BRINDLEY – Henry 2nd Regiment – Enrolled Pensioner Force WA

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Henry Brindley – Kate Miller – SRO Cons 5000 – Pensioner Land Application

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	June 1818 Sutton Macclesfield Chester England
Date/Place of Baptism	Not yet known, note 1868 adult baptism in Geraldton for Henry prior to his death
Father Date/Place of Birth	Henry Brindley (cited in above 1868 adult baptism)
Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage	Elizabeth Hall (cited in above 1868 adult baptism)
Siblings	Not yet known
1^st 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 1^st 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
2nd Husband of Wife	EPG MILLER William Henry
Date/Place of Marriage	1869 Geraldton Western Australia
Children by 2^ndHusband	William B 30th October 1869 Geraldton Western Australia M MERCY Susannah 1897 Northampton Western Australia D 23 February 1950 Geraldton Western Australia
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	Not yet known
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	1868 Geraldton Western Australia (deduced) Not yet known
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.