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| Name | FALLASSY / FALLASSEY – Peter |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 2nd Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1162 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 15th June 1839 / 23 years / Cork Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 3½ in Fresh / Grey / Dark Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 5 years 11 months |
| Length of Service | 13 years 1 day |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 15th May 1852/ Kinsale Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not stated |
| Pension Districts | 1852 1st Dublin 1853 – 1855 West Australia |
| Pension Paid | 7d per diem Temporary for 3 Years 29th June 1852 to expiry on 9th July 1855 Refused further pension 17th July 1855 |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 2nd February 1853 Portsmouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | PYRENEES 30th April 1853 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1816 Kenneigh Bandon Cork 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 | BENSON Mary Ann B c1822 unknown location |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Margaret B c1851 D 14th March 1853 aboard “Pyrenees II” Peter John B 1853 Albany Western Australia bur 7th June 1854 Albany Western Australia Mary Ann B 1855 Albany Western Australia D 30th April 1876 Adelaide South Australia Bur West Terrace Cemetery Adelaide SA Ellen Elizabeth B 1858 Albany Western Australia D 24th September 1885 Adelaide South Australia Margaret B 1860 Albany Western Australia D 14th June 1863 Adelaide South 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 | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The Express and Telegraph (Adelaide) Tuesday 2nd May 1876 page 1 Funeral notice Mary Ann Fallacy (sic) The Express and Telegraph (Adelaide) Tuesday 2nd August 1898 page 2 Funeral notice Mary Ann Farracy (sic) |
| Departure from Western Australia | Departed for Adelaide between1860 and 1863 (based on births and deaths of children) ship unknown |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 11th September 1867 Adelaide South Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 31st July 1898 New Thebarton Hindmarsh South Australia (Farracy) |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 Peter Fallasy (sic) 1162 Private 2nd Foot location Deesa 1851 Peter Fallacy (sic) 1163 (sic) Private 2nd foot location Clonmel Discharge due to heart disease and difficulty breathing Surgeons Log states 9th January 1853 Peter FALASSY put on sick list after falling down main hatchway and struck against the prison bar in his fall fracturing his ribs. 15th January 1853 Margaret Falassy age 2 was treated for diarrhoea on board the Pyrenees she again received treatment on March 3rd for meningitis and died March 14th. March 24th Mrs Falassy age 30 also received medical treatment during the voyage |