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| Name | BATLEY / BATELY – Richard |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 8th and 86th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1681 – 8th Regiment 1771 – 86th Regiment |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 1st October 1839 / 17 years 3 months / Ludlow Shropshire England Cordwainer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8 in Fresh / Grey / Light Brown / Bullet wound on back of head |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 16 years 11 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 51 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 20th December 1861 / Templemore Tipperary Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | Indian Mutiny Medal with central India clasp |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Carlow Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1861 Carlow 1863 Tilbury 1863 – 1887 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem 1878 Increased to 1/5½d per diem for service in the Enrolled Pensioner Force in Western Australia |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 15th March 1863 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | CLYDE 29th May 1863 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1821 Carlow Carlow Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | BATLEY John Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | KELLY Margaret 1834 Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1861 Carlow Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Elizabeth Susannah B 4th April 1863 at sea aboard the “Clyde” M WOODS William 1884 Western Australia D 9th August 1938 Perth Western Australia bur Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Martha Ellen B 1864 Fremantle Western Australia M HILLIARD Henry Francis 1886 Western Australia D 15th September 1944 Perth Western Australia bur Anglican Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Mary Ann B 1866 Fremantle Western Australia D 3rd July 1866 Fremantle Western Australia bur Skinner Street Cemetery Fremantle Western Australia Margaret B 19th July 1867 Fremantle Western Australia D 22nd June 1933 Subiaco Western Australia bur Anglican Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Sussanah B 13th February 1870 Fremantle Western Australia M GIBBS Fred John 1897 Western Australia D 31st October 1936 East Cannington Western Australia bur Anglican Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | KELLY John |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | 17th December 1883 granted Perth Lot 25/H 3 roods 12 perches Hay street Perth Title Application 9 November 1883 Title 6/47 |
| Occupation after Arrival | 1868 Assistant Warder (Fremantle) and Warder (Rottnest) 1878 Messenger for the Colonial Treasury 10th March 1883-29 February 1884 appointed temporary assistant warder Rottnest at £70 per annum dismissed because of reduction in number of prisoners. SROWA Cons 527/1884/0572 |
| Newspaper Articles | Western Australian Times Friday 28th December 1877 – page 2 Marther (Sic) Batley Inquirer and Commercial News Wednesday 9th February 1887 – page 4 Marriage of Martha Western Mail Saturday 8th October 1887 – page 37 (Battley) The Daily News Wednesday 1 November 1899 page 2 Funeral notice Margaret Batley The West Australian Thursday 29th June 1933 page 5 Obit Margaret Batley The West Australian 28th February 1935 page 9 Mrs Hilliard reminiscences about the pearling industry and her life in the North-west. |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 6th October 1887 Perth Western Australia Presbyterian Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 31st October 1899 Perth Western Australia Presbyterian Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army worldwide Index 1841 Richard Batley 1681 Private 8th Foot Depot location Guernsey 1851 Richard Batley 1771 Private 86th Foot location Poona 1861 Richard Batly(sic) 1771 location Templemore Disabled by musket wound to the back of his head at Jhansi 3rd April 1858 Discharge at own request having served 21 years. 20th March 1863 during the voyage of the Clyde Private Batley was reported for speaking to a convict knowing it was against orders – Grog stopped for 10 days and 10days of extra barricade duty. 4th April 1863 Mrs Batley was delivered of a female child. From the funeral notice for Margaret Batley Snr it appears she worked for the WAGR Verdict of suicide 1887 made by Perth Police Court inquest into Richard BATLEY’s death 6th October 1887 Letter to the Colonial Secretary: I regret to report for His Excellency’s Information an attempt to commit suicide on the 1st instant by Pensioner Batley the messenger and caretaker in the Imperial pay department, he with a revolver shot himself through the head, the bullet has been extracted but there is little hope of his recovery SROWA Cons 527/1887/3615 Further Information: 24th October 1887 Margaret Batley wrote to the Colonial Secretary requesting a room at the Barracks as her husband had left her in very needy circumstances. She was refused as the Barracks were required by the police. SROWA Cons 527/1887/3802 |