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| Name | TANSEY – Patrick |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 73rd Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 539 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 8th April 1826 / 19 years / Dublin Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8¼ in Fair / Grey / Grey / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Mediterranean – 9 years 4 months North America – 3 years 1 month |
| Length of Service | 15 Years 199 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 26th August 1842 / Fort Pitt near Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Ballymahon Longford Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1842 Athlone 1851-1871 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 9d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 1st February 1851 Falmouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | MERMAID 15th May 1851 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1807 Schule Longford 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 | QUINN Roseanna / Rosa B 1808 (deduced) |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Timothy bap 1st November 1842 Shrule Ballymahon Longford John bap 20th November 1844 Schule Ballymahon Longford Ireland M FINN Julia 1879 Fremantle Western Australia D 1901 Balmain North New South Wales Timothy bap 4th April 1848 Schule Ballymahon Longford Ireland |
| 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 | 1st September 1851 occupied North Fremantle lot P15 1 acre 10 perches 22nd March 1858 this allotment was re-assigned to Peter Connor after Patrick Tansey was dismissed from the Force |
| Occupation after Arrival | None known |
| Newspaper Articles | The Herald Fremantle 17th April 1869 page 3 – Patrick Tansey drunk and incapable The Herald 21st January 1871 page 3 – Patrick driving without reins West Australian Times 27th October 1873 – page 3 – Timothy Tansey from the Canning drunk The Daily News Perth 5th June 1883 – page 3 – John drunk |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not Applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 3rd January 1871 Western Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 1858 Western Australia Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 Patrick Tansey 539 Private 73rd Foot location Montreal on a ship Canada Discharge due to loss of sight in right eye and impaired vision in left due to ophthalmia Mary(sic) Tansey age 35 received medical treatment about the Mermaid as did J Tansey age 5 and Tim Tansey age 2 who were both treated for rubeola aboard the Mermaid. The Surgeon Superintendent listed the Tansey family as: Patrick, Rose, John age 7 years and Timothy age 4 years. 1st September 1851 – in Return for Pensioner’s village North Fremantle, 1 man 1 woman and 3 children all Roman Catholic 1855 Patrick and Rose Tansey and Michael and Bridget Carrol signed a document undertaking not to fight under pain of banishment from Village. ‘We the undersigned Michael CARROLL and Patrick TANSEY fully understand that if our wives are again drunk they will be sent out of the military Village of North Fremantle for good.’ 23rd September 1856 Lt Col Bruce in a letter to the Governor said that although Tansey had been in occupation of P15 at North Fremantle from September 1851 until his conduct and that of his wife improved all the other pensioners had precedence for having their cottage built. He further reports of the continued acts of drunkenness of this couple and the neglect of their children. 3rd March 1858 Lt Col Bruce recommended that Patrick Tansey be dismissed from the Force for being drunk on guard. He also requests that he refund the passage money for the family to come to the Colony. Approved. Remarks: Another two children were bap with the parents Patrick TANSEY/TANZEY and Rose QUIN (sic) John TANSEY bap 18th July 1827 at Wexford Ireland Patrick TANZEY (sic) bap 13th October 1828 at Charleville Limerick Ireland Whether these were children of Pensioner TANSEY yet to be confirmed. |