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| Name | KEELY / KELLY – Michael |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 17th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2384 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 16th April 1847 / 17 years 6 months / Liverpool Lancashire England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6 in Fresh / Hazel / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | None |
| Length of Service | 6 years 226 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 15th May 1854 / Kilkenny Kilkenny Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Peterswell Galway Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1854 South London 1855 Western Australia 1856 South Australia |
| Pension Paid | 7d per diem Temporary for 18 months until 23rd December 1855 |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 16th April 1855 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | ADELAIDE 18th July 1855 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1829 Peterswell Gort Galway Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | KEELY Patrick |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | James and two brothers |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | PAGE Ann B Kent England (Newspaper account has her as Mary) Father John Page Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 3rd September 1849 Chatham St. Mary |
| Children by 1st Wife | Mary Jane B 1853 Ireland Bp 13th June 1853 St.Paul’s Dublin Ireland Mary Ann B 1854 3rd Quarter St. Saviour’s Southwark, London England M FREEMAN George 22nd October 1878 Port Pirie South Australia D Not yet known John Thomas B 27th October 1857 Adelaide South Australia D 16th January 1858 aged 3 months Adelaide South Australia Francis John B 28th January 1859 Adelaide South Australia D 6th March 1859 aged 5 weeks Adelaide South Australia George Frederick B 28 January 1859 Adelaide South Australia D 1921 Wonthaggi Victoria James Hurtle B 21st August 1861 Adelaide South Australia M O’SHEA Mary Ann 17th June 1882 Adelaide South Australia D 24th September 1939 Torrensville South Australia Bur West Terrace Cemetery Adelaide South Australia Rosanna Emily B 20th November 1865 Adelaide South Australia D Not yet known Edith Emily B 3rd February 1869 Adelaide South Australia D 11th February 1870 Adelaide South Australia |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Coachman (1883) Groom (1889) |
| Newspaper Articles | Express & Telegraph Monday 8th July 1878 page 2 Brother James requests whereabouts information South Australian Chronicle and Weekly Mail Saturday 21st December 1878 page 4 Marriage of Mary Ann Gawler Standard (SA: 1878-1885) Saturday 8th July 1882 page 2 Marriage of James The Express & Telegraph (Adelaide SA: 1867-1922) Saturday 24th September 1887 page 2 death of Anne Keely The Advertiser Tuesday 23rd February 1904 page 2 Death of Michael |
| Departure from Western Australia | 12th October 1856 per Frances |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 22nd February 1904/ Adelaide South Australia bur West Terrace RC Adelaide South Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 24th September 1887 Adelaide South Australia bur West Terrace RC Adelaide South Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1851 Location Galway Ireland Discharge: Varicose veins after an attack of erysipelas. In 1878 James Keely (of Loch Greany/Graney is south east of Gort) advertised in the newspapers for information regarding his brother Michael Keely. Both Anne and Michael were admitted to Royal Adelaide Hospital 1883, 1887 and 1889, possibly Anne died there as her entry is dated 20th September 1887. (Arrived in ship Adelaide in both cases)They were living at Roper Street in Adelaide; Ann was Church of England and Michael Catholic. |