Timothy Hingerty- Drunk, Disorderly and High Treason? UPDATED Dec 2024

Timothy Hingerty was born around 1839 in Tipperary Ireland.

From the time he was 21 years old he had a number of 'run ins' with the law.

In October 1860 he was reported to be living in White Barns and was charged with destroying the surface of the Common. The charges were brought against him by Lord Baron Dunally.

Things take a much more serious turn when, in October 1865, he was charged with High Treason and placed in Nenagh Goal.

Pound Street is a short street near the centre of Nenagh.

Pound Street Nenagh June 2023

Fortunately, Timothy was later released when it was claimed that he and his companions had been falsely accused as reported in "The Penny Dispatch and Irish Weekly Newspaper", Dublin 11 November 1865 and the Nenagh Guardian.

In November 1866 Timothy was reported to be living in Curraghmiddy (should this be Curraghanuddy?) and was charged with being Drunk and Disorderly.

This starts a pattern of similar charges-

In December 1867 while residing in Millbrook he was once again charged with being Drunk and Disorderly. (Was he living with Michael Hingerty at Millbrook? What is the relationship between Timothy and Michael?)

In May 1868 he was living in Ballykevin (?) and was charged with being Drunk.

Later that same year he was charged and fined with 2 others. No offence listed.

In May 1869 he was listed as living in Ballinaclough and was once more charged with being Drunk.

(NB in 1866 a Michael J Hingerty arrived in Boston, USA and later applied for citizenship stating that his birthplace was Ballinaclough, Tipperary 10 Sep 1837- is he related to Timothy?)

Later that month in 1869 Timothy was listed as being in Nenagh Jail, discharged on 27 May.

....and then the charges stop...... there are no further mentions of Timothy Hingerty in Ireland.......and the name Timothy Hingerty re-appears on the other side of 'the pond' - twice in the US Census of 1870.

On 13th June 1870 a 32 year old labourer Timothy Hingerty was listed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

On 18 August 1870 a 27 year old labourer Timothy Hingerty was listed in Harrisburg Pennsylvania.

So, are we to assume that Timothy Hingerty of Tipperary emigrated to the USA between May 1869 and June 1870 and moved around Pennsylvania during the time of the Census being taken? Or do we have two different Timothy Hingertys living in Pennsylvania at the same time?

What happened to Timothy Hingerty in USA after the 1870 US Census?

There was a Timothy Hengarty born in 1892 in Lisheen, Ireland serving on a fishing ship out of Baltimore in June 1921- is he in any way related to this Timothy?

UPDATE: December 2024

A search of recently available digitised documents at Family Search revealed the following:

On 1st March 1826 John Hingerty of Nenagh, a farmer, signed over the deeds to a house and garden in Pound Street Nenagh to John Kennedy, shopkeeper of Pound Street Nenagh for the sum of 46 pounds, 3 shillings and 1 penny. The property was described as being bounded by Mr Kenndy's holding on one side and on the other by Dr McKeogh's house. John Hingerty signed the document with his mark X.

This record also mentions that John Hingerty came into possession of this house as part of a deal with Thomas Acres and John Acres in 1819 wherein the Acres haded over the deeds for "two (?) houses" in Pound Street to John Hingerty on 10 May 1819.

On 28 February 1822 there is a further deed record which makes mention of a dwelling house, backyard offices and garden in Pound Street Nenagh. The record seems to be a memorial (?) restating the deal made in 1819. There is mention of Thomas and John Acres, John Kennedy of Nenagh, merchant, and John Hingerty of Nenagh, farmer. A further witness to the document is Edmund Hingerty of Nenagh- how does he fit into the Hingerty tree? and what is his profession listed after the words "the aforesaid...."?

Later, in a property deed wherein Mr Kennedy was distributing his property between his daughter and a Mr Poe 5th February 1849, Mr Kennedy's holdings in Nenagh were described in the following terms:

If Timothy of Pound Street Nenagh was charged with treason in 1869 and John Hingerty held property in Pound Street Nenagh years earlier in 1819, 1822, 1826 and 1849, and Pound Street is a very short street in Nenagh, one would suspect that John and Timothy are related. Father/grandfather and son/grandson?

Was John Hingerty of Pound Street Nenagh a brother/father/uncle to Michael Hingerty of Millbrook (where Timothy was later charged with drunkedness)......did Timothy go to live with his father/uncle/great uncle Michael at Millbrook after being released from the treason charges?

Is there a relationship between Timothy charged with drunkedness in Ballinaclogh in 1869 and the Michael J Hingerty born in Ballinaclogh in 1837 and later seeking USA citizenship?

The following land deed for the transfer of two houses and offices from Alice Coohey to George Burr in Pound Street Nenagh 3rd October 1836, is witnessed by a Michael Hingerty, Victualler of Nenagh. Is he the same man/related to the Michael Hingerty of Millbrook???

If you have any information about Timothy Hingerty (or John or Michael or Edmund) to share - I would love to hear from you!

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