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| Name | HUSSEY – Edward |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 36th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 744 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 22nd November 1830 / 21 years / Fermoy Cork Ireland Cardmaker |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 10¾ in Fresh / Grey / Sandy / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | West Indies – 6 years 293 days North America – 3 years 168 days Ionian Islands – 2 years 52 days |
| Length of Service | 18 years 248 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 24th July 1849 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Cork Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1849 1st Cork 1851 Tralee 1854-1869 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 10d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 1st January 1854 Plymouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | SEA PARK 5th April 1854 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1808 Ballymoodan Bandon Cork Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | HUSSEY Robert |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | DAVIES Mary nee CONNER/O’CONNOR Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 22nd May 1850 St. Peter’s Cork, Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Mary B 1853 Bp 25 February 1853 Tralee Kerry Ireland M CROMWELL C. W. 1872 Fremantle Western Australia D 26th October 1897 age 43 Bur Skinner Street Cemetery Fremantle Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | CONNOR John |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 30th October 1869 North Fremantle Western Australia 30th October 1869 Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army, Worldwide Index 1841 Edward Hussey 744 Location St. John’s New Brunswick, Canada Discharge due to visceral disease and “ophthalmia in North America where it prevailed in the corps” Mary Hussey aged 1 received treatment for rubella doing the voyage of the Sea Park Mary Cromwell’s death registration said she was born in Cork Ireland and her father was Nelson, Nelson was actually her son. |