Patrick Lahee-Russell (1849 - 1897)

Born 1849 in Brinns Point, New Zealand

Husband of Mary (Donaldson) Russell — married 1874 in New Zealand

Descendants

Died 19 Oct 1897 at about age 48 in Greytown, Wellington, New Zealand

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Biography

Patrick was born in 1834.

He died on 19 October 1896 aged 42 and was registered under the name of Leahy^[1]. His death from drowning in the Ruamahunga River was reported in various papers including the Wellington Evening Post ^[2]. He had been missing since 15 October, his body being found on 16 November. A Coronal inquest found the cause of death to be suicide by drowning. Evidence showed that he had financial troubles.

The family know that he married for a second time and lived near Greytown in the Wairarapa - but little else is known of why he came to the North Island, when several of his children were fostered out to relatives in the South Island. Maybe he came to live near his eldest sister?

Sources

Footnotes and citations:

1. ↑ New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online Death

   1896/2061 Leahy Patrick 62Y 19/10/1897

2. ↑ Papers Past

   ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES

   Evening Post, Volume LIV, Issue 120, 17 November 1897

Source list:

• Dianne Cook, first hand knowledge. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Dianne and others.