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| Name | MOLLOY / MALLOY – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 23rd Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1316 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 9th March 1838 / 18 years 6 months / Dublin Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6½ in Fresh / Blue / Dark Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Canada – 11 years 1 month Turkey and Crimea – 1 year 1 month East Indies – 1 year 1 month |
| Length of Service | 21 years 33 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Corporal / 6th January 1861 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Crimea War Medal with Alma clasp Turkish Crimea Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Athlone Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1861 Athlone 1862 Tilbury 1862-1878 Western Australia 1878-1880 South Australia 1880-1882 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0½d per diem 4th June 1878 Increased to 1/6½d per diem for service to Enrolled Force in Western Australia 1st April 1878 -30th September 1878 Colonial Treasure paid him 6d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 16th March 1862 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | NORWOOD 9th June 1862 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1819/1820 Gibraltar Andalusia Spain |
| Date/Place of Baptism | bap 12th October 1820 Woolwich [Army Chaplain’s Records] (Tentative) |
| 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 | CURTIS Jane c1814 Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Thomas George Anstruther B 4th October 1852 Toronto Ontario Canada M 1) LITTLEJOHN Amelia 18th February 1873 Perth Western Australia M 2) REANEY Mary 23rd January 1889 Perth Western Australia D 16th February 1938 West Perth Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia John B 2nd Qtr 1856 Winchester Hampshire see attachment M FALLON Margaret 2nd June 1878 St Mary’s Cathedral Perth Western Australia Daughter of pensioner James FALLON arr CLARA 1857 D 30th June 1901 Perth Western Australia bur 1st July 1901 Roman Catholic Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia Catherine (Kate) B July-August-September c 1858 Manchester Lancashire England M BUTLER Edmund 1888 Baptist Church Manse North Adelaide South Australia D 2nd December 1923 Perth Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | CURTIS Thomas George Not yet known possibly Brideswell Roscommon Ireland |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Sarah Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | 26th November 1883 wife granted Perth Lot E78 of 0.2.16 acres (after John Molloy’s death in 1882) |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Inquirer & Comm. News 26th April 1882 death of John WA Times 20th October 1884 death of Jane |
| Departure from Western Australia | Visit made to South Australia during 1878 (pension paid in Adelaide October 1878 to 1879) Returned to Western Australia in March 1880 |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 21st April 1882 Perth Western Australia 22nd April Roman Catholic Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 6th October 1894 Western Australia Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | Will available at Western Australian SRO (Cons 3458 1884-046) |
| Further Information | John Molloy did not take easily to Army life and he was posted as a deserter of 12th April 1838 however he re-joined the regiment of 19th December 1839 sentenced to 8 weeks imprisonment and branded with a D. 10th October 1876 John Molloy was convicted of being drunk while on duty and fined one pound and imprisoned for 84 days and his pension suspended. 6th March 1877 his wife applied for the payment of half his pension during the period of imprisonment. The British Armed forces and overseas birth Index has 3 other children called Malloy born in Canada between 1843 and 1850 of the 23rd regiment who may or may not be children of this family: Ann J born Montreal 1850 James born Canada 1843 Margaret b Canada 1845 |