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| Name | MURPHY – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 22nd Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 757 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 31st December 1832 / 18 years / Banagher Kings Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8 in Sallow / Grey / Dark Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 8 years 343 days |
| Length of Service | 19 years 176 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 22nd June 1852 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Liverpool England |
| Pension Districts | 1854 2nd Plymouth 1854 3rd Plymouth 1855-1857 Western Australia 1857-1858 South Australia |
| Pension Paid | 10d 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 | 1814 Gillion near Cloughlin Kings Ireland (also spelt Gallen near Cloghan) |
| 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 | UNKNOWN Susan Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not yet known |
| 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 | Perth Gazette and Independent Journal of News and Politics Friday 25 July 1856- page 3 (Trial of Captain Foss) Perth Gazette Friday 8 August 1856 – page 4 Inquirer and Commercial News Wednesday 11 March 1857 – page 2 |
| Departure from Western Australia | 11th March 1857 per “C. W. Bradley” a John MURPHY to South Australia. |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 2nd October 1858 Reedy Creek South Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide index 1841 John Murphy, 757,22nd Foot, Location: At sea camp near Poona, India WO12/3903 1851 As Above, Location Dagshai, India Discharge due to Chronic Hepatitis – liver considerably enlarged. During the proceedings of a Court of Inquiry into complaints made by the wives of the Pensioner Guard on the Stag into the conduct of the Super Intendent Surgeon Caldwell when Mrs Mash, Mrs Murphy, and Mrs Weir wives of the Enrolled pensioners were under medical treatment for symptoms that he thought exceedingly strange for married women, Susan Murphy, wife of John Murphy, said she submitted to the examination through fear of punishment – by which she meant being put into the ‘Black Box’ or kept down below. Her husband Enrolled pensioner John Murphy said he and his wife lived as man and wife both before and after the examination and he was not diseased. John Murphy gave evidence at the trial of Captain Foss as he entrusted £17 to Captain FOSS for safe keeping. There are no records for Susan Murphy after the arrival of the Stag. John Murphy travelled to South Australia alone. |