People Australia

Life Summary [details]

Birth

2 May, 1841
Howth, Dublin, Ireland

Death

22 August, 1909 (aged 68)
Gympie, Queensland, Australia

Cultural Heritage

Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.

• Irish

Religious Influence

Includes the religion in which subjects were raised, have chosen themselves, attendance at religious schools and/or religious funeral rites; Atheism and Agnosticism have been included.

• Catholic

Passenger Ship

• Hougoumont (1868)

Occupation

• convict
• convict (political)
• goldmine manager
• goldminer
• Irish nationalist
• journalist
• local government councillor
• local government head
• newspaper editor
• newspaper owner

Military Service

• Queensland Irish Volunteers

Key Organisations

• Queensland Hibernian Friendly Society

Key Places

• Palmer goldfields (Qld)

Political Activism

• Fenian

Workplaces

• John Flood and Co
• Irish Citizen (NSW) newspaper
• Gympie Miner (Qld) newspaper
• Widgee Divisional Board (Qld)

Convict Record

Crime: insurrection
Sentence: 15 years
Court: Dublin (Ireland)
Trial Date: 21 May 1867
(1867)

Pre-transportation

Occupation: solicitor