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| Name | FITZPATRICK – Thomas |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 59th and 12th Regiment 2nd Battalion |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1467 / 1761 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 23rd June 1840 / 18 years 2 months /Cavan Ireland Tailor |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8¾ in Fresh / Grey / Light Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Mauritius – 8 years 10 months Cape of Good Hope – 7 years 2 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 172 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 27th May 1862 / Not yet known |
| Campaign Medals | Kaffir War Medal 1851/2/3 |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Bristol England |
| Pension Districts | 1862 Bristol 1862 Bermuda (in transit) 1863-1867 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 9d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 30th October 1862 Gravesend England ( via Bermuda) |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | MERCHANTMAN 15th February 1863 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1822 Anna near Belluster Cavan 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 | CASSIN Mary Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 15th January 1862 St. Patrick’s Cork Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not yet known |
| 2nd Husband of Wife | DOWN William Carpenter 14th Light Dragoons (Vimeira) |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1869 Perth Western Australia |
| Children by 2nd Husband | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 4th May 1867 Fremantle Western Australia St. Patrick’s Cemetery Fremantle Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Mary DOWN 3rd April 1886 age 48 Buried East Perth Cemetery |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 Thomas Fitzpatrick 1467 Private 59th Foot Depot location Templemore Cork 1861 Thomas Fitzpatrick 1761 Private 2nd Bn 12th Foot location Plymouth In the 1861 Census of England Thomas Fitzpatrick, 38, an unmarried soldier of the 2nd 12th regt, born Ireland is living at the Horfield Barracks Bristol. Discharge was at his own request having served 21 years. The Surgeon Superintendent of the Merchantman considered Thomas Fitzpatrick’s conduct during the voyage as Very Good and he does not appear on the either punishment or the medical lists. Mrs Fitzpatrick was also given a Very Good rating. |