Above: The birth certificate of Patrick James "Paddy" Sheridan.
Patrick James ‘Paddy’ Sheridan was born on September 3, 1869, at Carisbrook, Victoria, the second of ten children born to Nicholas Sheridan and his wife Bridget McGrath. The nature of Paddy's education is uncertain. He was enrolled in the Carisbrook State School in January, 1878, aged 8 years, by his mother, Bridget, who was the railway gatekeeper at Carisbrook. Prior to this time the Sheridan family had been living at nearby Moolort, so it can be assumed that Paddy, his elder brother Barney, sister Roseannie and younger brother John all started their schooling in Moolort.
Patrick James ‘Paddy’ Sheridan was born on September 3, 1869, at Carisbrook, Victoria, the second of ten children born to Nicholas Sheridan and his wife Bridget McGrath. The nature of Paddy's education is uncertain. He was enrolled in the Carisbrook State School in January, 1878, aged 8 years, by his mother, Bridget, who was the railway gatekeeper at Carisbrook. Prior to this time the Sheridan family had been living at nearby Moolort, so it can be assumed that Paddy, his elder brother Barney, sister Roseannie and younger brother John all started their schooling in Moolort.
The Carisbrook School records noted that Patrick Sheridan, father Nicholas Railway Labourer,
passed his Standard of Education in August 1883. It was also noted that the school he had last attended had been a Private School...a local Catholic school perhaps? Paddy would have been almost 14 at the time that he passed his Standard Education certificate, which by law was the earliest age at which a child could finish their education. I do not know if Paddy continued on to a higher level of schooling in Carisbrook, or at Yarrawonga when the family moved there c. 1885.
He was in his mid- teens when his family moved to Yarrawonga. By trade Paddy was a butcher, in Yarrawonga and then further afield, including Berrigan and Illabo, NSW. When he was 26, Paddy married 23 year old Bridget Mary Frances Bourke (see above picture). They were married on July 20, 1897, at Tungamah. Bridget was the only surviving daughter of publican, store owner and farmer Paddy Bourke and his wife Margaret Bourke.
The couple lived in Murphy Street, Yarrawonga, initially, then moved to Tungamah to live in the Victoria Hotel, which was built and owned by Paddy Bourke, and managed for a period by Bridget herself. Paddy and Bridget had a family of eight children:
A) Mary Frances Sheridan: b December 28, 1898. Married Ces Mallon and had one daughter, Margaret, b Junee district in 1922. Mary died September 23, 1976, in her Tungamah home, and her daughter Marg died 1951 aged only 28.
B) Patrick James ‘Bob’ Sheridan: born May 29, 1900, Tungamah. Married Mafra Pearl Bruce in 1927 at West Melbourne, and had nine children: Bill b 1927; Frances Mary b 1928-d 1929; Jack b 1930; Peter Michael b 1937 d 1991; Basil John born 1938: Ann Margaret b 1940; twins Elizabeth & Patricia b 1942 and Margaret b 1944.
“Bob” Sheridan was a plumber by trade, but also worked as a shearer, wharfie and wheat lumper. He died in Yarrawonga Hospital in 1978.
C ) John Aloysius Sheridan: born February 20, 1902, Tungamah. Married Ellen Murphy and had three children: Barbara, Margaret and John. Known as ‘Jack’, he died at Ascot Vale in 1967.
D) Margaret Sheridan: born February 1904. She died at birth or very soon after, and was buried February 11, 1904, in the Yarrawonga Cemetery.
E) William Thomas Sheridan: born Yarrawonga 1905. Died at the age of three and a half months, and buried Yarrawonga Cemetery June 13, 1905.
F) Bridget Alice Sheridan: born May 3, 1906, Yarrawonga. At age of 20 gave birth to James Joseph Sheridan, father not known. Later married widower Jack Moore. Bridget died in a car accident at Tallarook in November 1955. Her son James “Jim” Sheridan became the infamous “Gangster Jim’ who was murdered and dumped in a Sydney alley in 1967.
G) Annie Teresa Sheridan: born March 19, 1909. Married William Frayne and had one son, William (‘Young Bill’). Annie died July 21, 1981, Melbourne.
H) Peter Augustine Sheridan: born Yarrawonga August 31, 1914. Married Lucy Veronica Nunn. Died June 6, 1983, Yarrawonga.
Paddy and Bridget Sheridan ran the Exchange Hotel in Yarrawonga around the period of 1914, and Bridget’s obituary stated that they ran a pub in Chiltern also, but this has not been proven.
Paddy and Bridget Sheridan spent their later years at 268 Ascot Vale Road, Ascot Vale. He died at his home in October 1951, aged 82. Bridget his wife died in 1963.
passed his Standard of Education in August 1883. It was also noted that the school he had last attended had been a Private School...a local Catholic school perhaps? Paddy would have been almost 14 at the time that he passed his Standard Education certificate, which by law was the earliest age at which a child could finish their education. I do not know if Paddy continued on to a higher level of schooling in Carisbrook, or at Yarrawonga when the family moved there c. 1885.
He was in his mid- teens when his family moved to Yarrawonga. By trade Paddy was a butcher, in Yarrawonga and then further afield, including Berrigan and Illabo, NSW. When he was 26, Paddy married 23 year old Bridget Mary Frances Bourke (see above picture). They were married on July 20, 1897, at Tungamah. Bridget was the only surviving daughter of publican, store owner and farmer Paddy Bourke and his wife Margaret Bourke.
The couple lived in Murphy Street, Yarrawonga, initially, then moved to Tungamah to live in the Victoria Hotel, which was built and owned by Paddy Bourke, and managed for a period by Bridget herself. Paddy and Bridget had a family of eight children:
A) Mary Frances Sheridan: b December 28, 1898. Married Ces Mallon and had one daughter, Margaret, b Junee district in 1922. Mary died September 23, 1976, in her Tungamah home, and her daughter Marg died 1951 aged only 28.
B) Patrick James ‘Bob’ Sheridan: born May 29, 1900, Tungamah. Married Mafra Pearl Bruce in 1927 at West Melbourne, and had nine children: Bill b 1927; Frances Mary b 1928-d 1929; Jack b 1930; Peter Michael b 1937 d 1991; Basil John born 1938: Ann Margaret b 1940; twins Elizabeth & Patricia b 1942 and Margaret b 1944.
“Bob” Sheridan was a plumber by trade, but also worked as a shearer, wharfie and wheat lumper. He died in Yarrawonga Hospital in 1978.
C ) John Aloysius Sheridan: born February 20, 1902, Tungamah. Married Ellen Murphy and had three children: Barbara, Margaret and John. Known as ‘Jack’, he died at Ascot Vale in 1967.
D) Margaret Sheridan: born February 1904. She died at birth or very soon after, and was buried February 11, 1904, in the Yarrawonga Cemetery.
E) William Thomas Sheridan: born Yarrawonga 1905. Died at the age of three and a half months, and buried Yarrawonga Cemetery June 13, 1905.
F) Bridget Alice Sheridan: born May 3, 1906, Yarrawonga. At age of 20 gave birth to James Joseph Sheridan, father not known. Later married widower Jack Moore. Bridget died in a car accident at Tallarook in November 1955. Her son James “Jim” Sheridan became the infamous “Gangster Jim’ who was murdered and dumped in a Sydney alley in 1967.
G) Annie Teresa Sheridan: born March 19, 1909. Married William Frayne and had one son, William (‘Young Bill’). Annie died July 21, 1981, Melbourne.
H) Peter Augustine Sheridan: born Yarrawonga August 31, 1914. Married Lucy Veronica Nunn. Died June 6, 1983, Yarrawonga.
Paddy and Bridget Sheridan ran the Exchange Hotel in Yarrawonga around the period of 1914, and Bridget’s obituary stated that they ran a pub in Chiltern also, but this has not been proven.
Paddy and Bridget Sheridan spent their later years at 268 Ascot Vale Road, Ascot Vale. He died at his home in October 1951, aged 82. Bridget his wife died in 1963.
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