HURLEY – John 54th and 87th Regiment – Enrolled Pensioner Force WA

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Name	HURLEY – John
Regiment (s)	54th and 87th Regiment
Regiment Number (s)	2519 – 54th Regiment 2705 – 87th Regiment
Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation	20th February 1847 / 23 years / Clonmel Tipperary Ireland Labourer
Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars	5 Ft 8 in Fresh / Hazel / Fair / None
Overseas Service/Duration	East Indies – 10 years 8 months China – 1 year 1 month
Length of Service	15 years 23 days
Rank/Date/Place of Discharge	Private / 14th April 1862 / probably Dublin as Inquiry held previously on 3rd April
Campaign Medals	Indian Mutiny Medal 1857 – 58
Intended Residence at Discharge	Glasgow Scotland
Pension Districts	1862 Clonmel 1863 Tilbury 1863-1883 Western Australia
Pension Paid	6d per diem 18th January 1881 Increased to 1/0d per diem for service in the Enrolled Force Western Australia
Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland	23rd September 1863 Portland Dorset England
Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia	LORD DALHOUSIE 28th December 1863
Date/Place of Birth	1824 Dungarven Wexford Ireland
Date/Place of Baptism	Not yet known
Father Date/Place of Birth	HURLEY Thomas
Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage	Not yet known
Siblings	Not yet known
1^st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism	CONNELLY / CONNOLLY Catherine 1830 (deduced) Ireland
Date/Place of Marriage	24 January 1863 Clonmel Tipperary Ireland
Children by 1^st Wife	Michael (HURDLEY sic) B 1863 Fremantle Western Australia D Not yet known John (HURDLEY sic) (Mother Catherine HALLIDAY) B 1865 Fremantle Western Australia D Not yet known Patrick Joseph (HEARDLEY sic) B 2nd March 1867 Rottnest Island Western Australia D Not yet known James B 1871 Western Australia D 1871 4 days old Fremantle Western Australia
Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth	CONNELLY Michael
Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage	Not yet known
2nd Husband of Wife	WRIGHT James
Date/Place of Marriage	1885 Northampton Western Australia
Children by 2^ndHusband	None
Land Grants Western Australia	Granted Willagee Swamp Location 232 of 20 acres (east side of North Lake Road and today it would be near Gilbertson and North Lake Roads Kardinya. Title issued 18th August 1884
Occupation after Arrival	Timber mill worker
Newspaper Articles	West Australian Times Friday 5th February 1875 – page 5 Inquirer & Commercial News Wednesday 25th April 1883 – page 3
Departure from Western Australia	Not applicable
Date/Place of Death/Burial	21st April 1883 Colonial Hospital Perth Western Australia East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia
Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife	Not yet known
Will or Probate	None known
Further Information	British Army Worldwide Index 1851 Location Ferozepore 1861 returning from China Discharge: Unfit for further military duties due to long service and bronchitis causing excessive debility John Hurley died as a result of horrific injuries incurred at the Jarrahdale timber mill where he was working. In 1883 Mrs Hurley wrote to the police inquiring about the whereabouts of her son James who she had last heard from when he was working for a Mr McGuinness at Greenough. Inquiries were made and he was said to be working for a Mr Michael Morrissey at one of his sheep station in the upper Murchison district. They said he was known as John Hurley. In 1884 Father John O’Reily wrote to the Colonial Secretary on behalf of Mrs Hurley. He said Catherine Hurley was a 54 year old widow and unable to work and had no means of support. Her three sons John (age 19), Michael (age 20) and Patrick (age 17) all whereabouts unknown. The Superintendent of the Poor House offered to receive her into the Poor House, an offer she declined. In 1888 Patrick Hurley wrote from Geraldton requesting he be considered for employment as a light keeper preferably Geraldton however no position was available.