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| Name | DARLEY – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Honourable East India Company 1st Brigade Horse Artillery |
| Regiment Number (s) | 293 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 9th January 1840 /20 years / London England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8 in Fair / Blue / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | HEIC |
| Length of Service | 15 years 8 months To India 9th May 1840 per Malcolm Returned to UK 7 June 1856 (no ship given) |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Gunner / 17th June 1856 / Tower Hill London England |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Tower Hill London |
| Pension Districts | 1856 1st East London 1856 Coventry 1857 Birmingham 1858 2nd Plymouth 1863 Tilbury 1863-1885 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem or 9d (depending on record) 9d on discharge and that is commiserate with the length of service |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 15th March 1863 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | CLYDE 29th May 1863 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c 1820 Stoke Warwickshire England |
| 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 | SOWDEN Harriet North 1835 Dorchester England |
| Date/Place of Marriage | January 1860 Tavistock England |
| Children by 1st Wife | Charles B 1860 Devon England Bp 1st June 1860 Princeton Devon England M PAYNE Emma Christina 23rd December 1886 Perth Western Australia D 18th September 1927 South Perth Western Australia bur Anglican Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia |
| 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 | 15th May 1881 granted Title to Perth Lot 121Y 0.3.0 roods Title 5/1112 Application to purchase Perth lot N 11 22 August 1867 for £6 |
| Occupation after Arrival | 28th May 1881 employed as a guard at the Exhibition in Perth 16 May 1882 J. Darley was employed at the Magazine doing repairs |
| Newspaper Articles | The Inquirer Wednesday 30th September 1885 – page 3 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 26th September 1885 Colonial Hospital Perth Western Australia Church of England Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 16th July 1885 Perth Western Australia Church of England Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discharge due to chronic hepatitis and varicose veins and a broken down constitution. In the 1861 Census Charles Daeley (sic) age 40, a married man, occupation Guard Convict service born Warwickshire Coventry is living at 2 Bridges Road (Princetown) Lidford with his wife Harriet N age 28 born Dorchester Devon and his son Charles age 11 months born Devon Princetown 8th May 1876 John Darley applied for the grant of £15 to enable him to finish his house. 20th May 1879 The Superintendent of Police advised that Pensioner John Darley was discharged from Gordon Bridge Station on 16th April 1879 – SROWA Cons 430 27/815 In 1881 he applied to transfer ownership of his grant to his son to avoid payment of a judgement debt. |