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| Name | O’BYRNE / O’BRYNE – Patrick |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 86th 32nd and 12th Regiment 1st Battalion |
| Regiment Number (s) | 86th Regiment – 585 32 Regiment – 1571 12th Regiment – 1696 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 5th December 1832 / 20 years / Newry, Armagh, Ireland. Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6¾ in Sallow / Grey / Black / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Mauritius – 4 years 6 months Canada – 3 years 3 months Cape of Good Hope – 3 months |
| Length of Service | 20 years 148 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 21st June 1853 / Belfast Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Daventry Northamptonshire England |
| Pension Districts | 1853 Northampton 1855-1883 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem 1868 increased to 1/3d per diem |
| 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 | c1812 Kiltahirt Carrick-on-Shannon Leitrim 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 | COX / COCK Elizabeth Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1849/Daventry/ Northampton England |
| Children by 1st Wife | William John B 1851 Brompton, England D 18 March 1865 Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Skinner Street Cemetery Fremantle Western Australia Elizabeth B 24th January 1856 Fremantle Western Australia M FULLER Thomas 1874 Fremantle Western Australia D 23rd November 1938 Beaconsfield Fremantle Western Australia bur Anglican Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia Patrick B 1858 Fremantle Western Australia M BOX Mary Jane 1884 Fremantle Western Australia D 16th July 1929 North Fremantle Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia Frances B 1860 Fremantle Western Australia M LANGRIDGE Emma 29th September 1885 Fremantle Western Australia D 18th June 1926 North Fremantle Western Australia Bur Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia James B 25th May 1863 Fremantle Western Australia M ENRIGHT Mary Jane 1883 Fremantle Western Australia D 9th September 1917 Geraldton Western Australia Johanna Elizabeth B 10th October 1865 Fremantle M CLOUGH Edward Wills 1886 Western Australia D 16th June 1941 Midland Western Australia Matthew B 7th January 1870 Fremantle Western Australia M LEWIS Elizabeth 1896 Fremantle Western Australia D 20th October 1936 Cottesloe Western Australia bur Anglican Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Mary B 21st June 1872 Fremantle Western Australia M JENSEN Charles Date and place unknown M O’NEILL Terrence 1924 Fremantle Western Australia D 25th January 1938 Fremantle Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Lot P4 North Fremantle First Occupier EPG Patrick Hart (Mermaid) Acreage unknown |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The West Australian Tuesday 6th November 1883 page 3 sale of P 4 North Fremantle The Daily News Friday 1st October 1885 page 3 Marriage of Francis Geraldton Guardian and Express Monday 22nd July 1919 page 2 death of Patrick Also Western Mail Thursday 25th July 1929 page 25 West Australian Thursday 18th July 1929 page 16 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not Applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 10th June 1883 Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 15th August 1874 Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Skinner Street Cemetery Fremantle (Western Australian BMDs say she died 1872) |
| Will or Probate | Will available Western Australian State Records Office Cons 3403/1883/685 |
| Further Information | British Army, Worldwide Index 1841 Patrick O’Byrne 1571 32nd foot (ex 86th) location Toronto and St. Helens, Canada 1851 Patrick O’Bryne (sic) 12th Regt 585/1696 location Chatham 1851 Census Chatham Garrison Hospital Medway Kent Patrick O’Byrne Hospital orderly age 38 Married Army Discharge: Due to Asthma, impaired vision and worn out from length of service. On 9th January 1883 Patrick O’Byrne, Military pensioner, made his will appointing his eldest son Patrick as executor. He bequeathed half of the estate to his son Patrick and the custody of his “several small children doing their respective minorities” the other half to be divided equally between his sons Francis O’Byrne and James O’Byrne. Western Australian State Records Office Cons 3403/1883/685 |