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| Name | BRINDLEY – Henry |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 2nd Regiment 1st battallion |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1159 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 13th June 1839 / 21 years / Salford Lancaster England Tailor |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7.6/8 in Fresh / Grey / Light brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 5 years 11 months Cape of Good Hope – 8 years 4 months |
| Length of Service | 21 Years 43 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 24th July 1860 / Chatham England |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Athlone Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1860 Athlone 1861 Birmingham 1862 Tilbury 1862-1868 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/1d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 8th October 1862 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | York 31st December 1862 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1818 Sutton Macclesfield Chester England (WO 97) |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known (see further information) |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | Henry Brindley (see further information) |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Elizabeth Hall (see further information) |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | CUNNIFF Catherine (Kate) 1832 Ireland (unconfirmed source cites “Bannasloe – Ireland”) |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 11th June 1848 St. Mary’s Athlone Westmeath Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Sussanah bap 13th February 1851 St Peter and Paul Clonmel Tipperary Ireland M WELLINGTON John Arthur 1874 Bowes Western Australia D 14th April 1927 Geraldton Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Urch Street Cemetery now Apex Park Geraldton Western Australia Joseph Henry B 1867 Geraldton Western Australia M RONAN Mary Anne 1892 Northampton Western Australia D 20th April 1928 South Fremantle Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | CUNNIFF Matthew (constable) Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | GREEN Catherine Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Victoria Location 8 – 19 acres 7 perches Victoria Location 9 – 20 acres 22 perches Victoria Location P47 – 20 acres – Greenough |
| Occupation after Arrival | Tailor (WA Bicentennial Dictionary) |
| Newspaper Articles | Western Mail 13th August 1904 – death J A Wellington at Bowes station, buried RC Northampton The Daily News Thursday 14th December 1905 – page 2 – Catherine Miller Geraldton bequest Geraldton Guardian Thursday 14th April 1927 – page 2 – Susannah Wellington 76 died Geraldton Guardian Thursday 26th April 1928 – page 2 – Joseph Henry Brindley died at South Fremantle – long article |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not Applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 15th May 1868 Western Australia (WO22) Buried Geraldton Western Australia (deduced) |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 11th May 1905 Geraldton Western Australia Roman Catholic Section Urch Street Cemetery now Apex Park Geraldton Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | Will of Catherine (Kate) Miller Cons 3403/1905/192 – 3rd April 1905 Kate Miller leaves the 2 allotments at Greenough valued at £80 to her son Joseph Henry Brindley, Customs Officer. (Death Certificate attached.) |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index: 1841 Henry Brindley 1159 2nd Foot at Deesa India 1851 Henry Brindley 1159 2nd Foot at Clonmel Tipperary Ireland Discharge: Unfit for further service. This man suffers from debility and is worn out and caused by climate and long service and not from vice, he is unable to march or carry a pack. 1868 unconfirmed adult baptism in Geraldton for Henry prior to his death names his parents. |