William Keleher
(1815-1862)
Mary Connell
(Abt 1817-1894)
Patrick Sarsfield Keleher
(Cal 1844-1886)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Harriett Bailey

2. Mary Helena Whelan

Patrick Sarsfield Keleher

  • Born: Cal 1844, Cork, Ireland 4
  • Marriage (1): Harriett Bailey on 15 Feb 1866 in "House of W. Keleher, William St, Melbourne" 1
  • Marriage (2): Mary Helena Whelan on 13 Aug 1873 in St Francis' Cathedral, Melbourne 2 3
  • Died: 31 Aug 1886, Auburn Road, Hawthorn, Victoria 5
  • Buried: 1 Sep 1886, Melbourne General Cemetery
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  Chronology:

He immigrated on 'Shalimar' with widowed mother and 2 sisters on 15 Nov 1862 to Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. 6

He worked as a Hatter in Feb 1866 and resided at Melbourne. 7

He worked as an Apprentice to Ford Bros 221 KIng St before 1868. 8

He worked as a Hat manufacture and retail From 1868 and resided at 2 Victoria St, North Melbourne (Hotham?). 9
(KN 2015: Sands and other directories show Patrick at 2 Victoria St. (now 173) south west corner of Victoria & Peel Streets from 1868 where he ran a hat manufacture and retail business.)

He resided in 1870 in 17 Walsh Street, West Melbourne. 10

He resided on 16 Aug 1873 in "of Victoria Street". 11

He resided on 20 Jan 1876 in Victoria St, West Melbourne. 12

He worked as a Hat manufacturer in Aug 1886 and resided at Auburn Road, Hawthorn, Victoria. 13


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Patrick married Harriett Bailey, daughter of William Bailey and Agnes Prater, on 15 Feb 1866 in "House of W. Keleher, William St, Melbourne".1 (Harriett Bailey was born in 1840 in Redruth (reg) 14 15, christened on 23 Mar 1840 in Truro, Cornwall,16 died on 10 Jan 1870 in 17 Walsh Street, West Melbourne 17 18 19 and was buried on 12 Jan 1870 in Melbourne General Cemetery 20.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

Witness: J. M. G(?)oodhall & Thos. M. Hale, 15 Feb 1866, William St, Melbourne. 21


  Marriage Notes:

Married by Andrew Robertson being the Presbyterian Minister, West Melbourne.

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Patrick next married Mary Helena Whelan, daughter of "Captain" Witheridge and Unknown, on 13 Aug 1873 in St Francis' Cathedral, Melbourne.2 3 (Mary Helena Whelan was born in 1851 in Tipperary, Ireland 22 and died in 1884 in West Melbourne.)
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1 Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages (Victoria) - Certificate, http://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/home, Marriage HB 1866.

2 Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages (Victoria) - Index, http://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/home, Marriage. NAME:Patrick Keleher
SPOUSE NAME:Mary Whelan
MARRIAGE PLACE:Victoria
REGISTRATION PLACE:Victoria
REGISTRATION YEAR:1873
REGISTRATION NUMBER:2948.

3 NLA Newspapers online (TROVE), The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957)Saturday 9 August 1873. KELEHER\emdash WHELAN.\emdash On the 13th ult., at St. Francis's
Cathedral by the Rev. P. O'Meara, P. P., P. S. Keleher, Victoria street, youngest son of the late
William Keleher, merchant, Cork, to Mary Helena
Whelan, stepdaughter of Captain Witheridge,
Hotham.

4 Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages (Victoria) - Certificate, http://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/home, Marriage HB 1866
Death 1886. 24 Cork & 42.

5 Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages (Victoria) - Index, http://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/home, Death. NAME:Patrick Sarsfield Keleher
DEATH PLACE:Hawthorn, Victoria
AGE:42
FATHER'S NAME:Wm
MOTHER'S NAME:Mary Connell
REGISTRATION YEAR:1886
REGISTRATION PLACE:Victoria
REGISTRATION NUMBER:9381
ESTIMATED BIRTH YEAR:abt 1844.

6 Web (Misc), Email KN 2015. He had emigrated from Cork with his widowed mother and two sisters in 1862 on the Shalimar arriving 15 November. The PRO badly indexed their surname as Killiker, but "The Ships List" is more accurate.
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7 Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages (Victoria) - Certificate, http://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/home, Marriage HB.

8 Web (Misc), KN Email Jan 2015.

9 Web (Misc), Email KN Jan 2015.

10 NLA Newspapers online (TROVE), The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) Saturday 1 January 1870. KELEHER.\emdash On the 30th ult., at her residence, 17 Walsh-street, West Melbourne, the wife of P. S.Keleher of a son.

11 NLA Newspapers online (TROVE), The Australasian (Melbourne, Vic. : 1864 - 1946) Saturday 16 August 1873. KELEHER-WHELAN.-On the 13th ult, at St. Francis's
Cathedral by the Rev. P. O'Meara, P.P., P. 8.
Keleher, Victoria-street, youngest son of the late
William Keleher, merchant, Cork, to Mary Helena
Whelan, stepdaughter of Captain Witheridge,
Hotham.

12 NLA Newspapers online (TROVE), The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957)Thursday 20 January 1876. KELEHER. \emdash On the 18th inst., at Victoria-street, West
Melbourne, the wife of P. S. Keleher of a daughter.

13 Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages (Victoria) - Certificate, http://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/home, Death.

14 Public Records Office - Victoria, http://www.prov.vic.gov.au/, Index to Assisted British Immigration 1839-1871. BAILEY HARRIETT 9 JUL 1849 ELIZABETH 4A 135.

15 FreeBMD Birth Index, Birth. Births Mar 1840
Bailey Harriet Redruth 9271
(Redruth covers Stithians near Perranworthal where her parents were married).

16 The Church of Latter Day Saints, International Genealogical Index, www.familysearch.org/, Harriet Bailey
Christening: 23 MAR 1840 Truro, Cornwall
Father: William Bailey
Mother: Agnes.

17 Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages (Victoria) - Certificate, http://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/home, Marriage WH&AP 1860 (Witness) Death AP 1884 (deceased).

18 Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages (Victoria) - Index, http://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/home, Death. NAME:Harriet Keleher
DEATH PLACE:Victoria
AGE:26
FATHER'S NAME:Bailey William
MOTHER'S NAME:Agnes Preter
REGISTRATION YEAR:1870
REGISTRATION PLACE:Victoria
REGISTRATION NUMBER:1663
ESTIMATED BIRTH YEAR:abt 1844.

19 NLA Newspapers online (TROVE), The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957)Tuesday 11 January 1870. KELEHER.\emdash On the 10th inst., at her residence, 17
Walsh-street, West Melbourne, Harriet, the belovedFix this text
wife of P. S. Keleher, aged 26 years. Her end was
peace.

20 NLA Newspapers online (TROVE), The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957) Tuesday 11 January 1870. Funeral Notice.
THE Friends of Mr. P. S. KELEHER are respect
fully invited to follow the remains of his late Fix this text
wife to the place of interment, Melbourne General
Cemetery.
The funeral will leave his residence, Walsh-street,
West Melbourne, to-morrow (Wednesday), at 1 o'clock
p.m.
HENRY ALLISON, undertaker, 40 Victoria-street
west. Melbourne.

21 Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages (Victoria) - Certificate, http://online.justice.vic.gov.au/bdm/home, Marriage PK & HB.

22 Ancestry.com Online Census and BMD, www.ancestry.com, Mary Whelan
Found 10 Records, 5 Photos and 144,453 Family Trees
Born in Tipperary, Ireland on 1851. Mary married Patrick Sarsfield Keleher and had 6 children. She passed away on 1884 in West Melbourne Vic Aus.
Family Members
Parents
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Spouse(s)
Children
Patrick Sarsfield Keleher
1844-1886
Ellen Frances Keleher
1874-1951
Ilma Mary Keleher
1876-1884
Maud Fanny Keleher
1877-1878
William Pat Keleher
1878-1940
Maude Cathleen Keleher
1880-Unknown
Eileen Keleher
1883-Unknown.