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| Name | LEARY – Patrick |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 95th and 46th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1312 – 46th Regiment |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 19th December 1823 / 18 years / Cork Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6¾ in Fresh / Hazel / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Mediterranean – 10 years 7 months Gibraltar – 1 year 5 months West Indies – 3 years North America – 1 year 4 months |
| Length of Service | 22 years 342 days: – 95th Regiment from 18 December 1823 for 14 years 287 days – 46th Regiment 1st October 1838 for 7 years 273 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 24th November 1846 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Jersey Channel Islands |
| Pension Districts | 1846-1852 Jersey 1853-1871 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 22nd November 1852 London England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | DUDBROOK 7th February 1853 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1808 Clogroe (Clorough sic) Cork Ireland – see further information |
| 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 | BATTEN Ann B 1819 Cornwall England |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 16 Oct 1839 St Helier Jersey Channel Islands |
| Children by 1st Wife | William Henry B 31 May 1842 Jersey Channel Islands D 16 Sep 1842 Jersey Channel Islands Ellen Emma B 5 Dec 1847 Jersey Channel Islands M KENNEDY William Henry 30th October 1870 Perth Western Australia D 31st July 1910 Perth Western Australia bur Anglican Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Edwin Ryder B 12 Dec 1849 Jersey Channel Islands D Not yet known |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Employed by Convict Establishment in Western Australia for 15 years 1 month from 14 August 1854 discharged on a Pension of £29/15/7 Per Annum from 16 September 1869, physically unfit and poor eyesight. Refer listing in Barkers Warders and Gaolers |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 10th January 1871 age 63 Western Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 1887 age 71 Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Cloghroe, County Cork which is a village and townland on the main Cork to Banteer road in County Cork, Ireland. It lies 7 miles northwest of Cork, 1839-1842 Patrick is with 46th Regiment at Jersey Island 1851 Census HO 107/2527/23 Wesley Place St. Heliers, Jersey 1852/53 His wife Nan mentioned in the Surgeon Superintendent’s report during the passage suffering from constipation Menosphagia. Edwin Leary age 3 also received medical treatment during the voyage After the arrival of the Dudbrook some of the pensioners raised questions about their treatment by the Surgeon Superintendent and an inquiry was held Patrick Leary complained the SSI did not allow them to sit down while on watch to which the SSI said in his defense it made the men look like shoemakers. 1854 Occupied No 1 Cottage Henderson Street Fremantle |
