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David Hackett – A boys Courage EPG Gazette 2007 No 3
| Name | HACKETT / HACKET – Owen / Onifred |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 47 Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 717 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 18th January 1830 / 21 years / Dublin Ireland Woollen Spinner |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7 in Fair / Grey / Brown / – |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Mediterranean – 6 years 5 months West Indies and British Guiana – 2 years 9 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 179 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Sergeant / 28th July 1851 / Waterford Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Dublin Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1851 1st Dublin 1853-1862 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/4½d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 26th April 1853 London England via Cork & Rio de Janeiro |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | ROBERT SMALL 19th August 1853 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1809 Parish of St James near Dublin Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | HACKETT James Not yet known Ireland |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Margaret Not yet known Ireland |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | O’FLAHERTY Anne Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1st November 1846 Dungarvan Waterford Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | David Eugene B c1848 Tipperary Ireland Bp 30 July 1848 Sts Peter and Paul Clonmel Tipperary Ireland M HACKETT Margaret Ann 1872 Western Australia D 28th November 1934 Perth Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Margaret B 1850 Bp 4 July 1850 Kinsale Barracks Cork Ireland M 1870 GIBLETT William Joseph B Possibly died as a passenger in the wreck of the Emily Smith 17th May 1877 off Kangaroo Island South Australia John Frederick B December 1856 Toodyay WA M COOK Ellinor 24th February 1883 Toodyay WA D 16th August 1919 Bur Karrakatta Cemetery RC James B 1853 Dublin Ireland M COOK Phoebe Jane 1888 Geraldton D 3 May 1903 Geraldton WA Bur Geraldton Cemetery (Apex Park) WA Mary B 1861 Newcastle (Toodyay) WA M DUFFIELD Alfred Foss 1880 Fremantle WA D 21 May 1903 Bur Karrakatta Cemetery Owen B 1861 Toodyay 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 |
| 2nd Husband of Wife Date/Place of Birth | BROWN Charles Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1863 Perth Western Australia |
| Children by 2nd Husband | Alice b 1864 Toodyay Western Australia M FAIRCHILD Albert Emmet Perth 1885 D 23rd August 1915 East Perth Western Australia Charles H b 1866 Toodyay Western Australia George b 1868 Toodyay Western Australia |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Toodyay Lot S10 4 acres Assigned 12 January 1861 Title Application 12 January 1861 Title Deed 1784 see attached map Toodyay Lot 389 40 acres granted to his son James HACKETT 28 August 1871 for £20. |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | West Australian Times Friday 15 June 1877 page 2 Wreck of the Emily Smith death of Joseph Hackett Adelaide Observer Saturday 23rd June 1877 page 3 Manifest of the Emily Smith Western Mail Saturday 30th May 1903 page 19 Obituary Mary Duffield and mention of her brother Mr C Brown W.A. Record Saturday 28th August 1915 Obituary of Alice Fairchild nee Brown mentions her Hackett siblings. |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 24th July 1862 Toodyay Western Australia Nardie Cemetery |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | BROWN Ann D Colonial Hospital Perth Western Australia Bur East Perth Cemetery 14 June 1880 age 50 |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discharge due to chronic rheumatism British Army Worldwide index 1841 Owen Hackett private 717 47th Regt was located to Barbados 1851 Owen Hackett Sergeant 717 47th Regt was located at Bullevant and Waterford In 1853 wife Ann HACKETT signed a letter of thanks to the Surgeon Superintendent of the Robert Small There is an entry for Owen Hackett on the Wikipedia website There are sundry death notices for the Hackett family |