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| Name | RAY – Thomas |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 50th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1894 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 26th June 1841 / 18 years 6 months / London Middlesex England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7 in Sallow / Grey / Fair / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 5 years 286 days |
| Length of Service | 7 years 93 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 26th February 1848 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Sutlej Medal exergue Moodkee clasps Ferozeshuhur Aliwal and Sobraon |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Bethnal Green London England |
| Pension Districts | 1848 1st East London 1854-1857 Western Australia 1857-1861 Victoria |
| Pension Paid | 7d per diem – Temporary 2 years until 30th September 1850 From 1st October 1850 increased to 8d per diem and made Permanent 7th January 1851 |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 5th May 1854 Plymouth England via Gibraltar |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | RAMILLIES 7th August 1854 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1823 St Pancras London England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | RAY Thomas |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | McCARTNEY Mary Anne nee DICKENS B 1821 New South Wales |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 9 November 1847 Garrison Fort William |
| Children by 1st Wife | Jane born 1859 Melbourne Victoria died aged 1 day 1859 |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | DICKENS Daniel |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Ann |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Fruit hawker from a cart |
| Newspaper Articles | The Age Friday 22 March 1861 page 5 Inquest into death of Thomas Ray |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1857 to Victoria |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 19 March 1861 Melbourne Victoria Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | Not yet known |
| Further Information | In action at Punniar on 29 December 1843 and served with the Army of the Sutledge in 1845 & 6 was present in the actions at Moodkee Ferozeshuhur Aliwal and Sobraon. British Army, Worldwide Index 1841 Thomas Ray 1894 location Depot Chatham, Kent Discharge due to total loss of vision in right eye and impaired sight in left eye (ophthalmic) 1851 Census HO 107/1547/140/26 Thomas ray and his family are living at Batty Gardens St. George in the East London Middlesex Thomas is aged 28 a labourer and Chelsea Pensioners, born St. Pancras Middlesex is living with his wife Mary A Ray, aged 30 born New South Wales and her two children Elizabeth McCartney aged 13 born New South Wales and Henry McCartney age 7 born East Indies. (The name is spelt McCarthy where as it was actually McCartney as on the India and NSW records and later in Victoria.) WO23 for 1861 states was killed Melbourne in Railway Station accident. This statement is a bit misleading as he actually died after falling from his cart outside the St Kilda station being carted off to the watch tower overnight thought to be drunk and died the next morning from concussion The report of the Inquest is available on the Archives of Victoria site. 1st marriage of Mary Anne Dickens father Daniel DICKENS McCARTNEY Arthur B 1814 D 26 July 1847 Fort William India M 13 March 1837 St Matthew Windsor New South Wales (Anglican) Children Elizabeth born 1838 New South Wales M BROWN James 1865 Melbourne Victoria Possibly D 11 July 1904 St. Kilda Melbourne Victoria Henry born 24 April 1843 Cawnpore Bengal India Bp 8 May 1843 Cawnpore India M SCOTT Sarah Ann D 1874 age 32 Melbourne Victoria Both Thomas and Mary received medical attention on the voyage of the Ramillies Mary for a miscarriage (abortion) and Thomas for an ulcer. |