Thaddeus Edward DOODY [7450]

   Other names for Thaddeus were Edward DOODY, Phadus Edward DOODY and Edward McGRATH.

  General Notes:

1886/12021 NZ Birth Doody Tapis, Ann Michael (is this him?)
1959/20802 NZ Death Doody Phadus Edward 72y
1959 Ruru Lawn Cemetery, buried 13 Jan 1959 - Phadies Edward Doody, N/S 72y; 1959/258

d. 9 Jan 1959 Wellington

Star, Issue 6444, 25 March 1899, Page 6
ACCIDENTS AND FATALITIES.
. . . A boy named Edward Doody was brought to the Christchurch Hospital by train from Oxford yesterday, suffering from a broken collarbone, caused by a fall from a horse. . . .

NZ Truth , Issue 729, 7 June 1919, Page 6
DOODY'S DOINGS.
A Bad Samaritan
(From "Truth's" Christchurch Rep.)
Having pleaded guilty to the theft of a couple of watches and a chain worth £20, a young man Thaddaeus Edward Doody was brought before Magistrate McCarthy on Friday for sentence. The facts were that Doody and a man named Nathan Williams had been drinking together and- Williams had paid Doody £1 to put him to bed at the Zetland Hotel. It was while earning the "quid" that Doody got away with the "tickers," one of which he pawned for 15s. When first brought before the court, Lawyer Thomas. asked that Doody be given another chance, and said accused's parents had a farm and were willing to employ him. His Worship convicted accused and ordered him to come up for sentence if called upon, on condition that he goes farming, and also refunds the 15/- he received from the pawnbroker.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXVIII, 16 July 1919, Page 7
SUPREME COURT
PRISONERS SENTENCED
(BY TELEGRAPH - PRESS ASSOCIATION.)
WELLINGTON, July 16. At the Supreme Court, Thaddeus Edward Doody, for charges of theft from a dwelling, was sentenced to reformative treatment for a period not exceeding five years.

NZ Truth , Issue 729, 7 June 1919, Page 6
DOODY'S DOINGS.
A Bad Samaritan
(From "Truth's" Christchurch Rep.)
Having pleaded guilty to the theft of a couple of watches and a chain worth £20, a young man Thaddaeus Edward Doody was brought before Magistrate McCarthy on Friday for sentence. The facts were that Doody and a man named Nathan Williams had been drinking together and- Williams had paid Doody £1 to put him to bed at the Zetland Hotel. It was while earning the "quid" that Doody got away with the "tickers," one of which he pawned for 15s. When first brought before the court, Lawyer Thomas. asked that Doody be given another chance, and said accused's parents had a farm and were willing to employ him. His Worship convicted accused and ordered him to come up for sentence if called upon, on condition that he goes farming, and also refunds the 15/- he received from the pawnbroker.

NZ Truth , Issue 1133, 18 August 1927, Page 9
(From N.Z. Truth's Palmerston North Rep.)
The name Thaddus Doody has infinite possibilities for one who feels the lure of the footlights or the fascination of the screen. But names are sometimes misleading, WHEN, on two successive days in Palmerston North, Thaddus Edward Doody stole some fourteen articles, of a total value of £84, embracing such trinkets as emerald rings and ear-rings, as well as; things with which mere man adorns himself, apparently he did not realise that such pursuits do not usually bring prosperity in their train. For recently Doody appeared before Magistrate: J. H. Salmon, in the Palmerston North Police Court and pleaded guilty to four charges of theft. His version of the affair was that he was drunk at the time and did, not realise the seriousness of the offences. He also remarked that he knew nothing of the charge relative to the missing suit and clothing, but that he would nevertheless plead guilty to all four offences. It was brought, to the magistrate's notice that in recent years Doody has had brushes with the law and that he is already serving a sentence of six months imprisonment. He will have even longer to reflect upon the folly of his latest achievements, as a term of three years' reformative detention, to be served at the expiration of his present sentence, was imposed by the bench.
Thus does Thaddus Doody disappear behind the scenes;

  Other Records

• NZ Electoral Rolls 1853-1981: labourer, 1911, Kaiapoi, New Zealand.

• NZ Army WW1 Reserve Rolls 1916-1917: 2nd Division, 1917, Kaikanui Hotel, Kaipoi, Christchurch.

• NZ Electoral Rolls 1853-1981: no occupation, 1949, 43 Ferry rd, Christchurch, New Zealand.

Thaddeus married Margaret Alice GRIFFIN [7283] [MRIN: 2597], daughter of John GRIFFIN [7272] and Jane Blackie NICOLSON [3286], on 11 Aug 1909 in New Zealand. The marriage ended in divorce in 1921. (Margaret Alice GRIFFIN [7283] was born on 7 Feb 1889 in Rimu, West Coast, New Zealand and died on 22 Jul 1937 in Auckland, New Zealand.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• Magistrate's Court: Separation, 14 May 1917, ? Wellington.

• Divorce: Divorce, 11 Jun 1921, Wellington Supreme Court.

  Marriage Notes:

NZ BDM Online database
1909/3735 NZ Marriage Margaret Alice Griffin Thaddeus Edward Doody

NZ Bride and Groom Records
Name: GRIFFIN Margaret Alice
Date: 1909
Sex: F
Foli:
4915
Spouse: DOODY