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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 | UNKNOWN Elizabeth/Eliza Not yet known / Kildare Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 14th February 1836 Limerick Tipperary 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 1857 Aldershot Hampshire England 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 | |
| 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 | 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. 25th July 1879 Michael applied to have his pension paid in Adelaide South Australia: his wife was then in Adelaide. |