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Claremont Pensioner Guard Village October 2010 and July 2011 EPG Gazette
| Name | MURPHY – James |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 19th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | – |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 14th December 1822 / 20 years / Dublin Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 10¼ in Sallow / Hazel / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | None |
| Length of Service | 2 years 352 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 30th November 1825 / Not yet known |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not stated |
| Pension Districts | 1825 1st East London 1850-1860 Western Australia 1860 Melbourne 1860-1864 New Zealand (Otago) 1864 -1879 Victoria |
| Pension Paid | 9d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 4th March 1850 Portsmouth Hampshire England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | SCINDIAN 1st June 1850 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1801 Carlow Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | MURPHY Timothy |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | ROBINS Ann |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | GORMAN Ann Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 24th August 1832 Carlow Kildare Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Thomas Bp 16th July 1833 Carlow Kildare Ireland D Not yet known Peter Bp 15th January 1836 St Paul’s Arran Quay Dublin Ireland D pre-1879 James B c1838 D Not yet known Mary B Not yet known D Not yet known Timothy B Not yet known D Not yet known Margaret B c1845 Not yet known D Not yet known Eliza B c1847 Not yet known D Not yet known Ann bap 29th June 1851 St Mary’s (RC) Perth Western Australia M LUMSDEN Peter G. 23rd December 1871 Ballarat Victoria D 22nd September 1929 Skipton Victoria Australia Ellen B Not yet known D Not yet known |
| 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 | 16th July 1850 Assigned Locations P 237 Freshwater Bay and P250 Butlers Swamp total of 10 acres 18th August 1857 Lt Col Bruce requested that he be issued with Fee Simple to his land as he had fulfilled his obligations ie 7 years occupation and 7 years’ service in the Enrolled Force. |
| Occupation after Arrival | Small Farmer |
| Newspaper Articles | Perth Gazette 14th June 1850 The Perth Gazette and Independent Journal of Politics and News Friday 15th August 1851 page 2 This child could be the son of either Peter or James Murphy Inquirer 1st February 1860 page 2 Sale of land FWB Also The Perth Gazette and Independent Journal of Politics and News 6th April 1860 page 2 sale of land |
| Departure from Western Australia | Left c1860: pension paid Melbourne in September 1860 |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 22nd January 1879 Dead Horse Range Bungaree Victoria |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | After the arrival of the Scindian at Fremantle Captain Henderson wrote a report listing the rank name, trade or calling, rate of pension, date of enlistment for 5 months service, marital status, and number of children for each pensioner. Sometimes the trade of calling differed from that recorded at the time of attestation: Private James Murphy, shoemaker, 9d, 17th January, married 4 children Judging from the dates and place of his marriage and birth of the older children it looks his pension was paid in Ireland for a period in the 1830s |