Outback Graves Markers

Patrick CROWLEY

Burial Location:Leonora  (details...)
Occupation: Contractor
Place of Death: Leonora Hospital
Date of Death: 01 June 1934
Date of Burial:02 June 1934
Age:62 years
Cause of Death:Dysentery, Heart Failure
OGM Ref#: 2701
Headstone:OGM Aluminium
This is a photograph of plaque number 2701 for1 PATRICK CROWLEY at LEONORA

REF 2701 PATRICK CROWLEY LEONORA

Biography

Mr Patrick Crawley was one of the pioneers of the Mount Margaret district.

His father, Jeremiah, was born in Cork, Ireland, about 1828.  He married Mary Torpy in Victoria in 1867.

Patrick is buried in Plot number 221 of the Roman Catholic portion of the Leonora Cemetery.

He had lived in Victoria for 19 years before moving to Western Australia, and left the amount of 657 pounds to his wife, Annie.

Parents:Mary (nee TORPY) and Jeremiah CROWLEY (Farmer)
Spouse:Annie WILSON
Marriage Details:Married in 1913 in Kalgoorlie; Marriage Registration 1800136/1913, East Coolgardie
Children:Bessie born 1903 in Kookynie (Birth Registration 102067/1934, Perth); John Patrick born 1904 Fremantle (Birth Registration 102068/1934, Perth); Frank born 1907 in Kalgoorlie (Birth Registration 102069/1934, Perth); Thomas Torpy born 1908 in Perth (Birth Registration 102070/1934, Perth); Robert born 1910 at Yerilla (Birth Registration 102071/1934, Perth); Daniel born 1912 in Perth (Birth Registration 102072/1934, Perth); Dora born 1915 at Edjudina (Birth Registration 1900010/1915, North Coolgardie); Mary May born 1920 at Boulder (Birth Registration 700114/1920, Boulder).
Birth Details:Born 1872 in Glenlyon, Victoria; Birth Registration 9252/1872, Glenlyon
Death Certificate:4300016/1934, Mount Margaret
State Records Office: Patrick Crowley AU WA S59 cons3458 1934/189 Item - Part of APPLICATIONS FOR GRANTS OF LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION (ORIGINALS)
Patrick Crowley - Assisted Passage for Daniel Crowley. AU WA S675 cons752 1902/0295 Item 1902-02-03 - 1902-07-30 Part of CORRESPONDENCE FILES
Comments:A newspaper article mentions that he left a wife and three daughters (Bessie, Dora and Mary} and seven sons (Jack, Frank, Tim, Bob, Dan, Con. and Pat) to mourn their loss."
At the time of their father's death, the following children were listed on his Death Certificate: Dora 19 years, Mary 13 years, Constance 12years, Patrick 9 years, 2 males and 2 females deceased.  Interestingly, the births of the first 6 children were registered in 1934, the year of their father's death. However, no early Death Registrations are listed for the apparent deceased children and no further Birth Registrations are recorded.