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| Name | BUCKLEY – Timothy |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 61st Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1223 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 24th September 1839 / 18 years 1 month / Cork Cork Ireland Shoemaker |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7½ in Fresh / Grey / Dark Brown / Pock pitted |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East India – 13 years 6 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 21 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 20th November 1860 / Not Stated |
| Campaign Medals | Punjabi Medal with two clasps Indian Mutiny Medal with Delhi clasp |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Swansea Wales |
| Pension Districts | 1860 Bristol 1861 Cavan 1864 Tilbury 1864-1865 Western Australia 1865 New South Wales 1865-1902 New Zealand |
| Pension Paid | 11d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 30th January 1864 Portland |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | CLARA 13th April 1864 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1821 Mallow Cork Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | BUCKLEY Daniel Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Unknown Emily |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | WOODINGTON Emily B 1843 Siston Gloucestershire |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 27th September 1863 Bristol Gloucestershire England |
| Children by 1st Wife | William Henry B 5th November 1862 bap 7th December 1862 St. Anne Syston Gloucestershire England D 1921 New Zealand Mary Ellen B 1865 Fremantle Western Australia Timothy B 1867 Thames New Zealand D 1845 age 78 New Zealand George B 4th March 1868 New Zealand D 1914 Bur Waikato Cemetery 7th May 1914 James B 20th August 1869 Thames New Zealand D 5th July 1881 Thames NZ Timothy b 19th March 1871 Thames NZ Roland B 6 th October 1873 Thames NZ D 1940 New Zealand Emily B 1874 Thames New Zealand M WOODHAMS Henry 1891 New Zealand D 1946 age 72 New Zealand Isaac B 1st November 1877 Thames New Zealand D 1877 22nd December Thames New Zealand Bur Waikato Cemetery Margaret B 1st November 1877 Thames New Zealand Joseph Patrick B 1879 Thames New Zealand D 1953 age 74 New Zealand Sarah Ann B 5th November 1880 New Zealand D 1883 Thames New Zealand Elizabeth B 18th March 1882 Thames New Zealand D 1887 Thames New Zealand Catherine B 1882 Thames New Zealand D 1st February 1883 Thames New Zealand Catherine B 3rd January 1883 Thames New Zealand D 22nd June 1884 Thames New Zealand |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | WOODINGTON George c1813 Siston Gloucestershire England |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | WILMOT Ann c1813 Siston Gloucestershire England 26th April 1840 Siston Gloucestershire England |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Occupation after Arrival | New Zealand Electoral rolls record him as being a shoemaker |
| Newspaper Articles | Thames Star (NZ) 31 October 1922 death and funeral notice Emily Buckley |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1865 to New South Wales and New Zealand |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 20th March 1902 New Zealand Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 30th October 1922 Greenlane Road Auckland New Zealand |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index: 1841 Timothy Buckley 1223 Private 61st regiment location Woolwich and Bolton 1851 Patrick (sic) Buckly (sic) 1223 61st regiment location Peshawar Discharge: At own request with pension. Slight wound in the hip by a musket ball at the repulse of the … from Delhi 9th July 1850 – loss of sight of right eye the consequence of an attack of opthalmia Delhi 1857 In the 1851 Census the Woodington family is living at Webbs Heath Siston, Gloucestershire George Woodington is age 38 as is his wife Ann, son Rowland is age 9, Emily age 7, Aaron age 6, Elin age 4, Thomas and Isaac are both age 2. All are born Siston as is Mary Ann Lovell a niece who is also living with them. In the 1861 census Emily is still living at home and working as a shoemaker, George’s wife is now Jane age 50 and another son Henry is aged 9. During the voyage of the Clara T.Buckley was one of the six guards reported for gross negligence of duty in taking his ammunition from a pouch and concealing it in the barracks, Grog stopped for 3 days and the matter to be referred to the Commandant at Fremantle. Mrs Buckley was one of the four disorderly women who refused to go below when the decks were being cleaned |