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| Name | SWEENY / SWEENEY – Terence |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 86th and 98th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2070 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 1840 / 18 years / not known Weaver |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 9½ Fresh / Grey / Light Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | China – 2 years 9 months India – 7 years 4 months |
| Length of Service | 20 years 3 months |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 14th April 1857 / Exeter Devon England |
| Campaign Medals | India General Service Medal 1854-1895 (North-west frontier) |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not stated |
| Pension Districts | 1857 Exeter 1858 Clonmel 1858 2nd Plymouth 1859 Deptford 1860 Woolwich 1863-1865 Western Australia 1865 Adelaide 1868 Chatham 1868-1873 Woolwich 1874 Greenwich |
| Pension Paid | 11d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 15th March 1863 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | CLYDE 29th May 1863 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1819 Clogheen Tipperary 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 | Not yet known: had wife while in Woolwich as paid one quarter of his pension to her 1863-1866 |
| 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 | South Australian register Thursday 13th April 1865 page 2 Passenger list Nile |
| Departure from Western Australia | 26th March 1865 departed Fremantle per Nile for Adelaide South Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 Terence Sweeny (sic) 850 Boy 98th foot location Newcastle, Manchester Naas (Possible) 1851 Terence Sweeney 2070 Private 98th Peshawar Note on WO 23 1855-1865 ‘pension to wife Woolwich.’ WO 23 1865-1875 ‘no more pension to wife.’ Discharge due to chronic rheumatism and impaired constitution 1871 Census RG10/784/34/7 Market Street lower, St Mary Woolwich London Kent Tenace (sic) Sweeney is a lodger in the home of Henry Grimby, he said he was unmarried age 50 and an unemployed Military pensioner born Ireland. |