Person in this family
Patrick Joseph McGreevy
about 1891 – 1966
A man buried in the Roman Catholic section at Ipswich, Queensland; the link to Peter McGreevy and Mary Ann Hickey is not yet proved. Patrick’s free cemetery entry fixes the reported death date and gives an age of 75, but it is still only a transcription; the original inscription or Queensland death registration is needed for family details.
Proved by a record
Patrick J. McGreevy (about 1890/91–7 April 1966) is recorded in an Ipswich Catholic cemetery, but his parentage is unproved.
Born at Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
Recorded as: Patrick McGreevy
How is this person related?
Andrew John Leahey’s second cousin twice removed
Gina D. Cacace’s spouse's second cousin twice removed (by marriage)
Abigail Ann Leahey’s second cousin three times removed
Marie C. Fitzgerald’s second cousin once removed
Kevin Leahey’s spouse's second cousin once removed (by marriage)
Worked out from the recorded parents and marriages. No sex is recorded for anyone in this archive, so the wording stays neutral.
How this person is related to Andrew:
Patrick Joseph McGreevy is your second cousin, 2 times removed.
Life
A cemetery transcription records Patrick J. McGreevy in the Roman Catholic section at Ipswich: "McGREEVY | Patrick J. | | 7-Apr-1966 | 75." His age supports a birth in about 1890 or 1891, but not the exact date of 5 January 1891 recorded in our family tree.
Our family tree records him as a son of Peter McGreevy and Mary Ann Hickey. The cemetery entry gives no parents, so that relationship remains unproved. Alma I. McGreevy, who died in 1973 aged 77, appears in the same cemetery transcription, but this archive does not establish any relationship between them. Patrick's occupation, residence, marriage, and other details are unknown.
How we know this: The death date and age have cemetery support, but the exact birth date and family relationships remain claims recorded here. [1][2]
Family
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Places listed on this page
- Ipswich, Queensland, Australia
- Queens, New York City, New York
- Ipswich General Cemetery, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia Cemetery or burial place
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Timeline
Born
Death/burial listing: 7 April 1966, age 75, Ipswich Roman Catholic cemetery section. This supports birth about 1890/91, not the exact date recorded here, 5 January 1891. [2]
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Buried
Death/burial listing: 7 April 1966, age 75, Ipswich Roman Catholic cemetery section. This supports birth about 1890/91, not the exact date recorded here, 5 January 1891. [2]
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Died
7 Apr 1966
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What the records say
2 records transcribed.
Record exhibit
Mary Ann Hickey McGreevy memorial, Ipswich General Cemetery
This old record gives information about the person or family named here.
Partly proved
Verbatim transcription currently held in this archive — reproduced in full.
Mary Ann Hickey McGreevy, born 6 October 1862, City of Ipswich, Queensland; died 20 January 1934, Ipswich; buried Ipswich General Cemetery, Roman Catholic 2A, Row 7, Grave 43. Parents John Hickey and Ellen Condon. Spouse Peter McGreevy 1861-1941, married 1886. Nine children.
Record exhibit
Australian Cemeteries, Ipswich Roman Catholic 4A
This old record gives information about the person or family named here.
Partly proved
Verbatim transcription currently held in this archive — reproduced in full.
HOARE | John Thomas | 20Nov1898 | 3-Mar-1967 | 77 | s/- William Hickey & Ellen Shea. | HOARE | John Thomas | 20Nov1898 | 3-Mar-1967 | 77 | s/- William Hickey & Ellen Shea. | HICKEY | Cecilia Anne | | 27-Oct-1985 | 79. | HICKEY | Cecilia Anne | | 27-Oct-1985 | 79. | HOARE | John Thomas | 20Nov1898 | 3-Mar-1967 | 77 | s/- William Hickey & Ellen Shea. | HOARE | John Thomas | 20Nov1898 | 3-Mar-1967 | 77 | s/- William Hickey & Ellen Shea.Show the full recordHide the full recordFull record, about 100 words
| HICKEY | Patrick James | | 7-Jan-1969 | 70. | HICKEY | Patrick James | | 7-Jan-1969 | 70. | McGREEVY | Patrick J. | | 7-Apr-1966 | 75. | McGREEVY | Alma I. | | 10-May-1973 | 77 | McGREEVY | Patrick J. | | 7-Apr-1966 | 75. | McGREEVY | Alma I. | | 10-May-1973 | 77 | May Hoare | HOARE | John Thomas | 20Nov1898 | 3-Mar-1967 | 77. | HARTFIEL | Bridget Monica | | 21-Aug-1982 | 80. | HARTFIEL | William | | 28-Sep-1965 | 63. | HARTFIEL | Bridget Monica | | 21-Aug-1982 | 80. | HARTFIEL | William | | 28-Sep-1965 | 63.
Historical context
These background articles explain the places, work, and events in this entry.
What Sponsors and Witnesses Can Tell Us
Catholic registers often preserve the people standing just outside a family photograph. A baptism normally names the child, parents, date and sponsors or godparents; a marriage normally names the couple and wit…
The Irish Road to Ipswich, Queensland
Most branches on this site point toward New York or New Jersey. The Hickey–McGreevy–McGuire cluster points in the opposite direction, to Ipswich, Queensland. The Australian evidence is uneven: cemetery records …
What we still don't know
- Does the Queensland death registration identify his parents?
- Was Alma I. McGreevy related to Patrick?
- What were his occupation, residence, and marital status?
- Dates come from the family's Find a Grave memorials rather than the Queensland register; the registration would confirm them.
- Obtain the cemetery image/ledger and Queensland death registration for 7 April 1966; test nearby Alma I. McGreevy as a possible spouse without assuming the relationship.
- [MERGED 7 August 2026] This person had been entered twice — as `patrick-joseph-mcgreevy-1891` and as `patrick-mcgreevy-1891` — when the Queensland families were built out from Find a Grave without first checking the names already in the archive. The two records are one person and are now joined; the old address redirects.