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| Name | CLANCEY / CLANCY – Peter |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 89th and 6th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 571 / 517 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 21st December 1825/18 years/ Dublin Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6¾ in Fair / Brown / Brown / Nil |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 12 years 6 months (with 89th Foot) |
| Length of Service | 22 years 32 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Corporal / 8th November 1847/ Fermoy Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Pre-1856 Fort Garry 1857 Chatham Kent England |
| Pension Districts | 1848 Drogheda 1850 Fort Garry, Hudson Bay 1855 Chatham 1856 Plymouth 1857 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 19th March 1857 London England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | CLARA 3rd July 1857 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1807 Balruddery Dublin 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 | HAMILTON Margaret Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | John Arthur James B c1855 Chatham England M SHEA Mary Ann (nee CROSS) 13th July 1884 at Fremantle Western Australia D 8th July 1887 Fremantle Western Australia bur Fremantle Cemetery Mary Ann B 20th October 1858 Fremantle Western Australia M 19th November 1882 PETERSON Charles Stephen Fremantle Western Australia D 28th May 1901 Fremantle Western Australia (Peterson) bur Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| 2nd Husband of Wife | STONE William – 60th Regiment arrived “Sultana” 1859 |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 21st April 1869 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Children by 2nd Husband | Samuel William B 1865 (under the name of Clancey): did not marry but had two daughters under the name of WANDLESS D 9th November 1926 Wooroloo Sanatorium Western Australia George Frederick B 1867 (under the name of STONE M 18th December 1893 KEMBLE Eliza (nee ANDREWS) Perth Western Australia D 8th November 1938 Perth Hospital Western Australia |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The Daily news Monday 11th July 1887 page 3 Death of John Clancey Also The Daily News 21st July 1887 page 3 further information re John Clancey’s death. |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 11th November 1862 Fremantle Western Australia Skinner Street Cemetery Fremantle |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Transfer from 89th to 6th Regiment when promoted to Sergeant British Army Worldwide Index 1841 Peter Clancey 571 Private 6th Foot location Depot Deal UK Discharge due to dyspnoea and chronic rheumatism When Margaret Clancey applied for monetary assistance after the death of Peter she said she was the mother of 3 children age 8, 6, and 4 so we are missing a child. A Peter Clancey died in 1885 age 27 and it may be the missing child. Wife’s 3rd marriage: Margaret STONE married David HEGGIE 1882 Fremantle. (See William Stone profile) |