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| Name | MONAGHAN – Bernard |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 3rd Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 673 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 12th August 1826 / 20 years / Kilkenny Kilkenny Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 9 in Dark / Grey / Dark Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 18 years |
| Length of Service | 21 years 140 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 3rd December 1847 / Dublin Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | Bronze Punniar Star for the Gwalior Campaign |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not stated |
| Pension Districts | 1848 1st Dublin 1848 Jersey 1848 1st Portsmouth 1852 Cambridge 1853 2nd West London 1854-1858 Western Australia 1858-1882 Victoria |
| 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 | c1806 St. Mary’s Enniscorthy Wexford Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | MONAGHAN Edward Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | HUGHES Mary England |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | WALLACE Elizabeth |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1849 Cambridgeshire ? |
| Children by 1st Wife | Ellen Cecilia B 1852 M 1872 COLLINS Cornelius Victoria D 18th September 1915 Melbourne West Victoria Edward Robert B 1855 Bp 4 March 1855 Fremantle 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 | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The Age Saturday 1 July 1882 page 8 Death of Bernard Monaghan |
| Departure from Western Australia | Bernard and his daughter Ellen aged 4 were passenger on the ship Thomas Ann Cole which sailed from Fremantle on 10 November 1858 to arrive in Melbourne 23rd November |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 29th June 1882 Emerald Hill South Melbourne Victoria Melbourne General Cemetery |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | Not yet known |
| Further Information | British Army, Worldwide Index 1841 673 Private Bernard Monaghan location Kurmaul, Bengal He served in the Gwalior Campaign, in the action at Punniar 29th December 1843 for which he received the Bronze Star. Discharge due to liver disease and varicose veins 1851 English Census shows MONAGHAN Bernard as being unmarried living 26 Waterloo Street Portsea Portsmouth Hampshire as a lodger in the home of another pensionerAn Eliza Monaghan left WA on the CW Bradley on 10th March 1857 for Adelaide, South Australia who may have been Bernard’s wife. Karen McCormack a descendant of Bernard Monaghan has supplied a photograph “supposedly of Bernard Monaghan, Ellen (Monaghan) Collins (his daughter) with children Julia, Jack & Mary on knee – approx 1879, probably taken in South Melbourne.” Karen writes “I was really fortunate to meet my grandmother’s cousin who was also descended from my man Bernard Monaghan. During a recent catch up he had a few treasures that I didn’t know about that he wanted to show me. I was very surprised when he had Bernard’s original army discharge documents as well as his medal, cap badge and dagger, all brought by Bernard from the UK to Western Australia and eventually to Victoria.” Karen has kindly supplied photographs of these. |