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| Name | TULLY – Brian / Bryan |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 32nd Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 3704 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 22nd March 1853 / 18 years / Dublin Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6½ in Sallow / Hazel / Dark brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies (Bengal) – 6 years 10 months |
| Length of Service | 8 years 181 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 29th October 1860 / Dublin Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | Indian Mutiny Medal with Defence of Lucknow clasp |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Dublin Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1860 1st Dublin District 1862 Tilbury 1862-1875 Off Pension 1886-1894 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 6d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 16th March 1832 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | NORWOOD 9th June 1862 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1835 Kilbarry Navan Meath Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | FARRELLY Philip |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Unknown Elizabeth |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | COURTNEY Mary Ann c1836 Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 25th January 1862 Church of the Immaculate Conception Marlborough St Dublin Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Philip Stephen B 30th January 1863 Fremantle Western Australia bap 3rd February 1863 St Mary’s Cathedral Perth Western Australia M BAGLEY Margaret Ann 2nd August 1886 Greenough Western Australia D 7th January 1922 Walkaway Western Australia bur Greenough Western Australia Mary B 13th October 1864 Fremantle Western Australia M CAR(E)Y Walter 1887 Fremantle Western Australia D 15th October 1934 Fremantle Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Western Australia Elizabeth B 22 Apr 1866 Perth Barracks/Fremantle Western Australia bap 29th May 1866 St Mary’s Cathedral Perth Western Australia M CARLYON William Charles 27th April 1887 Geraldton Western Australia D 4th December 1957 Royal Perth Hospital Western Australia bur Anglican Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Joseph Bernard B 2nd February 1868 Western Australia M WALSH Ellen Mary 1st March 1897 St Patrick’s Fremantle Western Australia BUR 20th June 1918 (aged 50 years) Pinjarra Public Cemetery Western Australia RC Section A Plot 15 Michael B 20th July 1869/70? D Not yet known Rose Anne/Anna B 7th July 1871 Western Australia D 5th July 1873 Agnes B 16 June 1873 Western Australia D Not yet known Michael Joseph B 20th July 1875 Geraldton Western Australia M MacAULAY Margaret 1912 Katanning Western Australia D 19th January 1925 Claremont Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Agnes Teresa B 3rd February 1879 Western Australia M QUELCH John James 5th October 1899 Fremantle Western Australia D 13th November 1959 East Fremantle Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | COURTNEY James Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Roseanna Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Granted Swan Location 1075 (Butler’s Swamp) of 12 Acres: applied for full title 20th April 1886 |
| Occupation after Arrival | Assistant Warder 10 February 1864 -18th January 1871 (Barker page 205/6) |
| Newspaper Articles | Inquirer and Commercial News Wednesday 14th April 1875 page 3 Fraud charge West Australian 4th July 1894 (Inquest into Fatal Accident) Inquirer and Commercial News Friday 6th July 1894 page 23 Result of ‘Accidental Death’ at inquest The West Australian 11th January 1922 page 1 Death notice Philip Tully |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 1st July 1894 South Fremantle Western Australia (struck by a buggy at Beaconsfield) Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 21st March 1910 44 Orient St South Fremantle Western Australia 22nd March 1910 Roman Catholic Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Applying for a job with the Convict Service Bryan Tully declared under Oath he was born 21st March 1832. When Brian Tully married Mary Ann Courtney he used the name Michael Farrelly his parents being Philip and Elizabeth Farrelly which must have been his baptismal name. For some unknown reason he enlisted in the British army as Philip Tully and that is how he is known in any military document. When he came to Western Australia he had his children baptised as either Tully or Farrelly or both. They used the name Tully throughout their lives.Discharge due to gunshot wound of the left shoulder 12th August at Lucknow and chronic dysentery 21st January 1872 Pension suspended for 84 days for desertion from the Enrolled Force 28th June 1872 James Morrison, expiree charged with violently and unlawfully assaulting Bryan Tully at the Crown and Anchor hotel 3 July 1872 Bryan Tully was admitted to the Military Hospital in a dangerous state. 1873 Bryan Tully petitioned the Governor for a pension or gratuity detailing a head injury he received in the course of his duty as a warder when assisting a Water Police constable. Governor Weld replied he had forfeited all claims to a pension or gratuity when he deserted the Enrolled Force 14th November 1874 Convicted Geraldton of not fulfilling engagement to work in the Geraldine mine – sent to prison for 3 months -suspended 7th April 1875 Imprisoned for 3 months for obtaining money under false pretences – pension suspended 20th July 1875 Pension to be paid to wife and family during the 6 months imprisonment and on release to be struck off the pension list 16 February 1886 Pension restored at the original 6d per day rate |