DALY / DAILY / DAILEY – James Royal Artillery 6th Battalion

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Name	DALY / DAILY / DAILEY – James
Regiment (s)	Royal Artillery 6th Battalion
Regiment Number (s)	295
Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation	17th April 1826 / 18 years / Omagh Tyrone Ireland Sawyer
Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars	5 Ft 8 in Fresh / Grey / Brown / None
Overseas Service/Duration	Nova Scotia – 11 years 3 months Cape of Good Hope – 1 year 2 months
Length of Service	22 years 102 days
Rank/Date/Place of Discharge	Gunner and Driver / 11th July 1848 / Woolwich Kent England
Campaign Medals	None
Intended Residence at Discharge	Not stated
Pension Districts	1848 1st Belfast 1853 – 1876 Western Australia
Pension Paid	1/0½d per diem Increased to 1/3 for 16 years 5 months service in Enrolled Force WA 28th October 1873
Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland	22nd November 1852 London England
Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia	DUDBROOK 7th February 1853
Date/Place of Birth	1808 St Peters Roscommon Tyrone Ireland
Date/Place of Baptism	Not yet known
Father Date/Place of Birth	Not yet known
Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage	Not yet known
Siblings	Not yet known
1^st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism	UNKNOWN Mary B c1819 Ireland
Date/Place of Marriage	Not yet known
Children by 1^st Wife	Elizabeth B 1852 Ireland (reported as 9 months old on Dudbrook) Isabella B 1855 Fremantle to James Daly and Sarah Cork M KIeRK Robert 1875 Fremantle Western Australia D 1 July 1914 Perth Western Australia
Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth	Not yet known
Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage	Not yet known
Land Grants Western Australia	Not yet known
Occupation after Arrival	Not yet known
Newspaper Articles	Herald (Fremantle, WA : 1867 – 1886), Saturday 8 October 1870, page 5 – Supreme Court Case The West Australian Fri 10 Jul 1914 Death of KIERK Isabella “old colonist” aged 59 i.e. b C 1855
Departure from Western Australia	Not applicable
Date/Place of Death/Burial	23rd October 1876 Western Australia Not yet known
Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife	Not yet known
Will or Probate	None known
Further Information	Good Conduct & Long Service Medals Discharged due to chronic rheumatismSurgeon Superintendent’s Report from the Dudbrook contains information regarding the health and treatment of Mary Daly (Pensioner’s wife) and daughter ElizabethFrom Surgeon Superintendent’s Report – “Mary Daly was placed on the sick list for ’debilitritis et anorexia’. When embarked was suffering under general depressed power and emaciation, which added by the seasickness in the channel lead me represent her condition as unfit for the voyage, her young infant (Elizabeth) was also suffering from the defective state of the maternal condition, both required constant care. This woman’s disembarkation was refused by the ‘War Office’ letter, which stated that unless I could state the result of her remaining on board would be fatal to her, the removal would not be authorised. This appeared to be production of some pecuniary irregularities in that office. The health of the woman and child continued to diminish until the complete recovery from seasickness which was not until the ship entered the tropics, after this period they improved and kept in health during the remainder of the passage”.Story from the Herald Newspaper (Fremantle WA: 1867-1886 Saturday 8th October, 1870 Page 5(6) After the arrival of the Dudbrook there was an inquiry into the conduct of the Surgeon Superintendent due to complaints levelled by some of the pensioners. The complaint of James Daley of not being allowed to wear their great coats in inclement weather. In his defense the SSI stated when hung to dry they made the ship look untidy and like a clothes shop. “On 1st August, 1870 two persons George Godbold and Thomas Coyle were charged with breaking and entering the dwelling house of Pensioner James Daly at Fremantle with felonious intent. They were observed by Isabella Daly (daughter) who reported the matter to the police subsequently they were arrested and charged. They were both found guilty by the jury and sentenced to penal servitude. Godbold 7yrs and Coyle 4 yrs.”