Patrick Sheridan was born in c. 1831, in Ballyheelan, Cavan, Ireland, the son of Bernard Sheridan and his wife Rose Blake.In 1852, at the age of 21, he enlisted with the Royal Irish Constabulary.
He remained with the RIC for seven years, and in 1859 emigrated to Melbourne on board the ship 'Morning Light'. In October of the same year 29 year old Patrick Sheridan was appointed Constable in the Victorian Police Force. His record described him as being” 5 feet 11 inches in height, grey eyes, dark hair, dark complexion and tolerably smart.”
Patrick’s appointments during his 15 years with the police were mainly in the districts of Edwards Reef in Gippsland, Maryborough and Ballarat. Apart from being fined once for being “improperly dressed and untidy at 12:30 p.m” whilst at Edwards Reef, Patrick spent a trouble-free time in the Force, and in 1871 was described as “a steady well-conducted man of rather delicate constitution”. This ‘delicate’ appearance was probably due to the fact that he had tuberculosis, which finally killed him in 1876.
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