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| Name | REILLY – Patrick |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 64th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1181 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 17th September 1835 / 18 years / Enniskillen Fermanagh Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 9¼ in Dark / Brown / Black / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Jamaica – 1 year 7 months North America – 2 years 9 months India – 6 years 5 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 3 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 23rd September 1856 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | 64th Regiment received the India General Service Medal Persia clasp and India Mutiny Medal Relief of Lucknow 1857-1859 |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Enniskillen Fermanagh Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1856 Enniskillen 1856 2nd West London 1857 Salisbury 1857 2nd Plymouth 1857 Jersey 1858 1st Portsmouth 1858-1874 Western Australia 1874 New Zealand 1874 Victoria 1875 Hobart |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 26th August 1858 Plymouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | EDWIN FOX 20th November 1858 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1817 Rossorry Enniskillen Fermanagh 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 | ROBINSON Louisa |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 3RD Qtr 1857 East Stonehouse Devon |
| Children by 1st Wife | Mary Ann Margaret B 1860 Fremantle WA D 1861 age 7 months Fremantle William Thomas B 1862 Fremantle 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 | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | 30th January 1859-21 January 1874 Assistant warder Retired after abolition of office due to cessation of transportation |
| Newspaper Articles | Launceston Examiner Tuesday 5th August 1890 page 3 Brief Obituary Patrick Reilly |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1874 to New Zealand (Lyttleton) 18th January 1874 to Victoria 1875 to Tasmania |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 4th August 1890 Port Cygnet Tasmania |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Died 1868 age 37 years Bur 17th March 1868 Skinner Street Cemetery Fremantle WA |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 Patrick Reilly 1181 Corporal 64th Foot location Halifax Nova Scotia 1852 Patrick Reilly 1181 Sergeant 64th Location Hyderabad India Discharge due to chronic hepatitis and worn out by length of service Convict Establishment reported Patrick and Louisa had 3 children in 1867. Detailed entry for employment with the Convict Establishment page 179-180 in Barker’s ‘Warders and Gaolers.’ Compensation paid 21st January 1874 on retirement of £44/10/2. |