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| Name | CASEY – Patrick |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 64th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2179 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 25th July 1842 / 17 years 6 months / Nenagh Tipperary Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7 in Fresh / Blue / Light Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | India – 11 years 8 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 58 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 11th March 1864 / Gosport Hampshire England |
| Campaign Medals | India General Service Medal with clasp for Persia 1856-57 Indian Mutiny Medal (1857-59) |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Gosport Hampshire England |
| Pension Districts | 1865 Birr 1865 Kilkenny 1866 2nd Dublin 1866 Tilbury 1866 – 1880 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/1d per diem 1878 increased to 1/5½d per diem for service to Enrolled Force – then rescinded |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 16th October 1866 Portsmouth Hampshire England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | CORONA 22nd December 1866 |
| Date/Place of Birth | January 1825 Toomevara Tipperary 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 | JAMES Mary B 1841 Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 17th March 1861 Queenstown (Cobh) Cork Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Sarah Ann B 20th November 1862 BP 8th December 1862 St. Thomas Canterbury, England D 1908 age 44 Perth Western Australia Mary B 1865 see Further Information below M REILLY Joseph 1889 Perth Western Australia D1918 Perth Western Australia. Elizabeth B 24 October 1866 at sea Corona M 1885 COSTELLO William Perth Western Australia M GIBBS Harold D 1917 Swan Western Australia D 4th August 1947 North Perth WA Patrick James B 1868 Fremantle Western Australia M DORGAN Margaret Theresa 1889 Perth WA D 2nd September 1937 Subiaco Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Robert B 1871 Fremantle Western Australia (RC) M JAMIESON Eileen Alice Stuart 1917 Victoria D 1939 Prahran Victoria Hugh B 1872 Fremantle Western Australia M BUSHNELL Annie Jane 1897 Geraldton Western Australia D 3rd February 1928 Geraldton Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Urch Street Cemetery now Apex Park Geraldton Western Australia John Patrick B 1874 Fremantle Western Australia bap 14th August 1874 St. Patrick’s Fremantle Western Australia M BRITTAIN Eliza nee TROTT 1905 Bunbury Western Australia D 18th May 1934 Collie Western Australia (age 60) Martha B 1876 Fremantle Western Australia bap 24th July 1876 St. Patrick’s Fremantle Western Australia M DEWEY Joseph Henry 1912 St Patrick’s Church Fremantle D 11th May 1918 East Fremantle Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia Catherine B 1878 Fremantle Western Australia bap 13th October 1878 St. Patrick’s Fremantle Western Australia M HINDGE Frederick John 1902 Perth Western Australia D 17th June 1951 Dalkeith Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Joseph Simon B 1880 Perth (RC) M STOCKDALE Elizabeth 1906 Perth Western Australia M BENNS Gertrude 1920 Perth WA D 25th July 1943 Leederville Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | JAMES James |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Sarah |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Lake Koojee P1 20 acres assigned 7th November 1876 Resumed 20th November 1881 Assigned T. Evans 29 April 1881 Title application 27 September 1883 Title 5/166 1881 widow applied for fee simple of land at Koojee (Coogee) |
| Occupation after Arrival | 16th March 1869 appointed Assistant Warder at Fremantle at 5/0d per diem |
| Newspaper Articles | The W.A. Record Saturday 23rd May 1908 page 12 Death of Sarah The West Australian Saturday 18th May 1912 – page 1 The West Australian Saturday 18th May 1918 page 1 Death of Martha (lists siblings and their location) The West Australian Saturday 3rd December 1921 page 1 Death of Mary Evans |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 14th April 1880 Colonial Hospital Perth Western Australia East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 2nd December 1921 Leederville Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1851 Patrick Casey 2179 Private 64th Foot Location Hyderabad India 1861 As above location Canterbury Discharged at own request having served 21 years In possession of 5 Good Conduct badges with pay and a medal for long service and good conduct with a £5 gratuity 10th November 1880 Mrs Casey is living at the Pensioner Barracks Mt. Eliza Shortly after their father’s death Mary, Martha and Catherine were admitted to the Roman Catholic Orphanage on 8th May 1880. Mary was age 15 and there is the notation that she was nearly blind and had to be led around. Martha was age 5 years and Catherine was just 1 year and 5 months of age. Unfortunately the next page of the document is damaged and we do not know when they were released or to whom. 10th January 1881 widow included in a list of those to whom Quartermaster items were issued at Perth Barracks Wife marries 2nd time EPG Thomas Evans 1st Regiment 2nd Battalion 60th Rifles and 44th Regiment in 1881 Perth Western Australia. Daughter Sarah worked as a nurse. |