Patrick (Paddy) Fitzgerald

1899 - 1956  (57 years)

• Name	Patrick (Paddy) Fitzgerald
  Birth	1899	Waterville, Limerick, Ireland
  	Paddy's Marriage Certificate and some other documents such as Census and Migration to USA show his Birth Place as Waterville, Limerick, Ireland whereas his Death Certificate shows it as Waterville, County Kerry Ireland. I have recorded "Limerick" as being correct.
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1901	Census
  	Killorath, Rathmore, Limerick, Ireland
  Emigration	3 Dec 1915	New York, USA
  	Passenger List, Adriatic, 3 December 1915. Labourer, home address Kilmallock, County Limerick
  Occupation	USA and New Zealand
  	Paddy's occupation is listed as "Railroad" at the time of his residence in New York, "Bushman" at the time of his Marriage in 1940 (this was when he was employed by Arthur Clouston at Akatarawa, Upper Hutt and "Waterside Worker" at the time of his death. He had met Nana Fitz through Judy's Dad Jim Taylor who also was employed at Akatarawa just prior to the War.
  Residence	1930	Census
  	New York Kings Brooklyn District 1736 Occupation: Railroad
  Death	19 May 1956	12 Rolleston Street, Wellington, New Zealand   [1]
  Burial	22 May 1956	Karori Cemetery, Wellington, New Zealand
  Person ID	I00316	Vine and Taylor Families, Aotearoa New Zealand
  Last Modified	24 May 2020

  
  

  Father	John Fitzgerald,   b. 1864, County Limerick, Ireland
  Mother	Ellen O'Dowd,   b. 1865, County Kerry, Ireland
  Family ID	F1064	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Sylvia Victoria Hartnell Nelson,   b. Abt 1898, Tangarakau, Stratford, New Zealand d. 21 Aug 1979, 6 Hunter Street, Taita, Lower Hutt (Age ~ 81 years)
  Family ID	F00096	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Aug 2025

  
  

• Sources

  @NEW ZEALAND BDM@, Registration No. 1956020978 (Reliability: 3). Cause of death: Coronary Scierosis - As disclosed by Post-Mortem Examination Coroner decided not to hold inquest.