William Lahey

- Abt 1853

• Name	William Lahey
  Born	Ireland
  Gender	Male
  Died	Abt 1853	Cape Broyle, Newfoundland   [1]
  Notes	This surname is recorded with several different spellings including Leahy, Leahey, Lahy, and Lahey. I have used the spelling Lahey for the name listings, although in many cases the surname was recorded differently (Kevin Reddigan). Cape Broyle community historian, Jim Joe O'Brien, wrote that William and Mary Anne Lahey came to Cape Broyle, from Ireland, in 1812 with their two children, Michael and Margaret. According to Mr. O'Brien, William supposedly came over with the "Keough gang". This term in all likelihood refers to the merchant firm of Kough & Co. Ferryland Court records show that that George and Thomas Kough & Co. established, and operated a business at Cape Broyle for about three decades - from 1788 to at least 1816.The Koughs conducted business out of the inland port of New Ross, Co. Wexford, located on the River Barrow. William Lahey settled at Riverhead, Cape Broyle. Mr. O'Brien stated that William was a shoemaker and that his relatives owned a business or farm back in Ireland. Later, when these relatives died, William inherited some money from the estate. It appears, however, that most of the inheritance was used up in trying to procure it, so that William ended up with only 60 pounds, when all expenses were paid. Voter's List - Cape Broyle 1840 - 1852 William Lahey - Riverhead William's Lahey name (nor any Lahey) was not on the voter's list of 1855, so it appears that William may have died between 1852 and 1855.
  Person ID	I2393	Families of Calvert (Caplin Bay), Newfoundland
  Last Modified	6 May 2014

  
  

  Family	Mary Anne,   b. Ireland
  Children	1. Margaret Lahey,   b. Ireland + 2. Michael Lahey,   b. Abt 1817, Ireland ,   d. 21 Jun 1891, Cape Broyle, Newfoundland  (Age ~ 74 years)
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2015
  Family ID	F869	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - - Ireland Died - Abt 1853 - Cape Broyle, Newfoundland  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S66] Individual Sources Notes., Reddigan, Kevin, (Information from various notes, comments, and observations recorded during research or provided in e-mails from other researchers).