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| Name | BENNETT – Standish O’Grady |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 10th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 631 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 20th September 1828 / 18 years / Cork City Cork Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 10 in Sallow / Grey / Fair / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | India – 7 years (estimate) |
| Length of Service | 21 years 331 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 13th August 1850 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Sutlej Medal (1845/6) with clasp for Sobraon Punjab Medal (1848-9) with clasp for Mooltan and Goojerat |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Cork Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1850 1st Cork 1851 Limerick 1853-1854 Western Australia 1858-1875 Melbourne Victoria (may have been earlier but did not receive pension before 1858) |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 30th May 1853 Tilbury England via Dublin |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | PHOEBE DUNBAR 30th August 1853 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1810 Ballyhooly Fermoy Cork Ireland refer WO 116: Disability and Out-Pensions, Admissions Description Piece 058: 1850 (Cavalry and Infantry) |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | BENNETT Standish O’Grady B c1776 Limerick Ireland D 7 February 1846 Toronto Canada “Formerly of Tankerville County Cork” – Irish Poet |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | SHERLOCK Margaret (Father possibly re-married as Mother is Mary on Death Certificate) B c1771 Ireland M c January 1807, Kilpeacon Church, Limerick Ireland D c1811 Cork Ireland |
| Siblings | Elizabeth bap 23rd January 1809 Ballyhay (possibly Ballyhooly) Cork Ireland, FHL 962669 M 1st STORY Richard 10 Feb 1831 Kilfinnane, Limerick Ireland M 2nd CATHGARD William Not yet known – Speculative Marriage / Death D 5th June 1889 Ontario Canada bur Sutherland Cemetery |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | KRISK Mary B c1818 Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | c1841 unknown location |
| Children by 1st Wife | Mary c1841 England (tentative) D 29th November 1842, aged 1½ years Fort William Calcutta India Andrew B 19th August 1843 Fort William Calcutta India Eliza B c1850 Ireland (tentative) D 1858 Victoria 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 Wife | MAHER Mary (possibly the sister of Thomas Maher given permission by WO to sail on the Phoebe Dunbar) |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 12th October 1853 St Patrick’s Church Fremantle Western Australia |
| Children by 2nd Wife | Ellen B 1857 Melbourne Victoria Australia D 1875 Melbourne Victoria Elizabeth B 1859 Melbourne Victoria D Not yet known Standish or Thomas B 1861 Melbourne Victoria D 1864 Victoria |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Appointed Night warder Convict Establishment 14th August 1854 dismissed 18 August 1854 as ‘generally inefficient’ |
| Newspaper Articles | Adelaide Times 13th July 1854 page – 3 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Pension paid in Western Australia until September 1854 then deserted from Force: pension reinstated in Victoria in 1858. Not known when and how left Western Australia The Fergus sailed from Fremantle on 16 September 1854 to Melbourne (rough passage -stopped Adelaide to pick up supplies) arrived Melbourne 6th October 1854 had a S. Bennett age 40 as a passenger and also a female passenger Bennett age 31 |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 25th February 1875 Melbourne Hospital Victoria |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial 1st Wife | 12th July 1853 onboard “Phoebe Dunbar” (from Phthisis) |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial 2nd Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 Standish O’G Bennett 631 Private 10th Foot location Manchester & Newcastle Invalided to England 1st May 1850. (Kevin Asplin) Discharge due to Chronic ophthalmic and impaired constitution SO Bennett received medical treatment for a wounded leg August 10th 1853 on board the Phoebe Dunbar. Deserted from the Force WA August 1854 Used aliases Patrick MAHER and John RYAN in Victoria: imprisoned 17th July to 7th November 1860 |
