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| Name | CAFFERY / CAFFRAY/ CAFFREY – Thomas |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 88th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 341 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 30th April 1825 / 19 years / Dublin Dublin Ireland Victualler or Butcher |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6½ in Swarthy / Dark Hazel / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Malta – 2 years 3 months Ionian Islands – 10 years 8 months |
| Length of Service | 18 years 62 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 30th June 1843 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Dublin Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1843 2nd Dublin 1851 Tilbury Fort 1851-1854 Western Australia 1854-1855 South Australia 1855-1863 Western Australia 1863 New South Wales |
| Pension Paid | 10d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 13th March 1851 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | PYRENEES 28th June 1851 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1805 St. Michael’s Dublin Dublin Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | 19th December 1805 Wicklow Dublin Ireland |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | CAFFERY Thomas |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | CAVANAGH Eliza |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | DUNN or DENNE Mary or Mariam c1800 Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Unsourced – 4th July 1845 St. Michan’s North Dublin Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | None |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | DUNN unknown |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Catherine |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Kojonup P6 assigned 20th September 1862 of 10 acres |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Inquirer Perth 3rd September 1851 Sydney Mail 31st October 1863 Freeman’s Journal Sydney 31st October 1863 |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1863 to Sydney New South Wales |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 27th October 1863 Sydney New South Wales Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 1864 Sydney New South Wales Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 Thomas Caffray 341 Private 88th Foot location Malta Discharge due to chronic liver complaintDuring the voyage of the Pyrenees Thomas Caffery was treated for an intermitted fever from 8th July -15th July 1851 Purchased Kojonup Land Lot P12 2.1.14 acres 1862 – sold to Sergeant John TUNNEY 1863 |