Return to William Hammond EPF List
Click on images to view (if available) a larger image. Use your browser’s Back button to return to site.
| Name | HAYES / HAYS – Edward |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 1st Battalion 60th Rifles |
| Regiment Number (s) | 198 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 4th November 1824 / 18 years / Dublin Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7 in Swarthy / Grey / Dark Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Portugal – 1 year 4 months Gibraltar Malta and Ionian Islands – 9 years 7 months |
| Length of Service | 20 years 351 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 17 October 1845/ Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Killaloe Clare Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1845 Manchester 2nd 1846 Liverpool 1848 Blackburn (Preston) 1850 Manchester 2nd 1851 Kilkenny (WO23/42 1845-1854) 1852 Manchester 2nd 1855 Plymouth April 1856 – 1857 Western Australia (no pension details) 1857 – January 1879 Sydney New South Wales |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 5th January 1856 Plymouth Devon England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | WILLIAM HAMMOND 29th March 1856 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1806 St Johns Limerick 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 | UNKNOWN Julia c 1816 B Ireland – William Hammond passenger list also for children below |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not applicable |
| Children by 1st Wife | Julia A B England 1847 M STEWART James 1868 Sydney New South Wales D 1913 Glanville new South Wales Ellen B England 1848 M LATTER Alfred 1865 Sydney New South Wales D 1886 Lismore New South Wales |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not applicable |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not applicable |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The Inquirer and Commercial News Wednesday 21st January 1857 page 4 Sydney Morning Herald Monday 13th December 1886 page 1 Death notice Edward. |
| Departure from Western Australia | 17th August 1857 departed per City of Palaces for Melbourne |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 12th December 1886 Balmain Sydney New South Wales Bur Rookwood Cemetery |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 12th January 1887 Balmain Sydney New South Wales |
| Will or Probate | None located |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index: 1841Edward Hays(sic) 198 Private 1/60th Rifles location Windsor Berkshire Discharge due to Chronic rheumatism January 1857 contributed (as E. Hays) 2/0d to Florence Nightingale Fund in Western Australia Edward had a stoppage of £23/5/10 From his pension for the passage to NSW which he repaid In 1891 George Evans Labertouche a clerk in the Imperial Pensions Office was charged with fraud. One of the dead pensioners accounts he targeted was Edward Hayes of the 60th rifles who had died on 12th December 1886 |