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| Name | DUNNE – Edward |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 4th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 774 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 9th August 1830 / 18 years / Dublin Dublin Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 10 in Sallow / Grey / Light Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | New South Wales – 5 years 6 months East Indies – 10 years 6 months |
| Length of Service | 20 years 341 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 23rd November 1852 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Dublin Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1852 Maryborough 1854 Kilkenny 1854-1873 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 5th May 1854 Plymouth England via Gibraltar |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | RAMILLIES 7th August 1854 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1812 Lea Ballybrittas Queens 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 | MALLOY or MOLLOY Margaret c1824 Down Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 3rd Qtr 1849 Winchester Hampshire England |
| Children by 1st Wife | John B 10th April 1850 Bp 24 April 1850 St John’s RC Cathedral Portsmouth Hampshire England Possible death 1886 age 36 Western Australia Margaret B c1853 Not yet known M MAYHEW Walter Adams 7 July 1889 Fremantle WA D 14 April 1930 East Fremantle WA Bur Fremantle Cemetery WA Mary B 1855 Fremantle Western Australia M SHEA John 1875 Fremantle WA son of EPG Patrick Shea 77th Regiment M BROWN Frederick George 1883 D 24 April 1943 North Fremantle WA Bur Fremantle Cemetery WA Cornelius John B 1856 Guildford Western Australia M McDONALD Mary Elizabeth D 10 July 1930 Perth WA Bur Karrakatta Patrick Edward B 5 October 1857 Toodyay Western Australia D 25 May 1926 Claremont WA Bur Karrakatta Cemetery RC Thomas B 11 September 1859 Fremantle Western Australia D 6 April 1941 Bur Karrakatta Cemetery WA Frances Ellen B 4 December 1861 Guildford WA D 25 December 1861 Guildford WA Elizabeth B 3 January 1863 Guildford WA M BROWN James 10 October 1883 D 1st September 1940 Perth Western Australia Exact B & M WA dates from Familysearch |
| 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 | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Warder Convict Establishment from 3rd August 1855-11th March 1871 awarded pension £25/17/3 from 1 April 1871 increased to £29/5/6. Lengthy entry Barker pages 60/61 1871 employed ticket-of-leave cook in Toodyay |
| Newspaper Articles | The Herald Saturday 19th April 1873 page 2 Death notice Edward The Inquirer and Commercial News Wednesday 1 March 1882 page 2 Death notice Margaret Dunne The West Australian Monday 2nd September 1940 page 1 Death notice Elizabeth Brown The West Australian Tuesday 8 April 1941 page 1 Funeral notice Thomas Dunne |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not Applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 14th April 1873 Western Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 15th February 1882 Fremantle Western Australia Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 Private Edward Dunne 774 4th Foot located at Bellary India 1851 Location Devonport Discharge due to lumbago and failing activity John Dunne aged 4 ½ years and daughter Margaret 1 ½ years both suffered from measles during the voyage on the Ramillies while Mrs Dunne was treated for diarrhoea as did Mrs Dunne’s baby aged 10 months and Edward Dunne for a contusion. 1863 nominated as assisted migrants cousin EMERSON and his wife also his brother-in-law MALLOY Pat. Margaret Dunne nee Molloy had a brother James who was a Garrison Sergeant Major at Fiji in 1874 and Sub Inspector of Constabulary in 1876 (Fiji) |