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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 | UNKNOWN Roseanna / Rosa B 1808 (deduced) |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | John bap 20th November 1844 Schule Ballymahon Longford Ireland M FINN Julia 1879 Fremantle Western Australia Margaret B 1845 Not yet known (A Miss Margaret Mary TANSEY died at Kalgoorlie on 1st June 1921 aged 60 making her Date of Birth 1861.) 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 North Fremantle lot P15 1 acre 10 perches |
| 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 Kalgoorlie Miner Western Australia Wednesday 1st June 1921 – page 4 – Margaret funeral |
| 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 | Lost of sight in right eye and impaired vision in left due to ophthalmia SROWA – Document signed 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. Signed Michael CARROLL, Bridget CARROLL, Patrick TANSEY, Rose TANSEY |