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| Name | DALY / DALEY – Richard |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Honourable East India Company Bombay Artillery 1st Battalion |
| Regiment Number (s) | 344 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 3 February 1841/ 19 years /Limerick Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 9 in Fresh / Blue / Light Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | HEIC To India 17th March 1841 per Quinton Leitch |
| Length of Service | 19 years 3 months |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Gunner / 3rd September 1860 / Not yet known |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Limerick Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1860 Limerick 1864 Tilbury 1864-1894 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 30th January 1864 Portland |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | CLARA 13th April 1864 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1822 Newport Tipperary 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 |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | UNKNOWN Jane B 1817 (deduced) |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not yet known |
| 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 | Perth Lot V135 – 1 acre Assigned 11 November 1881 Title Application 8 August 1883 Title 6/39 |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The Inquirer and Commercial News Wednesday 15th September 1886 page 3 Assault on Richard Daly The Daily News Thursday 16th September 1886 page 3 Letters to the Editor re Assault Inquirer and Commercial News Wednesday 19th October 1887 page 5 Richard charged with common assault |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 26th April 1894 York Western Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 1881 Western Australia Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | It is possible Richard’s wife was Jane Maguire married 23rd October 1860 at St. John’s, Limerick City Limerick, Ireland During the voyage of the Clara Richard Daly had his grog stopped for 2 days for going into the barracks with his accoutrements on – against orders. Richard Daly and his wife were amongst the Pensioners chosen for the expedition to Camden Harbour which turned out to be a major disaster. (There are many books and articles written about Camden Harbour including Scholl’s report.) Richard Daly wrote to Sergeant Conley on 15th March 1865 regarding conditions at Camden Harbour see Camden Harbour – EPG Gazette April 2005 Volume 6 No 2 – Jeanette Lee 1866 Richard nominated his sister in law Mary (Fl)inn age 38 and her son John age 19 as nominated immigrants, their contact address was Mechanics Institute Limerick. Richard Daly had a number of minor charges brought against him for assault, drunkenness and bad language during 1869-1870s 1866 Purchased Fremantle Town Lot 395 for £6/0/0 High Street 1871 wife purchased Fremantle Town Lot 746 for £6/0/023rd March 1885 pensioner Richard Daley (sic) was gaoled for 6 months for an assault on a girl Emily Timewell. There is a series of Letters to the Editor written by a Richard Daley between 1888 and 1891 regarding a reservoir on Mt. Eliza and Albany being the principal port for Western Australia and the agriculture of the Albany district which produced a lively correspondence with several others. Whether these letters were written by Pensioner Richard Daly or another person is unknown. |