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| Name | MARKEY / MARKEE – Christopher |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 44th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2856 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 3rd June 1846 / 17 years 10 months / Navan Meath Ireland Servant |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6 in Fair / Grey / Light Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Malta – 1 year 6 months |
| Length of Service | 3 years 132 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 26 March 1850 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Navan Meath Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1850 Dublin 1st 1850-1851Western Australia Temporary pension for 1 year |
| Pension Paid | 6d per diem Temporary – for one year to 18th April 1851 |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 22nd July 1850 Portsmouth Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | HASHEMY 25th October 1850 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1828 Kells Meath Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | MARKEY Barnard/Bernard Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Agatha B Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | ROACH Mary Ann – nee CONDON B c1823 Dublin Ireland Bp 1st January 1823 St. James, Dublin Ireland (Condron) |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 5th June 1850 St James Dublin City Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Mary Ann B c1851 Western Australia M THORPE William 1871 Newcastle Western Australia D 21st December 1928 Fremantle Western Australia Christopher B 1855 Toodyay Western Australia D 1946 Western Australia Julia B c1857 Western Australia M SMITH Samuel John 1878 Newcastle Western Australia D 27th December 1919 Midland Junction Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Midland Cemetery Western Australia Michael Christopher B c1858 WA M STRAHAN Elizabeth Ellen 1881 Newcastle Western Australia D 8th September 1946 Jumperdine WA Bur Toodyay RC Cemetery WA James Christopher B 1860 Toodyay Western Australia M STRAHAN Isabella 1884 Newcastle Western Australia D 24th November 1933 Toodyay Western Australia Bur Toodyay RC Cemetery WA Thomas John B 1863 Toodyay Western Australia M LAHIFF Margaret 1899 Newcastle Western Australia D 1956 Toodyay Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | CONDON Michael |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | FIELDS Bridget |
| 1st Marriage of Wife | ROACH Michael M Mary Ann Conden (sic) 1st September 1845 St. James, Dublin |
| Children of 1st Wife’s 1st Marriage | Philip Roach B 1848 Gibraltar Mother Mary Ann Condon Father Michael Roach (Bi-Centennial Dictionary) M MONGER Esther nee HERBERT 1875 Newcastle Western Australia D 11th November 1929 Toodyay Western Australia |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None known |
| Occupation after Arrival | Joined Police Force for 1 month – dismissed for being drunk Horse Breaker and Hostler |
| Newspaper Articles | Perth Gazette and Independent Journal of Political and News WA – Shipping Intelligence 1st November 1850 – page 2 – List of Pensioners on the Hashemy named The Perth Gazette and Independent Journal of Politics and News Friday 14th February 1851 page 1 C Markey advertised for work breaking horses. The Perth Gazette and Independent Journal of Politics and News Friday 6th April 1855 Christopher Markey acquitted of horse stealing The Perth Gazette and independent Journal of Politics and News Friday 6th July 1860 page 1 Christopher Markey sentenced to 6 years penal servitude for horse stealing Newcastle Herald and Toodyay District Chronicle Saturday 31st August 1907 page 5 Obituary Mary Ann Markey Toodyay Herald Friday 20th December 1929 page 2 Obit Phillip Roach Toodyay Herald Friday 1st December 1933 page 1 Obit James Christopher Markey The Northam Advertiser Friday 19th November 1954 Page 3 Thomas’s 91st birthday |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 11th February 1875 York Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 25th August 1907 Toodyay WA Bur Toodyay RC Cemetery |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discharge due to ‘…bad and irregular reunion of fracture (left forearm) the result of a kick from a horse while employed as a groom to Colonel Williams’… 28th May 1850 the War office queried the Staff officer Dublin as to whether Christopher Markey was a fit person to be part of the guard. However there was insufficient time to arrange a substitute but the SO Dublin was told he was not to approve anyone who had been discharged with an irregular character. July 1860 Imprisoned for 6 years for stealing a horse was discharged from sentence after 2 years When the Hashemy was chartered as a convict transport in 1850 its destination was Van Diemen’s Land but due to the strong anti-transportation movement in the Eastern states it was decided to send it to Western Australia where transportation was still acceptable. As a result the WO 23s still have the pensioners located in VDL in 1851 instead of Western Australia. |