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| Name | CALLAGHAN – James |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 30th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 3968 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 18th May 1854 / 25 years / Belfast Ireland Tailor |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6 in Sallow / Brown / Black / Gunshot wounds in both hips |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Crimea – no time period stated |
| Length of Service | 1 year 159 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 29th January 1856 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Crimea Medal with Sebastopol clasp Turkish Crimea Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Kilkenny Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1856 Kilkenny 1858 1st Edinburgh August 1863 Tilbury 1864-1908 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 8d per diem 18th January 1881 Increased to 1/2d per diem for service to the Enrolled Force in Western Australia |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 23rd September 1863 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | LORD DALHOUSIE 28th December 1863 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1829 Butts Kilkenny 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 | TORPEY Mary B c 1842 (deduced) Kilkenny Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1867 Perth Western Australia (Calligan) |
| Children by 1st Wife | Mary Johanna (Joanna) B 23rd December 1869 Perth Western Australia D 21st February 1873 Perth Western Australia bur East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia Catherine Elenor ( Kathleen Helena in Marriage Registration) B 15th June 1871 Perth Western Australia M BURNS James Robert 1902 Perth Western Australia D Not yet known James Thomas B 21st December 1873 Perth Western Australia D 30th August 1945 West Perth Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Patrick John B 9th March 1878 Perth Western Australia M UNKNOWN Mary (Mollie) unknown date and location D 13th June 1951 West Perth Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia |
| 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 | Granted Perth Location Y147 of 2 roods 28 perches (From John to Aberdeen Streets between Charles and Fitzgerald Streets). Title application made 6th April 1881 |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Western Mail 27th June 1908 – page 18 (Obituary James) The Daily News 5th September 1919 – page 4 (Obituary Mary) |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 12th June 1908 Perth Western Australia Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 31st August 1919 Perth Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discharge: Unfit for Service. Wounded by gunshot on 8th September at 2nd attack on the Redan James Callaghan did not take easily to life as a soldier and in his short period of service he was tried four times by Regimental Court Martial, found guilty and imprisoned for periods ranging from 4 days to 6 weeks. They considered his character & conduct to be very bad. His conduct appeared to have improved in WA. In 1864 while serving at Rottnest pensioner James Callaghan applied for Maria …pley (sic) a single woman age 24 to be approved as a Government immigrant. At the time she was living at Pointer Lane Kilkenny, the reference was the Rev Mr Dumply she was not related to James. She appears to have arrived as a nominated immigrant on the Strathmore in 1864 although her age was recorded as 48 not 24. Karrakatta Cemetery records her age at the time of her death in 1919 as 77 ie born 1842. They were married in 1867 at Perth Western Australia Cons 527/1886/4342 28 July 1886 Mr Patrick Murphy of R6 Walker St., Kilkenny wrote for Mrs Cate Torpy asking the whereabouts of James Callaghan, pensioner, as he is a very near relation of hers. She has written many times and got no answer. The police investigated and located James in the Mt. Eliza Barracks. He admitted to having received 2 letters and promised to reply to Mr Murphy. |