Tobias Cody/Coady
I live in Australia and I have just written a book about the history of a small coastal town in south-eastern Australia. The first landholder in that area was a man by the name of Patrick Coady Buckley. His mother had been transported from Dublin to the colony of New South Wales in 1818 after stealing a plate from her employer. Paatrick was born inside Newgate Prison Dublin while his mother was awaiting removal to the ship 'Canada' en route to Sydney. She was a married lady by the name of Ellen/Eleanor Cody/Coady. She had married Tobias Coady/Cody in Dublin in 1809 but upon arrival in New South Wales was matched with another convict Edmund Buckley and they were married. Ellen's son Patrick then became known as Patrick Coady Buckley. I am trying to find the movements of Patrick's real father, Tobias, left behind in Dublin when his wife and child were sent to Australia. All I know about Tobias is that he was born in Kilkenny in the mid 1790's and married Ellen/Eleanor Collins in Dublin in 1809. I understand that he emigrated tomaybe Nova Scotia or Prince Edward Island in Canada.When young Patrick was in Australia and living with his mother and step-father he was well educated andlearned to manage cattle. He and his step-father obrtained land in south-eastern Australia. Patrick became very rich. He died unexpectedly in 1872, and hadn't arranged to draw up a will. There was a worldwide search to find living relatives of Patrick who could share in his fortune.The ensuing search and litigation took ten years after Patrick's death and ultimately nine first cousins were discovered. They were living in Kilkenny, New York, Newfoundland, Nova Scotiaand one in Australia. I am very keen to find records of each of these nine. The cousin who lived in Kilkenny was Mary Coady, wife of John Coady. Perhaps John Coady was a nephew of Tobias. I wonder if this famous story is known to anyone in Kilkenny. It appeared in many newspapers in many countries for quite a few years from 1874-1878. I am keen to write another book purely about Patrick and his life as well as pre-birth and post-death.
Susan Kennedy (Australia)