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| Name | O’PREY / OPRAY – Robert |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 20th Regiment 1st Battalion |
| Regiment Number (s) | 4260 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | Not yet known Shoemaker |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5’7” Fresh/Hazel/Dark |
| Overseas Service/Duration | India |
| Length of Service | Not yet known |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 20th August 1861 / Not yet known |
| Campaign Medals | Indian Mutiny Medal with Lucknow clasp |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not yet known |
| Pension Districts | 1861 2nd Belfast 1863 1st Glasgow 1863 1st Belfast 1865-1866 Western Australia 1866-1920 Victoria |
| Pension Paid | 9d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 26th May 1865 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | RACEHORSE 10th August 1865 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1838 Killinchy Down Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | OPREY Samuel Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Mary Not yet known |
| Siblings | Samuel B c1840 Ireland |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | BROGAN or BROGEN Margaret c1833 Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 18th May 1859 Newtownards Down Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Sarah B 1860 Ireland M MASEY Edward 1881 Victoria D 27 July 1940 F/field Victoria Bur New Melbourne Cemetery Fawkner Susan B 1863 Ireland M HALLETT Samuel John 1890 Victoria D 2nd July 1951 Richmond Victoria Mary B 26th July 1864 38 Melbourne Street Belfast Antrim Ireland Mary B 1867 Collingwood Victoria M GULLIVER William Henry 1895 Victoria Robert Allan B 1870 Richmond Victoria M BENTON Beatrice Emily Christina 1898 Victoria D 2nd September 1922 Richmond Victoria Bur Burwood Cemetery Samuel B 1872 Collingwood Victoria M NILSSON Florence Adelane D 24 June 1952 Abbotsford Victoria |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | BROGAN Charles Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Susannah Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The Perth Gazette and West Australian Times Friday 23 November 1866 page 2 Gem to Melbourne The Age Tuesday 14 September 1920 page 12 Funeral notice The Argus Tuesday 14 September 1920 page 1 Death Notice Robert The Age Saturday 5 December 1896 page 5 Memorial Margaret Oprey died 1894 |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1866 to South Australia per “Gem” with wife and four children |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 12 September 1920 Brunswick West Victoria Melbourne General Cemetery |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 5th December 1894 Abbotsford Victoria Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army, worldwide index: 1861 4260 Robert O”Pray(sic) location Chatham Discharge: Robert was disabled by a wound on 18th March 1858 Lucknow. In the 1861 Census Robert O Prey is a lodger at the White Bull victualling house at Corn Exchange Street Cambridgeshire England. He was age 23, unmarried, a private in the 20th regiment of foot and had been born in Ireland Parish Killahey (sic) |