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| Name | FAHEY – Darby |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Honourable East India Company Bengal Invalid Battallion |
| Regiment Number (s) | Discharge No. 291 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 1st May 1843 / 21 / Galway Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7¾ in Sallow / Blue / Black / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | HEIC 24th June 1843 UK to India per Hamayoon 23rd June 1863 from India to UK per Holmsdale |
| Length of Service | 21 years 5 months |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Gunner / 1st July 1863 / Not known |
| Campaign Medals | Indian Mutiny Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Galway Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1863 Galway 1865-1880 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 30th September 1865 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | VIMIERA 22nd December 1865 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1822 Kinvarra Galway 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 | McNAMARA Mary 1838 Galway Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | James D 1869 Rottnest Island Western Australia Margaret (Maggie) Mary B 15th January 1868 Rottnest Island Western Australia M ARESEN Ned Edvin (HARRISON Edward) 1888 Fremantle Western Australia D 12th May 1935 Fremantle Western Australia bur Anglican Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia Mary B 5th August 1871 Fremantle Western Australia M SEABERT/SEUBERT George 1894 Western Australia D 5th January 1955 East Fremantle Fremantle Western Australia bur Anglican Section Fremantle 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 | Not yet known |
| Occupation after Arrival | Guard Rottnest Island |
| Newspaper Articles | The West Australian Friday 13 February 1880 – page 2 Sunday Times Perth Sunday 2nd December 1934 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 8th February 1880 Fremantle Western Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Possibly 30th May 1913 Western Australia Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discharge due to time expired When Darby Fahey took his own life in on 8th February 1880 he set in place a devastating series of events for the rest of his family. His wife was admitted to the Lunatic Asylum on 14th February and his daughters Margaret and Mary were admitted to the Roman Catholic orphanage on 21 February. Margaret was aged 11 and remained until the 30th June 1884 when she went to a situation in the North West while Mary who was aged 8 at the time of her admittance left on 31st December 1886 for service in Perth. In 1934 the police Department advertised in the local and interstate newspapers for the descendants of Darby Fahey to come forward as an Indian Mutiny medal belonging to Gunner Darby Fahey had been found amongst some old records and they were desirous of finding the legal owners. An Alan C. Newell of New South Wales initially came forward thinking he may be a great nephew but eventually Margaret Harrison and Mary Suebert came forward and the medal was given to Margaret as the elder sister. |
