potatoes were dug, they should have they should have sporting winter.” The witness continued, and said that he threw himself in their way as much as possible in order the better to find out the conspiracy; knew William Dwyer and English, and drank with them before. He was cross-examined at considerable length and with much ability by Mr. Gleeson, agent for the prisoners, but nothing transpired to shake his direct evidence. Thomas Wilson, of the Cullen Police, swore swore that he took op William Dwyer and English at Darby Whelan’s in consequence of information from from Berry, the soldier, that they, with several others, were to meet at Whelan’s that night. Singleton Wilson, also also of the police, was one of those who apprehended Dwyer and English, and corroborated, in all respects, the preceding witness’s testimony Berry and Wilson were here called up, and some further questions were put to them explanatory of the apprehension of the prisoners. Berry knew five only by name—the other three knew by eye-sight; those three were taken by the Police on suspicion, when they were at once identified Berry. Mr. Gleeson here submitted to the Court, that the evidence for the prosecution did not warrant conviction under the Insurrection Act. This Gentleman’s objections were overruled by Mr. Blacker; and finally an attempt was made to prove an alibi, and several witnesses examined with this view, well as to the character of the prisoners. The case having closed, the magistrates retired and remained in deliberation for 20 minutes. On their return Mr. Blacker proceeded to address tbe prisoners in a luminous manner. The question, said, for the consideration of the Bench was, were the prisoners out of their houses, or were they not? The fact their having assembled, was plainly established, unless the Magistrates were to discredit the testimony of the soldier; he was a disinterested person and therefore they bad no reason to doubt what he swore. To rebut the evidence for the prosecution, three persons were called, two of whom appeared to be ready to swear any thing in favour of the prisoners, and they left no impression on the minds of the Bench favourable to the accused. The Magistrates bad an important duty to perform which they would discharge fearlessly end firmly, and put stop it was to be hoped, by the example about to made, to a moat dangerous and wide-spread conspiracy. His Lordship after lamenting that men in whose favour excellent testimony bad been given, should be placed in so melancholy situation. He then said that the distressing task of pronouncing the sentence of the court devolved on him, which he did after some feeling observations, adjudging them all to be transported for seven years. The unfortunate man seemed petrified on bearing their doom—they stared at the learned chairman- for some time, then at each other, when they all burst out crying, in which they were in which they were joined by their numerous friends in court, who surrounded the gaol, and continued shrieking most piteously the remainder of the evening. Westmeath Journal 1 Jan 1824.

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Maureen Withey on 29th January 2021

Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Patrick English, age on arrival, 30, per Lonach (1825), Tried at Cashel Tipperary Co, 1823, 7 years, Insurrection. Irish rebel. DOB 1795. Native place, Tipperary Co. Reaper. -------------------------------------------------- 1828 Census Index. Patrick English, age 30, G.S. per Lonach, 1825, 7 years, catholic, servant to Patk. Hadegan, Lower Minto district. ---------------------------------------------------- Patrick English, per Lonach, 1825, Certificate of Freedom, 28 Dec 1830. 30/0928.

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Penny-Lyn Beale on 16th May 2020

Offence; NOT LISTED Ticket of Leave Date: 28 DECEMBER 1830 No 30/928 Complexion: RUDDY Hair: GREY Eyes: GREY General Remarks;