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| Name | McMAHON – Timothy |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 16th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1225 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 26th February 1839 / 21 years / Kilrush Clare Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8.3/8 in Fresh / Grey / Black / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 1 year 176 days |
| Length of Service | 14 years 122 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 1st June 1853 / Castlebar Mayo Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Leeds Yorkshire England |
| Pension Districts | 1853 Leeds 1855-1861 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 6d per diem |
| 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 | 1818 Kilrush Clare 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 | BUTLER Catherine 1820 -1825 Tipperary, Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Honora bap 7th November 1842 Newcastle West Limerick Ireland M JUDGE David 1858 Champion Bay Western Australia D 1896 Northampton Western Australia James B 1849 Guernsey, Channel Islands |
| 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 | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not Applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 21st June 1861 Geraldton Western Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 1866 Gwalla mine Northampton Western Australia Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discharge due to varicose veins in both legs. British Army Worldwide Index 1841 Timothy McMahon, 1225, Private, 16th foot, Location Canterbury, Kent WO12/3350 1851 As Above, location Depot 16th Hythe, WO12/3359 1841 Census HO 107/486/17/33 Infantry Barrack Canterbury, 16th regiment of Foot, St. Mary’s Northgate, Canterbury, Kent Timothy McMahon, 20, Private, born Ireland In the 1851 census Timothy McMahon a soldier age 34, born Newmarket Clare Ireland is in the Hythe Barracks with his regiment while his wife Catherine is a lodger in the home of Thomas Ralph at Windmill Row in the parish of St. Leonard at Hythe Kent. Catherine is age 26 born Tipperary Ireland. With her are her children Honora age 9 a scholar at the Barracks who was born at limerick, Ireland and son James aged 2 years who was born on the Isle of Guernsey. |