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| Name | GLEESON – David |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 37th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 614 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 15th January 1827 / 20 years / Cork Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 6 Ft 0½ in Fresh / Grey / light Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | West Indies – 8 years 4 months Bermuda – 2 years |
| Length of Service | 22 years 270 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 11th November 1851 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Possibly Limerick Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1851 Limerick 1855 – 1863 Western Australia 1863 – 1874 New South Wales Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 16th April 1855 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | ADELAIDE 18th July 1855 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1807 Adair Limerick Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | GLEESON David |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Mary |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | UNKNOWN |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Mary M QUINN Patrick (also a soldier in the 37th regiment) D1910 Marrickville New South Wales, Australia |
| 2nd Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | HUDSON Johanna 1821 Templemore Tipperary Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 12th June 1842 Templemore Tipperary Ireland |
| Children by 2nd Wife | None |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | NSW Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW: 1832-1900) Friday 25th September 1874 page 2899 Also 12th August 1881 |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1863 to New South Wales Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 10th July 1874 Braidwood New South Wales bur Braidwood Cemetery New South Wales |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 6th August 1881 Braidwood New South Wales bur Braidwood Cemetery New South Wales |
| Will or Probate | NSW Will Books 1800-1952 David Gleeson, pensioner, made his will on 8 July 1874 whereby her left all his real and personal estate to his wife Johanna Gleeson and appointed her his sole executor. Johanna Gleeson, widow made her will leaving all she possessed to her Step daughter Mary Quinn with the proviso she paid ten pounds to the Reverend Michael D ’Arcy and five pounds to Hannah O’Loughlin Mary Quinn died Marrickville NSW 1910 (Father David, no mother’s name recorded.) |
| Further Information | In the British Army WW Index: 1841 David Gleeson was stationed at Halifax, Nova Scotia – not mentioned in places he served. (Patrick Quinn was also at Halifax Nova Scotia in 1841) Johanna’s will raised the question that David had been married previously. 1851 Census HO 107/1610/315/8 David Gleeson, 44, married, Hospital orderly, soldier 37th Regiment born Limerick. 1851 Census HO 107 1610/314/7 Johanna Gleeson, 30, wife of soldier of the 37th Regiment born Templemore, Tipperary |