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| Name | DONNELLAN / DONLAN – William |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 31st Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 567 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 11th January 1825 / 18 Years / Athlone Roscommon Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8¼ in Fresh / Hazel / Dark Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 19 years |
| Length of Service | 20 years 220 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 15th August 1845 / Chatham England |
| Campaign Medals | Candahar Ghuznee and Cabul Medals 1841-2 |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Loughrea Galway Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1845 Ennis 1846 Kilkenny 1846 Ennis 1852 Canterbury 1853-1856 West Australia 1857-1881 Adelaide South Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | June 2 1853 Kingstown, Dublin, Ireland |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | PHOEBE DUNBAR 30th August 1853 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1803 Carraban Loughrea Galway Ireland Carabene on Marriage |
| 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 | CAULFIELD Catherine bap 3rd February 1818 St Marys Church Westminster Middlesex England |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 22nd June 1852 Carabene Clonfert Galway Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Mary B c December 1853 Canterbury Kent England (Tentative) D Not yet known William James B 3rd February 1856 Adelaide South Australia M PAYNE Sarah Anne 7th August 1877 Adelaide South Australia (Dunollan) D 1899 Collingwood Victoria Australia Honora B 14th November 1861 Biscuit Flat Robe South Australia (Dunollan) D Not yet known |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | CAULFIELD Richard Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | HOGEN Catherine Not yet known Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | 12th October 1856 with wife and child per “Frances” to South Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 13th August 1881 Adelaide South Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 William Donnollan (sic) 567 Private 31st Foot Location Agra Discharge due to general debility – worn out Mary Donnellan Guard’s Child aged 8 months received treatment for whooping cough on August 8th on board the Phoebe Dunbar Donnellan has been spelt in a variety of ways from Donlan to Dunollan. 18th May 1870 a William Dunollan (sic) was admitted to the (Royal) Adelaide hospital, he was aged 63, a Catholic, married, living at Union Street, a shepherd, he had been 13 years in the Colony and had been born at sea. |