Difference between revisions of "Patrick O'Day"
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==Background== | ==Background== | ||
| − | Patrick O’Day was born around 1826 in Ballingary, Tipperary, [[Ireland]] and was in the British Army. He married Mary Wall in 1854. Patrick O’Day died in 1906 and is buried at the [[Ballaarat New Cemetery]]. | + | Patrick O’Day was born around 1826 in Ballingary, Tipperary, [[Ireland]] and was in the British Army. He married Mary Wall in 1854. Patrick O’Day died in 1906 and is buried at the [[Ballaarat New Cemetery]].<ref>Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., ''Eureka Research Directory'', Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.</ref> |
==Goldfields Involvement, 1854== | ==Goldfields Involvement, 1854== | ||
| − | O’Day trained the | + | O’Day was a baker<ref>Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. ''The Eureka Encyclopaedia'', Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.</ref> who trained the pikemen at the [[Eureka Stockade]] but was absent during the battle on 3 December 1854 as his wife was due to give birth to their child. <ref>Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., ''Eureka Research Directory'', Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.</ref> |
==Post 1854 Experiences== | ==Post 1854 Experiences== | ||
| − | O'Day became a businessman, being a baker and publican. | + | O'Day became a businessman, being a baker and publican. <ref>Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., ''Eureka Research Directory'', Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.</ref> |
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 21:20, 7 December 2013
Contents
Background
Patrick O’Day was born around 1826 in Ballingary, Tipperary, Ireland and was in the British Army. He married Mary Wall in 1854. Patrick O’Day died in 1906 and is buried at the Ballaarat New Cemetery.[1]
Goldfields Involvement, 1854
O’Day was a baker[2] who trained the pikemen at the Eureka Stockade but was absent during the battle on 3 December 1854 as his wife was due to give birth to their child. [3]
Post 1854 Experiences
O'Day became a businessman, being a baker and publican. [4]
See also
Further Reading
Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
References
- ↑ Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., Eureka Research Directory, Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.
- ↑ Corfield, J.,Wickham, D., & Gervasoni, C. The Eureka Encyclopaedia, Ballarat Heritage Services, 2004.
- ↑ Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., Eureka Research Directory, Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.
- ↑ Wickham, D., Gervasoni, C. & Phillipson, W., Eureka Research Directory, Ballarat Heritage Services, 1999.
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