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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 1860-1862 Victoria 1865-1875 South Australia (tentative) |
| 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 | Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | FITZPATRICK Cecilia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Henry B c1839 Portsmouth Hampshire England M WICKSTEAD Margaret 14th August 1860 St Francis Melbourne Victoria Australia D Not yet known Louisa B c1847 Portsmouth England D Not yet known Lucy B c1848 D Not yet known Catherine B Not yet known D Not yet known Mary B c1852 Western Australia D 1853 Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | 1851 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 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not yet known: possibly in 1859-60 left Western Australia for Adelaide / Melbourne |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information |