Patrick Richard Briody (abt. 1884 - 1946)

Born about 1884 in St Helens, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom [uncertain]

Husband of Mary (Birch) Briody — married 1904 in St Helens Parish Church

Died 1946 at about age 62 in St Helens, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Patrick Richard Briody was born in about 1884 in St Helens, Lancashire. He was the son of Patrick Briody and Margaret (Welsh) Briody. His mother died when he was young. He seems to have preferred to use his middle name, Richard, as an adult.

Richard was a champion boxer ("Paddy Hackett"), and became a collier. When he was twenty, he was attacked one night by a gang and knocked out six of them. Unfortunately, one died, and he was tried for murder but acquitted.

Richard married Mary Briody in 1904 at St Helens Parish Church. Their first child, John Birch, was born in 1904; his birth was registered in the third quarter of 1904. He died in March 1905, and was buried on 23 Mar 1905 in the family grave.

By April 2nd 1911, Richard and Mary were living at 4 King Street, St Helens on April 2nd 1911; Richard was working as a coal mine dataller, and they had three children - Nathan (5), Margaret (3) and baby Grace. There was also a widowed char woman boarding with them - Margaret Ellen Woods, aged 46.

Little Grace died in 1912, aged 1; her death was registered in the second quarter of 1912, in Prescot district.

Richard served in the British Army during the First World War, and received the Silver Medal and the Belgian Croix de Guerre.

On 27 Feb 1920 Richard was convicted of obstructing the platform of a tramcar - he was said to have boarded and then partially blocked the way making it difficult for other passengers waiting to board, while he smoked a cigarette, and to have threatened the driver when asked to move. He was fined £1. His address at the time was King Street.

Richard died in 1946, aged 63. He was buried in Windleshaw Chantry (wrongly transcribed as Bernard).

Mary died in 1952 in St Helens, aged 68. She was buried on March 10th 1952 in her family's grave in St Helens Cemetery.

Research Notes

"The Patrick Briody (son of Patrick Briody of County Cavan ) ) of the above record is the cousin of the other Briodys - ie cousin of Maggie - in the record - he was was lodging with them at the time. He later used his middle name of Richard instead of Patrick. His mother had died tragicaly due to the death of her twin daughters - when he was a young child. He grew up tough and was a champion boxer. Set upon by a gang one night, as a twenty year old miner, he knocked six of them out but unfortnately one of them died and he was put on trial for murder, for which he was aquitted. He served in WW1 and was awarded the Silver Medal and the Belgian Croixe de Guerre under the name Richard Briody: First name(s) Richard Last name Briody Service number 238064 Rank Lance-Corporal Badge number 455340 Enlistment date 03-Sep-1914 Discharge date 26-Jul-1919 Unit from which discharged 5th Bn. K.L.R. Cause of discharge 392 (xvia) A. Whether served overseas Yes Badge date of issue 25-Feb-1920 Age on discharge 34 Record set Silver War Badge Roll 1914-1920 L/Cpl Briody Belgian Croix de Guerre Gazetted 15/4/18 Aged 34 at discharge Richard Briody married Mary Birch in Prescot in 1904 1911 Census RG14PN22767 RG78PN1333 RD456 SD5 ED13 SN257 Richard Briody Age: 27 Occupation : below ground coal miner Address : 4 King St, St Helens - the dwelling had 3 rooms Estimated Birth Year: 1884 Born : St Helens Wife : Mary Briody, 26, b. St Helens Nathan Briody, 5, b. St Helens Margaret Briody, 3, b. St Helens Grace Briody, 7 months, b. St Helens He had been married for 6 years - 3 of his 4 children had survived. Served : RAMC 1597 11 KLR 17 KLR Occupation : below ground coal miner Address : 4 King St, St Helens - the dwelling had 3 rooms Estimated Birth Year: 1884 Born : St Helens Wife : Mary Briody, 26, b. St Helens Nathan Briody, 5, b. St Helens Margaret Briody, 3, b. St Helens Grace Briody, 7 months, b. St Helens He had been married for 6 years - 3 of his 4 children had survived. Served : RAMC 1597 11 KLR 17 KLR "^[1] - Terence Briody

I couldn't find a good match for Patrick Richard before 1911, or for his parents at all, whether because there are errors in the above information, or because there are transcription errors in the censuses.

Sources

1. ↑ http://www.rootspoint.com/record/1901-UK-Census/Maggie-Briody-1887-St-Helens-Lancashire-St-Helens-Part-Of/f576419c-5a8d-4220-b863-0f68f671a328/

• Birth registration https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=M2aNWeSkBmqdm0RGW6vNEw&scan=1

• Marriage registration listed in Lancashire Register Office indexes on www.lancashirebmd.org.uk

• Death registration https://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/information.pl?cite=09isd57JpQgwkX3BfLR9Rw&scan=1

• 1911 "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XWT1-DCW : 2 August 2017), Grace Birch in household of John Birch, St Helens, , Lancashire, England; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• https://www.sthelenshistorythisweek.info/sthelens100years/?post=100-years-ago-24-02-2020

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