McALEER Patrick
Name | Patrick McALEER |
Country Of Origin | Ireland |
Born | 1803 |
Died | 1868 |
Birth/Baptism | Born approx. 1803, Kildare County, Ireland |
Parents | unknown |
Apprenticeship | unknown |
Skills | Watchmaker |
Work Locations | Hobart, Launceston |
Street Address |
Liverpool Street, Hobart |
Marriage/Spouse | |
Trial | 13 June 1845, Dublin City, Ireland |
Sentence | Transportation for life for arson of his own insured house |
Arrival | 18 January 1846 on the convict ship, Samuel Boddington |
Police Number | 17545 |
Convict Assignment | Thomas Hamilton, watchmaker, Liverpool Street, Hobart. William Jones, watchmaker, Launceston. |
Ticket of Leave | 15 August 1854, revoked in April 1855, reissued in November 1856. |
Conditional Pardon | 22 January 1861 |
Other | Probation period of 30 months at Rocky Hills.
Approx. 1848–1849: Assigned to watchmaker Thomas Hamilton, Liverpool Street, Hobart. March 1860: Absconded, punishment four months of hard labour. Patrick had many offences recorded on his convict conduct record, the most common being drunkenness. Punishments included solitary confinement, hard labour, and being fined. June 1865: Charged with stealing the works of a watch he had been repairing. He was discharged and told it was ‘suspected it was his old offence of drink that led him to be charged.’ |
Death | 15 June 1868, General Hospital, Hobart Cause of death: Cancer of the lip |
References | |
TAHO: CON33/1/75, CON27/1/11, RGD35/1/7 no7259 Death 1868. The Mercury (Hobart) 19 June 1865. |
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