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| Name | PTOLEMY – Andrew Joseph |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 9th 80th and 79th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1906/2655 / 109 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 24th May 1842 / 18 years / Dublin Ireland Weaver |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6¼ in Fresh / Grey / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Burma and India – 17 years 8 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 73 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 4th August 1863 / Royal Victoria Hospital Netley England |
| Campaign Medals | Sutlej Medal with two clasps Burmah Medal with one clasp Indian Mutiny Medal with Lucknow clasp |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Dublin Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1863 2nd Dublin 1865-1893 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem 1887 Increased to 1/6d per diem for service Enrolled Force |
| 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 | c1824 St. Catherine’s Dublin 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 | UNKNOWN Mary A Born 1822 Dublin Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Andrew born 1843 Dublin Ireland |
| 2nd Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | MOONEY Anne Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 2nd Wife | Annie B 5 December 1864 High Street Dublin Ireland M CROUCH William Bull 1884 Fremantle D 12 December 1942 Perth WA Bur Fremantle Cemetery WA Mary Elizabeth B 1 December 1866 Fremantle WA M BENNETT George Alfred 1893 Perth WA Joseph B 24th October 1868 Fremantle WA M GUTHRIE Eliza D 13 July 1941 Victoria Park WA Bur Karrakatta cemetery WA William B 30 September 1870 Fremantle WA M JONES Sussanah 1901 Perth WA D 24 September 1935 West Perth Bur Karrakatta Cemetery WA Agnes B 15/18 December 1873 (FS) bap 7th December 1873 Western Australia M SPENCE Alexander Seymour 1895 Geraldton WA |
| 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 | Perth Lot 130V 0.3.3 acres Date Assigned 11 November 1881 Title Application 27 September 1883 Title 6/30 Abuts the railway near Thomas Street West Perth |
| Occupation after Arrival | Sold newspapers. |
| Newspaper Articles | Western Mail Perth Saturday 12th February 1887 – page 36 Daily News Perth Monday 27th February 1889 – page 2 The Daily News Saturday 12 October 1889 page 3 theft of razor Daily News Friday 20 December 1889 page 2 Joseph Ptolomey Western Mail Perth Saturday 4th March 1893 – page 41 Accident and death of Andrew Ptolemy The Daily News 6th April 1893 page 3 Trial of William Taylor |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 27th February 1893 Colonial Hospital Perth Western Australia East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 10 June 1885 Lunatic Asylum Fremantle Western Australia Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | 1844 “Entry 1510 Dublin Workhouse Admission and Discharge Register 1840-1919” PTOLEMY Mary A, age 22, Husband a soldier India East. Occupation Servant, RC, ragged clothing, Townland South City, Admitted 25 March 1844 with sore eyes, discharged 6 April 1844; husband Andrew Ptolemy. Son of above: Andrew, age 1, RC, admitted with sore eyes 25 March 1844, discharged 6 April 1844British Army Worldwide index: 1851 No 2655 formerly 1906 80th regiment stationed Dinapore India 1861 No 109 79th regiment stationed Ferozepore East Indies Discharge: Completed his term of service, Impaired health suffers from debility and chronic rheumatism. 1865 Mentioned in Surgeon’s Log Friday 23rd June having been reported for drinking water from the water barrel for washing purposes. Sentenced to 14 days watch and grog. Andrew was struck off the Pension list several times firstly after being convicted of theft, firstly in 1887 and after having it restored in 1888 he was again struck off in 1889, once again he asked for it to be restored. Son Joseph suffered from cataracts from an early age and sold newspapers in the streets for a living. On 4th September 1888 his father Andrew applied to the Colonial Secretary for financial assistance for his son Joseph who was nearly totally blind stating he earned seventeen shilling and six pence per week selling newspapers together with his pension of one shilling per day and the ten shilling his son earned selling newspapers was not enough to survive on. The Colonial secretary replied in these hard times many families survived on less, application denied. Joseph had spent six years in the Subiaco orphanage. Agnes Ptolemy age 7 years was admitted to the RC Orphanage on 18 May 1880 and left 30 June 1884 to her friends Ann Ptolemey was admitted to the Lunatic Asylum Fremantle on 21 March 1879 where she died of debility ‘following on acute mania where she died on 10th June 1885. The coroner’s jury returned a verdict of death from natural causes.’ 1893 While crossing Howick (Hay) Street on the evening of 25th February Andrew Joseph Ptolomy was knocked down by a horse being furiously ridden by William Taylor who rode away without giving assistance. Suffering from a contusion on the right side of his skull he was admitted to the Victoria Hospital where he died the following Monday. The post- mortem found he had died “from shock, due to extravasation of blood. The injuries were such as would be caused by the deceased being run over or knocked down by a horse.” |