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Claremont Pensioner Guard Village October 2010 and July 2011 EPG Gazette
| Name | MURPHY – Peter |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 31st Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 417 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 12th December 1824 / 18 years / Ballinasloe Galway Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6½ in Fair / Grey / Brown / Injury to fingers on left hand |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies 12 years |
| Length of Service | 13 years 324 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 12th September 1838 / Not Stated |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not stated |
| Pension Districts | 1838 Roscommon 1847 Liverpool 1847 Roscommon 1849 Manchester 1850-1858 Western Australia 1859-1868 Melbourne Victoria 1868 January- March Sydney 1868-1871 Melbourne April 1871 – 1873 2nd West London District 1873 Manchester 1873-75 Athlone Ireland |
| Pension Paid | 6d 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 | c1806 Clonteven Kings County 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 | Not yet knbown |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Peter B c1850 Not yet known D 6th March 1850 aboard the Scindian |
| 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 2 lots at Freshwater Bay and Butlers Swamp P247 of ½ an acre and P231 of 9 ½ acres December 1858 awarded Fee Simple |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| 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 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not clear when and how departed Western Australia: possibly late 1858/early 1859 as pension paid in Melbourne in 1859 – 1870. Then travelled to London (1871-73) and then in 1873-75 to Athlone Ireland |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | Not yet known: possibly post August 1877 in Ireland |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discharge due to injury (anchyloses) from a fall of 2 fingers of the left hand 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 Peter Murphy, teacher, 6d, 17th January, married 3 children In 1853 Peter Murphy along with Andrew Gordon and John Kirwan present a petition regarding the legal rights of the pensioners to their allotments 1859 dismissed from Enrolled Force for a misdemeanour. Admitted to Chelsea Hospital England 1st May 1871 said his wife was dead and his 3 sons were provided for, claimed to have spent 10 years in the local company at Swan River 17th June 1873 dismissed for drunkenness Admitted to Kilmainham Hospital Ireland 1st September 1874. Last record found is dated 20th August 1877. |