Patrick Heslin

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iain Frazier on 22nd March 2024

Family connections for Patrick (Heslin) are: HESLIN Patrick (O'Heisleanain) married ??? (???). He became part of a gang of families who stole linen from the bleaching greens of Dublin Ireland. He was executed by hanging on 10 12 1789 at Kilmainham gaol. ??? (???) was convicted of the same crime & transported to the Americas. 1.Patrick (O'Heisleanain) was born about 1773. He was involved in stealing linen in Dublin, tried at Dublin city as Patrick ((Heslin/Ealin/Haslin/Hasler), sentenced to 7years, held at Kilmainham gaol from which he escaped & was recaptured & arrived in NSW as a convict on 7 8 1793 after a voyage of 6months on BODDINGTONS. It may be he whose Pardon was cancelled in June 1709. [Some details taken from this Website] 2.Brighhde Emma (Hesl/tin/O'Heisleanain/Ealin) was born about 1774. She was tried as Bridget (Eslin) w/1other for stealing bleached linen of Mr (Osbry) of Rathgare at Kilmainham Quarter Sessions Dublin city, sentenced to 7years & arrived in NSW as a convict on 17 9 1793 after a voyage of 5/17months on SUGAR CANE; she was Catho;ic. She had a relationship with Robert (Hobbs) whom she later married, lived on farm at Pitt Town Windsor near Hawkesbury River & produced 10children. She is recorded in 1814 off stores with her family. She was Free by Servitude by 1815. She is recorded in 1828 with some of her family. She died in 1843 age69 & buried with her husband at (St Johns?) CofE Pitt Town. [Some details taken from this Website] ..Robert (Hobbs) was born about 1763, baptized on the 17 7 1763 at St Batolph's Bishopgate Middlesex & became a silk weaver at Spitalfields London. On 1 6 1778 he was apprenticed to Thomas (Christmas) at New Nichol Street Bethnal Green. He was tried firstly w/1other for breaking entering, in November 1788, & stealing a piece of velvet of J (Pinkington) at Old Bailey & found not guilty; he was then arrested for assisting an attempted rescue of the other accused outside the court-with no known penalty. He was tried for a second time for obtaining 3kits of salmon by false pretences at Old Bailey on 8 7 1789 & gaoled for 1month & whipped. He perhaps married firstly ??? (???) & produced maybe 5children. He was tried a third time for stealing calico of Thomas Martin, on 20 9 1790, at Old Bailey on 27 10 1790, sentenced to 7years, held probably at London or Middlesex Gaol Delivery & arrived in NSW as a convict on 9 7 1791 after a voyage of 6months on Fleet ship ACTIVE; he was Protestant. He was tried a fourth time on 9 1 1792 for stealing a pair of shoes and a hat of Edward (Conroy) & Thomas (Regan) & received 150lashes. In 1793 he enlisted in NSW Corps as a private. He was Free by Servitude by 1799. He was recorded in 1802 with 25acres. He was discharged from NSW Corps on 25 3 1803 at Hawkesbury & granted 60acres at Mulgrave Place near Hawkesbury Lagoon on 20 8 1803. He was not in a good financial position in 1804. He is recorded in 1806 at the Lagoon with 60acres.In 1810 part of his land was resumed for the town of Pitt Town. He is recorded in 1811 with his wife. He is recorded in 1814 as an invalid on stores with his family. He was district constable & poundkeeper for Pitt Town in 1816. He was granted 600acres at MacDonald County of Cumberland which later passed to his son Robert. In 1820 he leasing 9acres to his son in law J (Rose). He is recorded in 1828 with some of his family at Pitt Town. He was recorded in 1828 & 1832 as a farmer. In 1830 he forced his daughter Sarah age15 to marry. He died on 23 2 1839 age76 father of maybe 15children & buried with his wife at (St Johns?) CofE Pitt Town; there was a division between his Protestantism & his wifes Catholicism as shown in his Will. ..[Some details taken from this Website] Reference: Craig James Smee 'Births and Baptisms Marriages and Defacto Relationships Deaths and Burials New South Wales 1788-1830' ..a complete listing from church & other records in the early colony.

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JD Stubbs on 7th August 2022

Patrick Heslin was actually transported for escaping from Kilmainham Gaol. He was apart of a crime family gang who stole bleached linen from the bleach greens in Dublin, and had previous family convictions. There has been well documented data from the Freeman’s Journal, published Dublin to support this theory with articles printed in 1785, 1789, 1791 and 1792. Known gang members were Patrick Haslin (father), executed (hung on 10 Dec 1789 at Kilmainham Gaol), his wife (mother) involved but her name not given (transported to the Americas), their known children were Patrick (transported to NSW per Boddingtons 1793), Bridget (transported per Sugar Cane 1793), John (involved in the gang also)(transported to the Americas), Joseph Kearns alias Dungan (transported to NSW per Boddingtons), Mary Hughes (transported to NSW per Sugar Cane), Michael Dooley probably executed, Thomas Hughes (Mary's father), executed (hung at Kilmainham Gaol). Only Patrick's life and crimes back in Ireland are known as no further records, other than his transportation, can be found in the Australian colony. Although, the Patrick Ealin whose pardon was cancelled in June 1809 may have been him.