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| Name | GOGGINS / COGGINS – Thomas |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 47th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 782 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 17th December 1830 / 18 years / Dublin Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7¼ in Fair / Grey / Sandy / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Mediterranean – 6 years West Indies – 9 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 196 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 28th May 1852 / Templemore Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Dublin Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1852 1st Dublin 1853-1863 Western Australia 1863-June 1864 Tasmania 1864-1875 Melbourne |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 2nd February 1853 Portsmouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | PYRENEES 30th April 1853 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1812 Killochert (Kiltoghart) Carrick on Shannon Leitrim Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | GOGGINS John Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Catherine (Margaret) Not yet known Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | SULLIVAN Sara Jane (Johanna) B c1829 Limerick Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 18th November 1848 Rathkeale Limerick Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | John Blenart Hassert bap 22nd June 1850 Buttevant Cork Ireland M DAY Annie 27th September 1875 St Stephan’s Richmond Victoria Australia D 25th February 1893 Camberwell Victoria bur Melbourne General Cemetery Victoria Catherine bap 2nd March 1852 Ballybricken Waterford City Waterford Ireland M MacDONALD Captain 18th December 1869 Barclay St Carlton Victoria Australia D Not yet known Thomas B 1854 Toodyay (Tentative) Western Australia D Not yet known Margaret bap 13th May 1855 Toodyay Western Australia D Not yet known Andrew bap 22nd August 1856 Toodyay Western Australia D 20th May 1859 Western Australia Mary bap 20th November 1857 Toodyay Western Australia D Not yet known William 28th June 1859 Toodyay Western Australia D 4th September 1860 Toodyay Western Australia bur Toodyay Cemetery (RC) Edward bap 20th October 1860 Toodyay Western Australia M ANSLOW Isabella Jemima 29th August 1882 Hotham Victoria D 5th January 1912 Ultimo New South Wales Anastasia bap 21st September 1862 Toodyay Western Australia D Not yet known |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | SULLIVAN Andrew Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | MALLOY Margaret Not yet known Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Toodyay (Newcastle) S9 4 acres Assigned 31st December 1853 Title Application 12th January 1861 Title 1795 24th December 1861 |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The Perth Gazette and Independent Journal of Politics and News (WA: 1848 – 1864) Friday 24th October 1862 Adelaide Observer (SA: 1843 – 1904) Saturday 15th November 1862 page 5 Illustrated Australian News for Home Readers (Melbourne Vic: 1867 – 1875) Monday 27th December 1869 |
| Departure from Western Australia | 16th October 1862 sailed from Fremantle to Adelaide with wife and 6 children per Gem |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 16th June 1875 Victoria (Tentative) |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 3rd November 1872 Hotham Victoria |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 Thomas Goggins 782 Private 47th Foot depot location Birr 1851 Thomas Goggins 782 Private 47th foot location Buttevant and Waterford Discharge due to rheumatism and impaired health the result of fever in the West Indies January 12th 1853 Catherine Goggins (11 months) was treated for catarrh on the voyage of the Pyrenees 15th October 1862 Thomas sold his allotment at Toodyay for ninety pounds to Captain Finnerty acting for the Pensioners’ Benevolent Fund |