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About 1782-1784 Birth in County Derry, Ireland. In his 5 February Declaration Peter refers to himself as 'born in County Derry and may be about thirty two years of age. Before 1814
Occupation: same declaration states ‘he kept a shop in Ireland for several years
but being unfortunate in business, he became a travelling merchant and he has
since kept a public house in little dow hill" (Glasgow, Scotland where he was
tried and sentenced) ’ About 1814
Marriage to Mary O'Hara: in 1816 Peter stated ‘it is two years since he married
his present wife, Mary O’Hara. That they have no family..’ In Mary
O’Hara’s statement of 7 February 1816 ‘the Declarant has been only two
years married to Patrick or Peter Quigly, and not thirteen as stated in her
former Declaration. That it is thirteen years since the Declarant was married to
her first husband, now deceased.’ 1814 Spring or Summer
Edinburgh: referring to her sister Mary stated also ‘Kitty O’Hara came over from
Ireland with the Declarant and her husband nearly two years ago, and lived with
them in Edinburgh while they kept a broker’s shop there..’ 1815 after Whitsun
Glasgow: Mary continued ‘and she (Kitty) came from thence with them
when they removed to Glasgow a short time after last Whitsunday.’ In his
statement Peter attempts to maintain he applied for a liquor licence. This seems
to have been rejected by his interviewers and Peter then agrees that he ‘was
some time ago fined by the Justices for selling liquor without a license. That
the Declarant’s premises are situated in little dow hill, and consist of a small
fore shop, and a room to the front, and of a small back closet, which has a door
into the back close.’ 1816 5 Feb
Peter or Patrick Quigly makes first statement in Glasgow before magistrate 1816 7 Feb
Peter or Patrick Quigly makes second statement before Glasgow magistrate 1816 3 May
Trial, Conviction and Sentencing of Peter alias Patrick Quigly and Mary O’Hara
or Quigly at the High Court of Glasgow 1816 18 Aug Peter Quigley received on to prison ship Justitia at Woolwich, England 1816 13 Sep
Mary O’Hara sails on Lord Melville convict ship for females 1816 9 Oct
Peter Quigly sails on Sir William Bensley for New South Wales 1817 24 Feb
Mary O’Hara arrives in Australia 1817 10 Mar Peter Quigly arrives in Sydney New South Wales, Australia, aboard the Sir William Bensley. This arrival is also recorded as April 1817 in Convict Lists and the master of the ship is noted as Williams 1818-1820 Peter's business recorded, in his absence, in Glasgow Directory as 'Quigley, Peter, spirit dealer’ at three different Glasgow addresses in same neighbourhood: in 1818 at 10 Bridgegate; in 1819 at 168 Saltmarket; and in 1820 at45 Stevenston Street, Calton 1818 17 July
Peter on list of prisoners to be sent to Newcastle per Lady Nelson 1819
Mary O’Hara recorded as living off the stores and employed by Mr Gore 1820 13 Sep
Peter absent from Barrack cell for three days 1821 12 May newspaper reports that Peter Quigly will no longer be responsible for debts in his wife’s name as she had deserted her family 1821 22 Sep
Mary O’Hara alias Quigley absconded from Sydney and supposed to living about the
Devil’s Back. 1822
Mary O’Hara working as servant to William Brown, petition for mitigation of sentence,
Peter Quigly operating as a Dealer in Sydney on a Ticket of
Leave. 1822 25 Feb-27Mar Sydney Gazette reports Michael McDermot convicted by Court of Criminal Jurisdiction of stealing from Quigly’s dwelling house, sentenced to three years transportation 1822 Sep-1823 Sep
Peter on list
of persons to whom convict mechanics have been assigned 1823 14 Apr-8 May Sydney Gazette reports George Davey convicted by Court of Criminal Jurisdiction of receiving goods stolen from Quigley-22 pieces of calico & 1 braces 1823 15 Jul-1824 31 Dec
Peter listed on Colonial Fund statements 1824 June
Peter Quigley of Market Street, Sydney, advertises in newspaper the latest
arrivals of goods he has for sale. Advertisements for his business all through
1820s sometimes at 10 Market Street sometimes at 72 Market Street, corner of
Pitt Street, or 73 Pitt and Market Streets 1824 c. July
Peter listed on the account of rents received for assigned convict tradesmen for the
three quarters ending 30 June 1825 Peter had John Norris and Patrick Nowlan working for him 1825 17-31 Aug
Petition by Peter applying for emancipation 1825 11 Oct
Peter testifies to character of John Norris for mitigation of sentence 1825 14 Oct
Peter Quigley gives evidence at McCartney Napier trial reported in the Sydney
Gazette 1825 Nov
Peter included in the list appearing in Sydney
Gazette 1826 April
The Australian reports Peter Quigley charged with selling strong drink without
licence 1828 Mary O’Hara aged 45 years was housekeeper to Peter Quigley who also was about 45 years old; Peter recorded as a shopkeeper in Market Street and the owner of three horses; Peter recorded as Catholic and Mary as Protestant; John Smithers working as a clerk for Peter 1828 1 Aug Sydney Gazette reported prisoner called Veney (?) brought before police for robbery of items from Peter Quigley’s property the previous June; man was remanded in custody 1828 12 Dec
The Australian reported Peter Quigley as minor witness in Hart Bowman trial
1829 24 Apr
Ticket of Leave renewed for Peter Quigley 1829 2 & 4 May
The Sydney Monitor announces death of wife of Mr Peter Quigley, an industrious
shopkeeper 1830 17 Feb
The Sydney Monitor reports Peter Quigley of Pitt & Market Streets asking those
indebted to him to pay their accounts 1830 24 Apr
The Sydney Monitor reports P. Quigley’s sale of old stock and
advertises new stock, latest arrivals from England 1830 1 May The Sydney Monitor reports Quigley will begin trading on this date under 'Quigley & Son' 1830 3 May
Certificate of Freedom granted to Peter Quigley exactly 14 years after his
conviction in Glasgow 1831 19 Feb James Fraser, a life convict, granted permission to marry Ann Quigley, Peter’s daughter 1831 16 May
The Sydney Herald reported Mr Quigley of Market Street had been missing property
for the last eight months; Mrs Quigley had discovered it was their assigned servant
Peter Davies who was the thief. 1831 Sep-Oct
Peter & James Quigley to attend Supreme Court in King St regarding insolvency 1831 1 Nov
Peter & James Quigley lately of Pitt Street Sydney insolvency proceedings 1831 21 Nov
James Quigley, Peter's son, testified at Sydney Supreme Court against
Alexander Thompson, indicted for stealing a substantial amount from him in
September of that year, while his father Peter Quigley was in Europe, in Ireland
to be precise 1831 5 Dec
The Sydney Herald reported that [James]Fraser
had been given bail: ‘On Thursday, Fraser, who was committed to
take his trial for embezzling money and treasury bills belonging to Quigley, was
admitted to bail by Judge Stephen, himself in 100L. and two sureties in 50L-
each’ 1831 7 Dec The Sydney Monitor reported a statement by James Quigley, Peter's son, regarding a charge of embezzling made against James Frazer, a life convict, who was also the husband of Ann Quigley, Peter’s daughter and the sister of James 1832 Peter was listed in The New South Wales Calendar and General Post Office Directory, 1832 as 'Quigley, Peter, Dealer, Pitt Street' 1834 15 Mar
Sydney Gazette advertises sale of Lot 88, a piece of land which was then or
formerly belonging to Peter Quigley on two of its borders on the south side of
Market St, Sydney 1834 25 Sep
Trustees of estate of Peter & James Quigley sell by auction four building
allotments corner of Market & Kent Streets, Sydney 1836 1 Oct
Peter Quigley mentioned in Correspondence to Editors of
The Sydney Herald 1837
No employer named Peter or Patrick Quigly in the muster of that year. 1851 30 Mar
Census for Scotland records Peter Evans Quigley born Ireland, lodger in Mochrum,
Wigtownshire, 'Dealer in hardware' aged 50 or 58 years (entry obscured), his wife Jane Evans Quigley aged
40 years, born Ireland. 1861 7 Apr Census for Wigtown parish in Wigtownshire, Scotland record of a Peter Quigley, labourer, born in Ireland, living at West Side, Low Vennell, age is noted as 60 years. 1868 23 Feb Peter Quigeley, pauper, dies in Wigtown parish, Scotland, of influenza, at a recorded age of 83 years, husband of Jane McCaffery 1868 7 Dec Jane Quigeley MS McCaffery, pauper, widow of Peter, pauper, dies in Wigtown at recorded age of 73 years |
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