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| Name | DELANEY / DELANY – Michael |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 89th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2991 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 9th February 1852 / 18 years / Clonmel Tipperary Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 9 in Fair / Grey / Brown / Pock pitted |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Crimea – time not stated |
| Length of Service | 3 years 173 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 31st July 1855 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Crimea War Medal with Sebastopol clasp Turkish Crimea Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Piltown Kilkenny Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1855 Clonmel 1857 Wales East 1857 Clonmel 1862 Tilbury 1862-1874 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 8d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 16th March 1862 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | NORWOOD 9th June 1862 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1834 Piltown Kilkenny Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | DELANEY Michael (Tentative) Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | SCANLAN Mary (Tentative) Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | BUTLER Ellen (Helena) Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 8th March 1859 Owning and Templeorum Kilkenny Diocese of Ossory Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Bridget B 1860 Garryduff Kilkenny bap 25th February 1860 Owning and Templeorum, Kilkenny, Ireland D 11th May 1862 aboard “Norwood” at sea James B 23rd July 1862 Fremantle Western Australia Mary B 27th May 1865 Perth Western Australia bap 28th May 1865 Perth Western Australia birth not found John B 16th June 1868 Perth Western Australia bap 21st June 1868 Perth Western Australia Elizabeth B 13th March 1874 Fremantle Western Australia bap 14th March 1874 Fremantle Western Australia D 1874 aged 2 months 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 | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | No known references |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 10th September 1874 Fremantle Western Australia Fremantle Western Australia (Tentative) |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 11th May 1898 Fremantle WA [Residence: North Fremantle] 12th May 1898 St Patrick’s Skinner Street Cemetery Western |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discharge due to loss of 3 toes of the right foot from frostbite in the trenches before Sebastopol 6th January 1855 Michael Delaney was a subscriber to the Pensioners Benefit Fund. In 1881 the widow Delaney was living at the no 2 Barracks Fremantle with her 3 children, she purchased some furniture from the barracks |