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| Name | SAMPY / SAMFRY – Michael |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 56th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1865 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 18th May 1840 / 17 years 6 months / London Middlesex England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 9.3/8 in Sallow / Grey / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Gibraltar – 4 years 7 months Bermuda – 3 years 7 months Crimea – 1 year East Indies – 4 years 11 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 183 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 27 April 1863/ Colchester |
| Campaign Medals | Crimean War Medal with Sebastopol clasp Turkish Crimea Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Chelsea London England |
| Pension Districts | 1863 2nd West London 1863 Woolwich 1864 East London 1865 Tilbury 1865-1871 Western Australia 1871-1874 South Australia 1874-1875 Victoria 1876-1878 Western Australia |
| 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 | c1823 Chelsea London Middlesex England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | SAMPEY Michael b 1788 Mayo, Ireland (fishmonger) Possible – 1841 Census HO 107/5/24/42 Exeter Buildings St Luke’s Chelsea Possible – 1851 Census HO 107/1474 Chelsea |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | CLARK Mary b c1794 Hertford England |
| Siblings | Elizabeth b c1827 Chelsea London England Thomas b 1829-1832 Chelsea, London d 1897 Fremantle Western Australia WA Convict 6450 formerly private 1157 12th (Prince of Wales’s Royal) Lancers and also a Crimean War veteran Sarah b 1835 England Charlotte b 1839 Chelsea London England (refer 1841/1851 Census) |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | Single – not married |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not applicable |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not applicable |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not applicable |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not applicable |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The Perth Gazette and West Australian Times Friday 27 January 1871 page 2 Emily Smith to Adelaide |
| Departure from Western Australia | To South Australia 23rd January 1871 per “Emily Smith” To Victoria 1874 Returned to Western Australia 1876 |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 16th August 1878 Geraldton Western Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not applicable |
| Will or Probate | SROWA Cons 3458/1878/294 Letters of Administration |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 Michael Sampy at Depot Newry and Armagh 1851 Stationed at Gibraltar 1861 Stationed Colaba Bombay East Indies Discharge at own request Michael Sampy was one of the three teetotallers on the Racehorse who were allowed special allowances as per Admiralty regulations. Michael Sampy left all he had in his will to his brother Thomas |