Person:Patrick McCarty (4)

"By most accounts, Billy the Kid was born Henry McCarty in New York City, NY November 23, 1859, his parents being Catherine and Patrick McCarty, although it is not known for sure."

"William H. Bonney AKA Billy the Kid his mother's name is Katherine Ann Bonney she married Patrick Henry McCarty, thats where the H in William Henry Bonney he also had an older brother Joseph when Patrick died Katherina married William Antrum. Billy McCarty liked William thats why he took his first name of William. Billy got run out of Texas an changed his name from Billy McCarty to William H. Bonney, Bonney being his mothers maiden name."

"In New York she becomes destitute after a few years and shacks up with an Irish immigrant, Michael McCarty. (It’s not clear they were married formally – although they may have considered themselves married.) She has two sons with McCarty. One is William Henry Bohne otherwise known as Billy the Kid. The other is Joseph Smith McCarty. William goes by Bohne rather than McCarty because McCarty is quite the . . . well add your own expletive. One story has him wanting to pay Tithing and breaking Helsina’s arm trying to get the broach or watch that the king had given her to pay for it."

Name: Patrick McCarty
Birth Year: abt 1812
Age: 43
Gender: Male
Relation to Head: Head
Residence: New York City, Ward 1, New York, New York, USA
District: E.D. 3
Household number: 299
Line Number: 1
Household Members: Name Age
Patrick McCarty 43
Catherine McCarty 30
Bridget McCarty 2

Name: Patrick McCarthy
Age: 30
Birth Year: abt 1830
Gender: Male
Occupation: Daylaborer
Birth Place: Ireland
Home in 1860: New York Ward 1 District 1, New York, New York
Post Office: New York
Family Number: 1562
Household Members: Name Age
Patrick McCarthy 30
Cthn McCarthy 29
Bridget McCarthy 7
Henry McCarthy 1



Note: appears to be the same family as listed in the 1855 New York Census, but Patrick's age is not the same, possibly the Census Taker wrote down his age incorrectly in one of the Censuses.