Patrick Halfpenny
named below was sof Bernard Halfpenny & Mary McGarry.
Bernard Halfpenny was
my grandfather’s brother, both sons Peter Halfpenny & Bridget Donnachie
This Poor Relief
Record is of Penny Stanziale direct line and my family.
Application for
Poor Relief 4875
Widow of Patrick
Halfpenny-Helen McVey
23,
Date of application
No 3360,
Date of visit
Born Larne Co
age 29 widow, occ-Domestic
Religion RC
Married 24th December
1886at Lambhill RC Chapel by Rev Edward
Doody
Proof of marriage
lines seen
Able with 6 dependants
Means none
Partially destitute
Parents Alexander
McVey & Helen McColl both residing in
Husband
Patrick Halfpenny born
Co Louth
Son of Bernard
Halfpenny miner & Mary McGarry residing
Children
John Halfpenny 9 yrs b
Helen Halfpenny 8 yrs
b
Mary Halfpenny 6 yrs b
Margaret Halfpenny 4
yrs b 13/11/1892at
Elizabeth Halfpenny 2
yrs b
Patricia age 4 mths b
Children’s Birth
certificates all seen
Report
Husband was a Foreman
Mason employed by Peter Glass, builder.Was working at new building Bridgeton
Cross when he met with accident causing his removal to the Royal Infirmary
where he died the following day.
Mr Glass paid cost of
funeral.
Case in court.
Got £15- 7 shillings
from Mason's society, Prudential, Gardeners Societies.
Applicant was supported
by Society
Application first,
settlement
Court
Assistant Inspector W
Young
£45 for clothing for
self and children, and £40 for?
Furniture for house
intending to keep £40.
For goodwill of shop
£10 10 shillings.
States her agent Mr
Joseph O'Neal
The balance she had in
the bank
I have been to the
bank and informed her deposit is exhausted.
S 838?
11.50am,22/11/1906
Widow of Patrick
Halfpenny, Helen McVey 84,
Residence for last 9
yrs.
She has been very
unsettled on
Certified in situations
as cook, domestic service.
Can’t give a? Statement
No 31559
Visit widow of Pat
Halfpenny from 16,
Applies for outdoor
relief states was in? Club as cook.
Hot coals fell on leg
spraining the same.
They gave her 4 weeks
salary.
As she is only 39 yrs
old and in lodgings I recommend? 4/2/1908
No 41034
Widow of Pat
Halfpenny from 6,
Applies for relief.
On visit from,
Inspector not in certified.
Not referred
No 42528
Widow of Pat Halfpenny
She applies from 19,
Slight injuries
No 59216 17/2/1910
Widow of Pat Halfpenny
To
Left 30/301910
No 11029
Widow of Pat Halfpenny
Applies for admission
to hospital from (address illegible)
Visited case
Visited again
She did not come until
the afternoon on
She says she can get
attention independently of parish.14/10/1914 withdrawn
No 32043 20/11/1917
Widow of Pat Halfpenny
36.,
Applies for doctor’s certificate,
chill & debility.
Says all she wanted as
the doctor said she was entitled to Insurance Benefit and was on no Parish.
Residences
Present 2 mths
? Since here before
unsettled in job.
In
Has been in Glenburn
No 31473 11/3/1918
Widow of Pat Halfpenny
13, // Place c/o
Certified Dyspepsia,?
of stomach, granted medical relief
Refused hospital
No 37068
Widow of Pat Halfpenny
21,
Says she fell off
tramcar last week and injured her leg. Says she does not want to go to hospital
as she intends going into service in Rothsay in a day or to
Medical relief
19/3/1919
No 37974 12/5/1919
Widow of Pat Halfpenny
Applies for admission
but changed her mind.
Certified old injury
to knee not requiring medical relief.
28/5/1919 withdrawn.
No 14328
Widow of Pat Halfpenny?
St
Applies for admission
to hospital, but left office before seeing doctor.
9/1/1920 Poorhouse.
No 48328 24/11/20
Widow of Patrick
Halfpenny
12,Coin St?
Scabies sent to
Barnhill 30/11/1920
Left Barnhill
17/1/1921
No 43246 20/1/1921
Widow of Pat Halfpenny
43,
Applied for admission
but did not go in
25/1/1921 not in when
Inspector called.
No 49809 19/1/1921
Widow of Pat Halfpenny
43,Bidley St (Brown)?
Applied for
Certificate for debility & destitute
applies for relief.
27/1/1921 Hospital
8/2/1921 widow of
Patrick Halfpenny to Barnhill
13/2/1921 to Poorhouse
No 52968 16/5/1921
Widow of Pat Halfpenny
certified Scabies sent
to Barnhill
20/4/1920 PH.
Notes from
Inspector of the Poor Glasgow re-Helen McVey or Halfpenny.
Re some money she
should have received from
17/10/1923
Wrote police in
Belfast asking them to make enquires
15/10/1923 from Royal
Ulster Police Constabulary.
Wrote police in
R 6727from Royal
Ulster Constabulary sites careful enquiry has been made at all the likely
places in
Enquiry also made at
office of principal solicitors but without result.
12/12/1923
Requested Mr Jas malt
man (claims department) to make enquiries in
As Mrs Sutton is known
to the Inspector of the poor
12/12/1923
Letter R 8245 from
Dundee
States Sarah McVey or
Sutton residing at c/o Kerrigan,
She admits having received
share of estate but absolutely declines to give any further information
As I believe a
considerable sum has paid to her. I think you should write her direct
intimidating that failing her giving full information or legal action will be
taken.
This may bring her to
a reasonable frame of mind.
Date 2/9/1924?
Mrs McViehg, Limickiln
House, Waterfall rd, Carnlogh,
Sister.
Date 24//9/1924
I interviewed Mrs
Halfpenny of 50,
25/9/1924
Wrote confidently to
Assistant Commissioner Royal Ulster police.
Department?
Your letter has been
referred to District Inspector of Larne.
1/10/1924
From District
Inspector RUC "ca/y490)?
The police have made
confidential enquiries on the lines suggested by your letter of
And have ascertained
that the said solicitor in charge of the case is a Mr Frank Kerr, 3,
The legacy has been
divided as follows, and the sum of £114 to Mrs Halfpenny,
Wrote F Kerr including
account for £134.14.2.
Gave particulars to R
Lamont & instructed him to obtain decree.
The executer refused
to give any information & the solicitor Frank Kerr is to part with no money.
Give no information.
I have instructed my
correspondence to obtain from their court a copy of what corresponds in
I have instructed them
to find out as much as possible & report.
I will probably if
necessary to have a curator appointed when in office, he can see the executer
for a account & pay for payment to Mrs Halfpenny’s share.
Before actually taking
these steps I await further instructions from Enniskillen.
Our Irish
correspondents advise that it is necessary to sue the executor of the late Miss
McVeigh for a payment of the share falling to your ward Mrs Halfpenny, they
request us to take immediate steps here to have a Curator appointed in order
that he may sue.
We have been in hopes
that they would now able to sue us in the name of the Parish Council without
the delay, small expense involved in appointing a curator.
We assume you will
wish Mr Hutchison to be appoinetd,if you
agree in the course recommended perhaps you will be good enough at once to
obtain and send me the two necessary medical certs as to Mrs Halfpenny's
Condition.
Phoned Gartloch for
medical certs at once and confirmed by letter. Reported case to Mr Ramsey who
authorised to proceed with the appointment of Mr Hutchison as curator.
Signature not clear
I shall now proceed
with the petition for the appointment of Mr Hutchison
Transferred as a
boarder to Haddington Asylum (Mrs Halfpenny)
3 copies of original
letter in jpeg format go with this statement.