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| Name | CORBOY – Michael |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 19th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1004 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 13 February 1837 /19 years / Limerick Ireland Mason |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 9 in Fresh / Grey / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Mediterranean – 5 years 3 months West Indies – 2 years 4 months North America – 3 years 2 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 81 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | 4th May 1858 Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Blackburn Lancashire England |
| Pension Districts | 1858 Preston 1858 Liverpool 1859 Preston 1859 Coal House Point Battery 1859-1862 Western Australia 1863 Adelaide South Australia 1864 Melbourne 1866-1867 Auckland New Zealand 1867 Sydney and Melbourne 1879 Adelaide |
| Pension Paid | 11d per diem unspecified pension increases 1880 and 1884 |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 26th May 1859 Plymouth Devon England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | SULTANA 19th August 1859 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1818 Nenagh 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 | KEARNEY/CARNEY Elizabeth Not yet known / Kildare Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 9th February 1840 at Castledermot Kildare Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Elizabeth B 1840 – 43 Malta (tentative) M MARTIN William 1863 Albany Western Australia D 1892 Albany Western Australia (year of birth 1849) Margaret B 1843 deduced from age at marriage (24) Ionian Islands M 1) QUIRK Richard 7th October 1867 St. Patrick’s Church Adelaide South Australia M 2) REEVES Thomas 1871 Albany Western Australia D 27th December 1924 Western Australia bur Karrakatta Western Australia (born 1837 so may not be Margaret nee CORBOY) William B 1849 Montreal Canada (deduced) D 28th December 1916 Claremont Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Ann B 28 January 1857 Aldershot Hampshire England Bap 1 February 1857 Aldershot, Saints Michael & Sebastian – Mother’s maiden name: KEARNEY D Not yet known |
| 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 | Labourer |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | Michael-March 1864 Amelia (Ship not found) Eliza- Otway sailed King George Sound 25th December 1878 arrived Adelaide 31st December 1878 |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 27th January 1893 Parkside Adelaide South Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | SROWA Cons 36 Vol 493/211 April 22 1862 Letter to HE the Governor from Michael Corboy whereby he states he arrived in the Colony as part of the Convict Guard in Aug 1859 on the Sultana. He served for a short time in the enrolled force and despite frequent application to Colonel Bruce had been refused reemployment. He had a wife and 4 children to support and had been unable to get employment in the Police force or as a warder. He had served it the British Army for 21 years and 81 days and had a pension of 11d per diem and paid rent of fifteen shilling a month. He had requested a transfer to another Colony but was refused. Colonel Bruce replied the Pensioner Corboy was a mason by trade and was struck of the Enrolled Force for being drunk on Duty furthermore he had been abusive to his Staff Sergeant. “With respect to his leaving the Colony and assigning his pension to his wife it is simply impossible …” Colonel Bruce considered Corboy had only himself to blame for his intemperance and misconduct.
Vol 561/62. 31 October 1863 Albany Michael Corboy applied to the Staff Officer Sydney to have his pension paid in Melbourne from 30 June 1867 as he wished to live there. 2/3 of his pension was paid to his wife and family in Western Australia. 1873 reduced to half as some of the children were able to support themselves
25th July 1879 Michael applied to have his entire pension paid in Adelaide South Australia: his wife was then in Adelaide.
Daughter Ann Corboy was admitted to the hospital in 1883 and 1886, occupation servant and dressmaker, her place of birth was Aldershot. On all the entries the ship of arrival was the Sultana except for one entry for Eliza in 1879 which said Otway |