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Claremont Pensioner Guard Village October 2010 and July 2011 EPG Gazette
| Name | BANDY – Thomas |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 98th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 461 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 27th June/January 1825 / 16 years / Aylesbury Buckinghamshire England Shoemaker |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 5½ in Sallow / Grey / Fair / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | None |
| Length of Service | 20 years 280 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 9th May 1848 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Chatham Kent England |
| Pension Districts | 1848 Chatham 1850 Western Australia 1852 Struck off for committing a felony 27 August 1872 Pension restored 1872-1896 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 22nd July 1850 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | HASHEMY 25th October 1850 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c 19th Nov 1808 Turweston Buckinghamshire England |
| 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 | PARKES Sarah B c1812 Bap 31st July 1814 Oldbury Parish of Halesowen Shropshire England |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 28th October 1832 Bristol Gloucestershire England |
| Children by 1st Wife | Elizabeth Ann B c1835 Devonport Devon England bap 4th October 1835 Stoke Damerel Devon D 17th November 1835 Stoke Damerel Devon Mary Ann B c September 1836 Bristol Gloucestershire England bap 13th November 1836 Bristol Gloucestershire England D 6th April 1837 Mottram in Longendale Cheshire England Louise B 6th May 1838 Weedon Barracks Northamptonshire England Bap 20th May 1838 Weedon Northamptonshire D 8th February 1840 Irish Gates Carlisle Yorkshire England Thomas Amos B c1840 Barracks Newcastle on Tyne Northumberland bap 7th June 1840 St Andrew Newcastle on Tyne Northumberland M MORTIMER Martha Dora 4th December 1867 Gingin Western Australia D 11th June 1921 Gillingara Midland Railway near Moore River Western Australia bur 14th June 1921 Gingin Cemetery Western Australia William Henry B 25th May 1842 Tiverton Devon England Bap 4th June 1842 St Peter Tiverton Devon England D 3rd September 1909 Geraldton Western Australia bur Church of England Section Urch Street Cemetery now Apex Park Geraldton Western Australia Jane B 12th May 1845 Medway Chatham Kent England Bap 25th July 1847 Garrison Church Brompton Kent England M DRAGE Thomas 1st May 1862 Glengarry Victoria Plains Western Australia D 31st May 1901 Geraldton Western Australia bur Church of England Section Northampton Cemetery Western Australia Elizabeth B 15th April 1847 Chatham Kent England Bap 25th July 1847 Garrison Church Brompton Kent England M HABEKOST Carl John Christian 31st March 1866 Singapore D 2nd June 1921 Singapore bur Bidadarri Cemetery Singapore Maria B 20th April 1849 Chatham Kent England Bap 6th May 1849 Holy Trinity Brompton Kent England M De BASAGOITI Juan Parke 16th June 1866 Singapore D 8th August 1915 St Thomas Walk Singapore bur Bidadarri Cemetery Singapore George B Feb 1854 Claremont Perth Western Australia M HOLDER Elizabeth 1875 St John’s Church West Perth Western Australia D 27th May 1924 West Perth Western Australia bur Anglican Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Joseph B 6th August 1855 Perth Western Australia M WILLIAMS Elizabeth 1886 Gwalla Western Australia D 19th June 1938 Northampton Western Australia bur Methodist Section Northampton Cemetery Western Australia Male (stillborn) B 1856 Perth Western Australia D 1856 Perth Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | PARKES Amos |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | HARRIS Elizabeth |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Assigned Freshwater Bay and Butlers Swamp P6 This allotment was reassigned to EPG Samuel Efford after his sentence of transportation Application For Crown Grant 31st January 1884 Perth Lot 155V corner if Thomas and Collins streets West Perth of 3 roods 35 Perches Title Issued 1st April 1884 |
| Occupation after Arrival | Shoemaker in Perth |
| Newspaper Articles | Inquirer 30th October 1850 – page 3 Perth Gazette and Independent Journal of Political and News WA Shipping Intelligence 1st November 1850 – page 2 – List of Pensioners on the Hashemy named Inquirer and Commercial News Wednesday 6 March 1861 page 2 Passengers for Singapore per ‘Guyon’ Inquirer and Commercial News Wednesday 15th February 1865 page 2 Passenger list ‘New Perseverance’ Bangkok Recorder (Thailand: 1865-1867) Thursday 10th May 1866 page 3 Marriage Elizabeth and Carl Habekost West Australian 19th Feb 1896 – page 4 – Funeral Notice |
| Departure from Western Australia | 4th March 1861 Sarah Bandy left WA for Singapore per ‘Guyon’ accompanied by one of her daughters leaving behind daughter Jane and sons Thomas Amos, William Henry, George and Joseph. Sarah returned to Western Australia in 1865 returning to Singapore on the New Perseverance 11 February 1865 with another daughter. Sarah lived at Singapore until her death in 1881. |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 18th February 1896 Perth Western Australia Church of England Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 25th March 1881 Kandang Kerbau Singapore |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 Thomas Bandy 461 Corporal 98th Foot location Newcastle, Manchester and Naas Discharge due to chronic rheumatism and inguinal hernia Thomas Bandy age 10, William age 8, Elizabeth age 5 and Maria age 1 all received medical treatment during the voyage of the Hashemy. Elizabeth and Maria both suffered from measles and Thomas and William from phlegmon. 1851 Thomas Bandy was tried for stealing four pairs of shoes and sentenced to 7 years transportation to Van Diemen’s Land however he was pardoned by the Governor. 7th January 1854 he was again arrested for stealing tobacco the property of Messrs Gibson, Dyett and Co this time the charge was dismissed. There are sundry accounts Thomas Bandy appearing in the police courts. In 2002 the Bandy family held a re-union at Kings Park Perth WA which was attended by around 50 people from Geraldton, Darkan, Donnybrook, Gingin and Melbourne Victoria and included descendants of the Habekost family. Carl Habekost the husband of Elizabeth was a Master Mariner. Extensive research has been done by members of the Bandy family and is available online Purchased Perth Lot Y23 with 3 others Purchased Perth Lot Y25 Purchased Perth Lot Y24 with Sarah When the Hashemy was chartered as a convict transport in 1850 its destination was Van Diemen’s Land but due to the strong anti-transportation movement in the Eastern states it was decided to send it to Western Australia where transportation was still acceptable. As a result the WO 23s still have the pensioners located in VDL in 1851 instead of Western Australia. |