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| Name | FAY – Henry |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 45th and 6th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1058 & 461 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 5th June 1825 / 17 Years / Dublin Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 5 in Sallow / Grey / Black /- |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 15 years 6 months Cape of Good Hope – 5 years 3 months |
| Length of Service | 26 years 68 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 10th August 1852 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | South African Medal Kaffir Wars 1847-1853 |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Dublin Ireland also Preston Lancashire |
| Pension Districts | 1852 Preston 1853-1860 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/2d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 26th April 1853 London England via Cork and Rio de Janeiro |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | ROBERT SMALL 19th August 1853 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1808 Parish of St Michaels and St Johns near Dublin Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | FAY Henry |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | McELLIGOTT Ann 2ND Qtr 1842 Dover Kent England |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Henry Patrick B 1843 Not yet known M c1870 CHILDERHOUSE Ann Daughter of Pensioner John Childerhouse (Palmeston) D 26th July 1906 Patrick Henry Fremantle Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Laurence B c1849 South Africa M McCANN Elizabeth 1874 Fremantle Western Australia D 31st December 1915 Fremantle Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia James b 1851 M CASEY Mary Ann 1885 D 29 May 1929 South Fremantle Mary B 22 September 1858 D 14 March 1861 Fremantle Western Australia UNNAMED b 9TH June 1853 aboard the Robert Small |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | McELLIGOTT Patrick |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| 2nd Husband of Wife Date/Place of Birth | LEBIRE Peter 1829 St John’s Jersey, Channel Islands |
| Date/Place of Marriage | c1862 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Children by 2nd Husband | Annie B 1864 M RAMSAY George Robert 1890 D 4th March 1940 Fremantle Hospital Western Australia |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Western Mail Saturday 4 August 1906 page 15 Obituary Patrick Fay WA Record Saturday 8 January 1916 page 5 Obituary Laurence Fay The West Australian Thursday 30 May 1929 page 1 Death Notice James Fay |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 30 June 1860 Western Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 3rd January1895 Western Australia Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 1058 location Bombay India 1851 461 location King Williams Town and E. London South Africa Discharge: Palpitations of the heart. 1853 wife Ann Fay signed a letter of thanks to the Surgeon Superintendent of the Robert Small Ann Fay was Assistant Matron at the Lunatic Asylum Employed 1861-1863; 1873-1875; 1877-1894 In her employment she used the surname Fay. In November 1894 at the recommendation of Dr Barnett Nurse Annie Fay was awarded a pension of £29/4/- per annum, Unfortunately she did not live to enjoy it as she died 3 January 1895 of inflammation of the bowel |