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| Name | FAHEY – Patrick |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 78th and 71st Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | – / 3797 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 24th April 1845 / 19 years / Kilkenny Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6¾ in Fresh / Grey / Dark Grey / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Crimea – 1 year 6 months Malta – 1 year 8 months East Indies – 4 years |
| Length of Service | 18 years 97 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 4th August 1863 / Royal Hospital Netley Hampshire England |
| Campaign Medals | Crimea Medal Crimea Turkish Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Callan Kilkenny Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1863 Kilkenny |
| Pension Paid | 9d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 7th April 1866 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | BELGRAVIA 4th July |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1826 Callan Kilkenny 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 | DALTON Mary c 1845 ( age in Fremantle Death) |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known Fremantle RC |
| Children by 1st Wife | Sarah Grace B 19th October 1867 Perth Western Australia M PRINGLE Andrew 22nd January 1894 Fremantle Western Australia D 12th July 1945 Mosman Park Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia John Edward B 11th November 1869 Perth Western Australia D 28th February 1907 Square Well near Yalgoo Western Australia Catherine Grace B 23rd April 1872 Perth Western Australia D 1873 Perth Western Australia Patrick Joseph B 23rd March 1874 Perth Western Australia D 1875 Perth Western Australia Unnamed Male B 1876 Perth Western Australia D 1876 Perth Western Australia Christopher Patrick B 1877 Western Australia D 6 February 1931 Fremantle aged 53 Buried Fremantle Cemetery, Grantee Miss Barbara Pringle |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| 2nd Husband of Wife | EPG RITCHIE Mathew |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1881Northampton, Western Australia, he dies 15 May 1892, Greenough, Western Australia |
| Children by 2nd Husband | None known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | 22nd June 1881 widow granted Perth Town Lot Y142 2 roods 28 perches |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Inquirer & Commercial News 7th July 1880 (Obit.) The Geraldton Express Friday 7th June 1907 page 2 Probate Edward Fahey |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 2nd July 1880 Perth Western Australia OF Abscess and Pyaemia at Colonial Hospital Perth, a pauper East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 7 August 1925 Fremantle Buried Fremantle Cemetery, Grantee Miss Barbara Pringle |
| Will or Probate | Will made: available from WA SRO Cons 3403 Item 1881-614 |
| Further Information | 1851 Muster & Pay List or Census Aden [WO 12-8349] 1861 Muster & Pay List or Census Sealkote, East Indies [WO12-7902] Discharge: Constitution broken down by liver disease (hepatitis). Cannot do much toward own support. Two Good Conduct badges. 7th December 1874 P. Fahey requests payment of £15 as his cottage on Y142 has reached the required stage. 1881 Mrs Fahey (widow) is living at the Mr Eliza Barracks with 2 sons and 1 daughter – 1 daughter in convent (Cons 144) |