Patrick Casey
| Town/City | KINGSTON, ACT |
|---|---|
| First name | Patrick |
| Last name | Casey |
| Country of Origin | Ireland |
| Date of Birth | 1798 |
| Year of Arrival in Australia | 1818 |
| Submitted by | Maureen Wilson (nee Casey) |
Story
Patrick Casey was my paternal great great great grandfather born in 1798 in County Roscommon, Ireland.
Patrick was Catholic and a Tailor by trade.
In March 1818 he was Tried in County Roscommon for the crime of “administering unlawful oaths” and sentenced to life.
Patrick was transported to Australia on the ‘Martha’. The ship set sail from County Cork on 18 August 1818 with 170 convicts on board and arrived in Sydney on 24 December 1818. According to the 1828 Census Patrick lived in Market Street Sydney and worked as a tailor.
On 16 May 1836 Patrick was granted a Ticket-of-Leave (No 36/964) and allowed to remain in the District of Bathurst. In 1842 he was granted a Conditional Pardon.
On 5 July 1825 Patrick married Mary Burke in the Catholic Church. Mary was also a convict Tried in County Roscommon and Transported to Australia for 7 years for “stealing clothes”. She was one of 40 female convicts transported on the “Lord Wellington” . The ship arrived on 20 January 1820 and the convicts were forwarded to Parramatta, Liverpool and Windsor. Mary Burke was assigned to the factory at Parramatta.
Patrick Casey and Mary Burke had 7 living children. Their 4th child, John, was my great great grandfather. John’s 4th child George was my great grandfather. George’s 1st child Allen Rodney was my grandfather and Allen’s 2nd child Clyde Clarence Casey was my father.