Terence Mcmanus

Level 338

Penny-Lyn Beale on 5th June 2020

New South Wales, Australia, Convict Registers of Conditional and Absolute Pardons, 1788-1870 Name: Terence McManus. Conviction Date: 1819 Conviction Place: Eliza. Arrival year: 1819 Pardon Date: 22 Apr 1842 Vessel Name: Daphne. Record Type: Conditional Trial; Sligo, Ireland. Lent 1819 - Life Occupation; Laborer Year of Birth; 1793 5 Ft 4 1/2 inches Fair, Dark Brown to Hazel ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ New South Wales, Australia, Gaol Description and Entrance Books, 1818-1930 Name: Terence McManns. Place of Origin: Sligo Arrival year: 1819. Arrival Country: Australia Vessel Arrived In: Dapline. Date of Admission 9 Aug 1844 Gaol: Parramatta. Gaol Location: North Parramata, New South Wales, Australia. Record Type: Entrance Book Catholic. Labourer 9 Parramatta. Commited for Trial. ---Died----- 19 Aug 1844. MURDER OF HIS WIFE ---------------------------------------------------------------- New South Wales, Australia, Convict Death Register, 1826-1879 Name: Terence McManus Date of Death: 19 Aug 1844 District: Parramatta ---------------------------------------------------------------- The Sydney Morning Herald (NSW : 1842 - 1954) Thu 22 Aug 1844 Page 4 PARRAMATTA. PARRAMATTA. An inquest was held at the Parramatta Gaol, this day (Tuesday), on view of the body of Terence McManus, the man whose horrid murder of his wife, appeared in the Herald a few days ago. Since his committal this man has made no concealment of his crime, in fact, he told the visiting magistrate that he did it because his wife and others had deprived him of all his property. He was in a very debili- tated state when he was committed, and death has now removed him to answer for his crimes at a higher tribunal. The evidence of the Keeper of the Gaol, and Dr Robertson, proved, that the deceased was in a very debilitated state when he was commuted to Gaol, and has refused to take any nourishment since he has been there; that he wished to betaken out to be hanged ; but that he had no intention of starving himself to death, his refusal to take food arising from loathing. Verdict-natural death, accelerated by the refusal of the deceased ------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Star and Working Man's Guardian (Parramatta, NSW : 1844 - 1845) Sat 10 Aug 1844 Page 2 Murder. Murder. (From the "Parramatta Chronicle" of this morning.) The particulars of this dreadful murder will be best given by the following report of the Inquest, which was held on the body of the deceased yesterday, at Mr. Livingston's public-house, in Church-street. A Jury of eighteen were empanelled. : The first witness called was William Bragg, constable in the Police, who deposed, yesterday afternoon, about 6 o clock, as I was on duty on the Bridge, I heard a young lad say the old man has murdered the old woman ; I asked who, and he said old' McManus ; I went to his residence and found him in the custody of Mr. Barker and Mr. Hill ;. Dr. G wynne was also there, and told me the woman was dead. I therefore conveyed McManus to the Watch-house ; about half an hour after he had been confined he called me by name to come to him, I did so, and he said they gave me something in my broth, and that it was a big woman who was at the house, who had done so. I asked him if he knew what it was ; he said no, but that it ran through his veins, and that they had given it him yesterday and before This morning I went into the cell and asked him if he wanted any thing, he said no, he wanted to be taken out of that ; I asked him what for, and he said to suffer for what he had done ; I asked him if he was aware he had killed the old woman, and he said yes. I then asked him why he did it, and he said he did it for the purpose. The conversation was voluntary, arid he was much in the same state as he is now. He was not drunk. I have known the prisoner upwards of twenty years. He was ten years with me in the Police. I think he is as sound in mind as ever he was. He knew me quite well last night and called me by name this morning. GEORGE CUMMINGS FINTOFF, I reside in Ross-street, the deceased was my mother, and she would have been 90 years of age on the twelfth of this month : about four o'clock yesterday a man named Dewhurst claimed some money as being due to him by the prisoner, and I went and asked McManus if it was a just debt ; he said he would tell me another time, and asked me to let him go and rest, and permit no one to disturb him, I said they should not, and I wished my mother to come out of the room and not annoy him ; his answer was she will not annoy me. I closed the door and came out, and busied myself in various occupations till about six o'clock, when I went to their house with two cups of tea, and my little girl accompanied me with some bread and butter ; the outer door was closed, I opened it and went in and found the inner door closed, which I also opened. I found the prisoner leaning against the bed, put the tea down and told him to take it while it was warm ; he did not take if but said it is very good. I then said mother get up and take your tea : the room was very dark, and thinking that the deceased was lying on the bed or walking about, I repeated my re- quest, when the prisoner said, oh, I have done for her, there she is for you, I then turned round to call mother again, and felt her head at my feet ; I stept down and said mother are you lain there, and found my left hand in blood and my right on her cold face ; I screamed out all of you come in here my mother is dead : my apprentice boy just then brought the light; I then perceived she was killed. Want of space coupled with the late hour at which the inquest was over, and the early time we are compelled to go to press, compels us to omit the remainder of this and other lengthy evidence that succeed- ed. The finding of the Jury, who were unanimous in their opinion was willful murder. And the prisoner was committed to Gaol. Among the numerous witnesses that were examined not one appeared to have the least doubt of the prisoner's sanity. ------------------------------------------------- Name: Terence Mcmanus Death Date: 21 Aug 1844 Cemetery: St Patrick's Cemetery Burial or Cremation Place: Parramatta, City of Parramatta Council, New South Wales, Australia

Level 174

Iris Dunne on 9th November 2018

Ship Muster: Crime: Burglary & Robbery, Sentence: Life Ticket of Leave No.28/294 dated 18 August 1828, Native Place: County of Sligo, Trade: Labourer, Trial dated 1819 in Sligo, year of Birth 1793, Allowed to remain in the District of Parramatta, Conditional Pardon No.548 dated 21 Nov. 1835 Absolute Pardon 1841 - Recommended 1 July 1841, Trade: Laborer MCMANUS, Terence. Per "Daphne", 1819 1824 Dec 7 Re permission to marry at Parramatta (Reel 6014; 4/3513 p.64) 1825 Apr 11 Application for permission to marry Sarah Flintoff, free (Reel 6063; 4/1786 p.33) 1825 Apr 11,12 Re permission to marry in the Roman Catholic Church (Reel 6014; 4/3514 p.79) 1825 Aug 6 Re appointment as constable (Reel 6062; 4/1783 p.17) 1825 Aug 7-Sep 4 On pay list of constables employed at Parramatta (Reel 6030; 4/7017B pp.261-324) 1825 Aug 17 Appointed constable at Parramatta (Reel 6039; 4/424 p.398) http://colsec.records.nsw.gov.au/m/F36c_mch-mcw-11.htm