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| Name | SULLIVAN – Joseph |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 19th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1082 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 16th January 1838 / 18 years 3 months / Templemore Tipperary Ireland Shoemaker |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6½ in Fresh / Blue / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Mediterranean – 5 years 3 months West Indies – 2 years 4 months North America Quebec – 3 years 2 months |
| Length of Service | 21 Years 80 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 5th April 1859 / no place given – Inquiry held Chatham England |
| Campaign Medals | None known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Rathdowney Queens County Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1859 1st East London 1862 Tilbury 1862-1865 Western Australia 1865-South Australia 1869-1870 New South Wales 1871-1887 Victoria |
| Pension Paid | 10d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 8th October 1862 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | YORK 31st December 1862 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1820 Grogan Rathdowney Queens County Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | SULLIVAN James Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Matilda Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | STEWART/STEWARD Elizabeth Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 16th October 1859 St. Mary and St. Michael, Stepney, London, Middlesex |
| Children by 1st Wife | MARTHA ANN b 16th March 1861 Bp 7th April 1861 Stepney, London, England |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | STEWART(sic) John |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | WEST Ann |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | 12th October 1865 departed for Adelaide on the David & Jessie The Perth Gazette and West Australian Times Friday 13th October 1865 page 2 Passenger list David & Jessie The Age Saturday 30th June 1888 page 5 Death notice Elizabeth Sullivan also Funeral Notice page 12 |
| Departure from Western Australia | 2th October 1865 departed for Adelaide on the David & Jessie – then Joseph, Elizabeth and Martha departed Port Adelaide 27th October 1868 for Melbourne per Coorong |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 1887 Sandhurst Victoria |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 29th June 1888 Sandhurst Victoria Melbourne General Cemetery |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | 1841 British Army World Wide Index shows Joseph with the 19th at Malta 1851 British Army World Wide Index shows Joseph with the 19th at Quebec Canada Discharge: At own request having completed 21 years’ service. NAA reel B2714 Roll 1 page 267 entry 3590 Transfer Certificate dated 27 October 1868 Current age 48 married wife Elizabeth Stewart married St. Mary and St. Michael (no date or place) children 1 under 14 parents James and Matilda. |