Curry Reserve in Camden was named after Patrick's descendants

"I have reared a large family in comfort, want for nothing."

Patrick Curry - Sydney Morning Herald 8th June 1848

Patrick (born 17 March 1800 in County Clare, Ireland) , my first Curry forebear to set foot on Australian shores, arrived on the Hooghley, through the courtesy of the government, in 1825. His wife, Ellen Moore, who was also a convict arrived in the same year but on a different ship, the Mariner.  

Patrick and Ellen were forced to live apart for their first years in Australia.  Once they had served their time they were able to cohabit at Camden where they produced a number of offspring. Daniel their firstborn was the first white child to be born in the district.  Ellen died in 1841 after giving birth to a son Terance. After Ellen's untimely death Patrick married two more times - to Ellen Connors and Margaret O'Loughlin.  Patrick fathered two more daughters with Ellen Connors.  

Patrick was a successful tenant farmer on the Macarthurs' Camden Park Estate. He died at Camden at the ripe old age of 80 on September 3rd, 1880.  Patrick's spirit lives on through the lives of his many descendants.