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| Name | McGRATH – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 87th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 372 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 26th May 1827 / 20 years / Cork Cork Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7¾ in Dark / Blue / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Mauritius – 12 years 100 days |
| Length of Service | 22 years 35 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 26th June 1849 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Dundee Scotland |
| Pension Districts | 1849 Dundee 1855-1878 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem 28th October 1873 increased to 1/3d per diem for 11 years 5 months service in Enrolled Force Western Australia |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 5th February 1855 Plymouth England via Cape of Good Hope |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | STAG 23rd May 1855 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1807 Middleton Cork 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 | McMULLIN or McMILLAN Elizabeth or Betsy 1819 Oban Argyllshire Scotland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | c1847 Dundee Scotland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Denis B 1st November 1851 Scotland Bp 16th November 1851 St. Andrews Dundee, Scotland (McGrah) D 12th May 1931 Western Australia bur Presbyterian Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Catherine B 27th July 1853 Dundee Scotland Bp 14th August 1853 St. Andrews Dundee Scotland D 16th April 1856 Western Australia bur St. Patrick’s Cemetery Skinner Street Fremantle Western Australia Elizabeth B 4th April 1856 Geraldton Western Australia M MORGAN Andrew 1880 Greenough Western Australia D 20th October 1945 Gascoyne Western Australia John (Jack) B 1858 Geraldton Western Australia D 8th September 1915 Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | McMULLIN or McMILLAN Neil Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Greenough Flats Lots G9 and G10 10 acres each |
| Occupation after Arrival | Farmer |
| Newspaper Articles | Northern Times Carnarvon Saturday 16th January 1915 – page 2 Northern Times Saturday 11th September 1915 The West Australian Wednesday 13th May 1931 – page 1 Northern Times Friday 26th October 1945 – page 3 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not Applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 23rd May 1878 Greenough Western Australia Greenough Pioneer Cemetery Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 12th January 1915 Carnarvon Western Australia Carnarvon Cemetery |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 John McGrath, private, 372, 87th Ft, Location Mahabourg, Mauritius. WO12/8983. Reason for discharge: Rheumatism and increasing debility. 1851 Census James Park, Dundee, Forfarshire (Angus) Scotland John McGrath, Head, married, age 45, born 1806, Pensioner 87th R, born Ireland Betsy McGrath, wife, married, age 32, born 1819, Oban Argyllshire, Scotland Mary Mooney, visitor, unmarried, 18, born 1833, Flax preparer, born Ireland Susan Smith, visitor, widow, 36, born 1815, Flax preparer, Born Ireland Ann Smith, visitor, Unmarried, 11, born 1840, School, born Ireland. Elizabeth McGrath, wife of guard John McGrath gave evidence in the Proceedings of a Court of Inquiry into complaints by the wives of the Pensioner Guard on the Stag into the conduct of the Super Intendent Surgeon Caldwell. She stated she was examined and did not voice an objection to the Surgeon. She did object to the woman who came for her. The examination took about half an hour and the other women could not see the woman under examination. When she told her husband he said there were enough of us meaning the women, if we did not agree to it to put the Doctor on deck |