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| Name | MATTHEWS / MATHEWS – Patrick |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 86th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 990 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 23rd March 1837 / 20 years / No place recorded Harness Maker |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 9 in Dark / Grey / Grey / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 15 years 2 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 71 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Sergeant / 1st June 1858 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Kent, England or Salford near Manchester, Lancaster |
| Pension Districts | June 1858 – April 1859 2nd Manchester 1859-1866 Western Australia 1866 Madras |
| Pension Paid | 2/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 26th May 1859 Plymouth Devon England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | SULTANA 19th August 1859 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1815 St. Nicholas Dublin Ireland |
| 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 | VINCENT nee McGREE / McGEE Elizabeth, widow Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 19th August 1846 Karachi India |
| Children by 1st Wife | Mary Vincent b 14th January 1847 Bap 25th January 1847 Church Bombay India Mary Ann b 29th June 1849 Bap 8th July 1849 Deesa India Possible death 26th May 1853 age 4 Lahore India David B 22nd November 1851 Poona India bap 4th December 1851 Poona India M MOORE Elizabeth 4th March 1878 Cawnpore India D Not yet known John b 18th June 1856 Bap 29th June 1856 Colaba India Charles B 10th November 1861 Fremantle Western Australia Bap 13th November 1861 |
| 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 | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Perth Gazette and WA Times Friday 5th January 1866 – page 3 Inquirer Wednesday 24th July 1867 – page 2 |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1866 Left by unknown ship for Madras India |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 3rd February 1868 Madras India Madras India |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | See Further Information |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Although Patrick Matthews did not receive any medals having left India as a very sick man, he was awarded a gratuity of £10 for long service. For the last 2 years of his army service he had been relieved of his regimental duties spending much of the last year of service in hospital. British Army Worldwide Index 1841 Patrick Matthews 990 Corporal from Private 86th Foot location Dublin 1851 Patrick Mathews (sic) 990 Sergeant 86th Foot location Poona Discharge due to chronic dyspepsia, acute pain in stomach for 3 years making him unfit for further service. Patrick died in Madras on 3rd February 1868 from atrophy it appears his family could have accompanied him to India as his son David married there in 1878 and it is very probable his widow Elizabeth Matthews died on 9th October 1892 at Umballa. |