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Pensioner Barracks Fremantle by Jeanette Lee – EPG Gazette 2017 No 3
| Name | RITCHIE / RITCHEY – Matthew |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 41st Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2829 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 24th May 1849 / 17 years 6 months / Belfast Antrim Down Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7½ in Fresh / Grey / Light / Bullet wound right foot |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Ionian Islands – 1 year 11 months Malta – 1 year 1 month Turkey and Crimea – 2 years |
| Length of Service | 6 years 246 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 29th July 1856 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Crimea War Medal with Alma Inkermann and Sebastopol clasps Turkish Crimea Medal. |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not stated |
| Pension Districts | 1856 Newry 1860 2nd Belfast 1861 1st Belfast 1863 Tilbury 1863-1892 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 8d per diem Later increased to 10d per diem for service in the Enrolled Force Western Australia |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 15th March 1863 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | CLYDE 29th May 1863 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 14th November 1831 Killyleagh Down Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | RITCHIE Michael Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | QUINN Susannah 15th December 1834 Killinchy Down Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 15th April 1857 Killinchy Down Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Isabella bp 23rd November 1857 Raffrey Down Ireland bap 1857 Raffrey Down Ireland M RIDLEY James unknown date and location D 29th June 1931 Geraldton Western Australia Osborne bap 5th October 1860 Raffrey Down Ireland M JUDGE Elizabeth Ann Not yet known D 17th August 1911 Geraldton Western Australia Obituary of Osborne Richie Agnes Susannah B 1865 Geraldton Western Australia M WILLIAMS John 1880 Western Australia D 22nd April 1946 Geraldton Western Australia bur Uttakarra Cemetery Geraldton Western Australia Matthew Francis B 1868 Greenough Western Australia M OSBORNE Hannah Theresa Mary 1897 D 9th May 1930 Geraldton Western Australia William John B 1870 Victoria District Western Australia D 7th April 1948 Geraldton Western Australia Alice Mary B 1872 Greenough Western Australia M GOON Lee 1900 Western Australia D 12th February 1904 Fremantle (Lee Gong) Western Australia Anne Jane B 1874 Northampton Western Australia D 1874 Northampton Western Australia George B 1875 Northampton Western Australia D 1875 Northampton Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | QUINN Osborne |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| 2nd Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | FAHEY Mary nee DALTON (wife of EPG Patrick Fahey) c 1845 (Age in Fremantle Death) |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1881Northampton, Western Australia, |
| Children by 2nd Wife | None known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | 27th October 1880 granted Greenough Flats Victoria District Location G25 16 acres 26th November 1883 granted Greenough Victoria District Location G26 16 acres |
| Occupation after Arrival | Farmer |
| Newspaper Articles | West Australian various notices 1881 and 1882 not responsible for his wife’s debts as Mary has left him West Australian 31st March 1887 (unlicensed cart) Inquirer and Commercial News 6th April 1887 Disbandment of Enrolled Guard Victorian Express Friday 20th May 1892 page 3 Obituary Matthew The West Australian Saturday 8th August 1925 page 1 Funeral notice Mary Ritchie Geraldton Guardian and Express Tuesday 30th April 1946 page 5 Obituary of Agnes Williams Geraldton Guardian Tuesday 13th April 1948 page 2 Death of Bill Ritchie |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 15th May 1892 Greenough Western Australia Northampton Cemetery Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial 1st Wife | D 1875 Gwalla Western Australia Northampton Cemetery Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial 2nd Wife | 7th August 1925 age 80 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Military record records Matthew as being drunk returning from Scutari Souk Discharge due to the removal of a musket bullet that was lodged in his right foot making him unable to march. Injury occurred 8 September 1855 at the final assault on Sebastopol. During the Voyage of the Clyde Matthew was appointed Corporal of the Guard 5 May 1863 in place of Corporal Webb. 6th June 1881 Payment of £15 to Matthew Ritchie 10d 41st foot Northampton to be sent to him at Northampton 7th November 1881 Matthew was one of the Pensioners employed on sentry duty at the Exhibition Building Perth. 18th December 1881 Matthew was appointed to the Enrolled Guard where he served until it was disbanded in 1887. 7th July 1882 Matthew Richie placed an advertisement in the West Australian saying he would not be responsible for any debts incurred by his wife Mary Ritchie. |