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| Name | BRITT – Patrick |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 87th and 90th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 468 – 87th Regiment 809 – 90th Regiment |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 17 July 1827 / 18 years 4 months / Kilkenny Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6 in Fresh / Hazel / Grey / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Ceylon – 3 years 7 months Mauritius – 3 months Cape of Good Hope – 1 year 9 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 72 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 26th September 1848 / Chatham England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Kilkenny Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1848 Kilkenny 1850-1859/60 Western Australia 1860-1871 Victoria |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 22nd July 1850 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | HASHEMY 25th October 1850 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1809 St Patrick’s Kilkenny Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | BRITT James |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | BRENNAN Johanna |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | FITZPATRICK Cecilia B 1818 Plymouth England |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Henry B c1839 Portsea Island Portsmouth Hampshire England M WICKSTEAD Margaret 14th August 1860 St Francis Melbourne Victoria Australia D 1927 Footscray Melbourne Victoria Louisa B c1847 Portsmouth England D WA before 1860 Lucy B c1848 M ROBERTS John Gay Victoria D 1908 East Melbourne Victoria Catherine B 1850 Not yet known M RYAN Martin 1872 Victoria D Not yet known Mary B c1852 Western Australia D 1853 Western Australia Sylvester B 1854 WA M Johnson Mary Ann 1881 Victoria D 1940 Newport Victoria John B 1857 WA D 1926 St. Kilda Victoria |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | FITZPATRICK Hugh |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | 1851-31 May 1859 employed in Convict Establishment |
| Newspaper Articles | Inquirer 30th October 1850 – page 3 Perth Gazette and Independent Journal of Political and News Shipping Intelligence 1st November 1850 – page 2 – List of Pensioners named Perth Gazette and Independent Journal of Politics and News Friday 20th May 1859 page 2 Dismissal of Warder Britt The South Australian Advertiser Wednesday 7 December 1859 page 2 Passenger list Champion Leader Saturday 1st February 1879 page 4 Fatal Accident at Footscray |
| Departure from Western Australia | 9th November 1859 left Fremantle per Champion for Adelaide |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 1871 Melbourne Victoria |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | D 27th January1879 Footscray Victoria Buried Melbourne General Cemetery |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide index 1841 Patrick Britt 809 Private 90th Foot depot Tralee Discharge due to dyspepsia and severe palpitations of the heart Lucy Britt age 2 received medical treatment aboard the Hashemy for rubella and Louisa aged 3 was treated for diarrhoea The Britt family travelled from Port Adelaide to Melbourne aboard the SS Havilah 10th December 1859 |