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Pensioner Barracks Fremantle by Jeanette Lee – EPG Gazette 2017 No 3
| Name | GOODBODY – Matthew |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 43rd and 29th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1646 – 43rd Regiment 1919 – 29th Regiment |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 1840 / 20 years / Maryborough Ireland Weaver |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | Not yet known (no WO97 discharge papers located) |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies |
| Length of Service | 15 years 210 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Sergeant / 11th September 1855 / Unknown |
| Campaign Medals | Indian General Service Medal Sutlej Campaign Medal 1845-6 Punjab Campaign Medal 1848-49 with Chillianwallah and Goojerat clasps |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Tullamore Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1855 Tullamore 1858 Jersey 1864 Tilbury 1864-1905 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/6d per diem Increased to 2/1d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 1st July 1864 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | MERCHANTMAN 12th September 1864 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1820 Mountmellick Queens Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | GOODBODY Matthew Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | LOCKE Mary Not yet known 1804 Manchester England |
| Siblings | Mary Edward Ann/ Hannah Sarah William |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | FOY Bridget nee SHERIDAN 1828 |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1853 Dinapore India |
| Children by 1st Wife | Peter B 2nd August 1855 Brompton Gillingham Kent England M Did not marry D 22nd April 1922 Old Men’s Home Perth Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Mary bap 8th March 1857 Rosenallis Queens Ireland D 20th December 1861 St Helier Jersey Channel Islands Winifred B 7th April 1859 Jersey Channel Islands D 26th October 1864 Fremantle Western Australia bur Skinner Street Cemetery Fremantle Western Australia Ann B 13th March 1861 Jersey Channel Islands M NUGENT John 11th November 1879 Perth Western Australia D 25th June 1939 Mt Lawley Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia Agnes B 16th March 1863 Jersey Channel Islands D 15th July 1939 Western Australia bur Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Mary Jane B 14th May 1865 Fremantle Western Australia M POLLETT William Thomas 5th January 1886 Roebourne Western Australia D 3rd May 1934 Fremantle Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia John (twin) B 8th April 1867 Perth Western Australia D 8th April 1867 Perth Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia Joseph (twin) B 8th April 1867 Perth Western Australia D 22nd November 1867 Perth Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia Laurence Matthew B 7th April 1869 Perth Western Australia D 12th March 1885 Perth Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia Catherine B 15th June 1871 Perth Western Australia M FITZPATRICK Joseph 10th December 1888 Fremantle Western Australia (Son of pensioner Michael Fitzpatrick on Norwood) D 9th September 1938 North Fremantle Western Australia bur Roman Catholic 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 | SHERIDAN Winifred nee Duncan Not yet known |
| 1st Husband of Wife | FOY Thomas |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Husband | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | 5th April 1881 title application for Location Y 140 Perth of 2 perches 28 roods between John and Aberdeen streets, West of Russell Square Perth |
| Occupation after Arrival | Nightwatchman Rottnest Island Temporary Assistant Warder Perth Prison |
| Newspaper Articles | Inquirer &Commercial News 18th March 1868 – page 3 The Herald 19th February 1870 – page 3 The Daily News 15th March 1884 – page 3 Inquirer & Commercial News 2nd December 1885 – page 5 Coolgardie Miner Wednesday 5th April 1905 page 2 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 1st April 1905 Northampton Western Australia Northampton Cemetery Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 14th March 1884 Perth Western Australia Roman Catholic Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide index 1841 Matthew Goodbody 1646 Private 43rd Foot Depot location Armagh and Londonderry 1851 Matthew Goodbody 1919/1646 Sergeant location Meerut Discharge: Unfit for further service due to being wounded at Ferozeshar In the 1861 Census Matthew and Bridget are living at 31 Morning Star, Hue street St Heliers Channel Islands with their children Peter, Mary, Winifred and Ann. The Surgeon Superintendent of the Merchantman rated the conduct of Matthew and Bridget as ‘very good’. Children Peter, Winifred, Ann and Agnes accompanied them, Mary having died in 1861. 12th June 1865 Application to purchase Fremantle town lot 706 for £618th December 1882 Matthew Goodbody appointed to the Enrolled Guard where he served until it was disbanded 31st March 1887. In 1891 Pensioner Goodbody is living in the Fremantle Barracks with his married daughter Mary Pollett aged twenty-six and her two children, Laurence aged three and Stattela(Stella) aged two. (Mary’s husband is Police Constable Pollett.) Also living with Pensioner Goodbody is his daughter Kate Fitzpatrick aged twenty and her son Matthew aged two. When additional rooms were needed for the Immigration depot both Kate and Mary and their children were ordered to leave by 31st January 1892. 1893 Daughter Agnes entered the Convent of Mercy as Sister Mary Elizabeth Matthew died at the home of his daughter Mary Jane and her husband William Pollett in Northampton where he lived for the final sixteen years of his life. As Temporary Assistant Warder Perth Prison 8-10 March 1867 (during the absence of an officer) sent after an absconder |
