Patrick Curran (2nd April,1865 – 10th November, 1954) is my paternal great grandfather, being the father of my grandfather, Herbert Curran.
Patrick was born in Ballagh, near Mullingar, Ireland. His parents were Michael Curran (1836-1881) and Annie Doyle (birth year unknown, died about 1881). Patrick went to school at Curraghmore.
Patrick immigrated to Australia about the age of 18, in 1883 after his father (Michael) was stabbed to death in Rathconnell, Ireland in 1881.
Patrick lived and worked at:
- Netley Station, Broken Hill as a gardener
- Menindee, NSW
- Met his wife, Isabella Herbert of Wallaroo, South Australia. They married in Menindee on 5th April, 1896. They lived at Netley Station.
- 1901, Victoria Hotel, Tolarno, as a licensee with his wife, Isabella. May have been working at Netley Station at the same time.
- Mullingar Station, Pooncarie – Granted a lease of 14,700 acres with Darling River frontage on 7 December, 1910. He called this property, Mullingar.
- Travellers Lake, Anabranch. Granted a lease of 13, 878 acres on 16 March, 1936.
- After 1945 (second world war), Mildura, Victoria.
- 1954: Patrick died at the age of 89.
Source: Gordon Curran, in The Family History of Michael Curran 1836-1997.