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Name | McDONOUGH – Thomas |
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Regiment (s) | 50th Regiment |
Regiment Number (s) | 3128 |
Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 24th March 1848 / 17 years 6 months / Warrington Lancashire England Labourer |
Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6¼ in Fresh / Grey / Brown |
Overseas Service/Duration | Crimea – 35 Days |
Length of Service | 6 years 283 days |
Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 3rd July 1855 / Chatham Kent England |
Campaign Medals | Crimea War Medal Clasp Inkerman Turkish Crimea Medal |
Intended Residence at Discharge | Not yet known |
Pension Districts | 1855 Preston 1862 Bermuda (in transit) 1863-1870 Western Australia |
Pension Paid | 9d per diem |
Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 30th October 1862 Gravesend England (via Bermuda) |
Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | MERCHANTMAN 15th February 1863 |
Date/Place of Birth | 23rd September 1830 Killumatrainy (Kilmactrany) near Ballyfarnon Sligo Ireland |
Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
Father Date/Place of Birth | TRAINOR Edward |
Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Mary Ann bc1796 Ireland |
Siblings | Not yet known |
1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | TRAYNOR Mary c1829 Lancashire England |
Date/Place of Marriage | March 1853 Preston Lancashire England |
Children by 1st Wife | Mary B June 1856 Preston Lancashire England Mary B September 1857 Preston Lancashire England M BLACK Henry (possibly) 1873 Western Australia Margaret Ann B c1859 Preston Lancashire England M KEARTON Christopher 1894 Perth Western Australia D 1941 Kingston South Australia Patrick Edward B c1862 Preston Lancashire England John B 23rd January 1865 1865 Perth Western Australia Frederick or Ferdinand B 13th February 1867 Perth Western Australia M REILLY Catherine 11th January 1891 Guildford Western Australia Daughter of pensioner John and Ann Reilly (Sultana) D 11th December 1915 Midland Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia CA 0259 Bridget Helen B 11th December 1868 Perth Western Australia |
Land Grants Western Australia | None |
Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
Newspaper Articles | The West Australian Thursday 23rd April 1914 page 1 Funeral notice Mary McDonough |
Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
Date/Place of Death/Burial | 19th June 1870 Perth Western Australia Not yet known |
Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 23rd March 1920 Subiaco Western Australia Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia |
Will or Probate | None known |
Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1851 Thomas Donough 3128 Private 50th Foot location Ashton under Lyne Discharge due to a wound of the right foot incurred at Inkerman 1861 Census Thomas Donalds (sic) age 33, pensioner, born Ireland is living at 49B High Street Preston with his wife Mary age 34, a cotton winder born Preston Lancashire and their two daughters Mary age 3 and Margaret Ann age 2 both born Preston Lancashire. Also living with the family is Mary Ann Donalds a widow age 65 born Ireland; she is recorded as a house keeper. (Donalds is a transcript error the name is recorded as McDonahue) The Surgeon Superintendent of the Merchantman considered the conduct of Thomas Donough and his wife and family as Very Good although Thomas had his liquor allowance stopped as of a result of ‘having correspondence and trafficking with a Convict by taking a bad sovereign to get change’. Thomas was accompanied by his wife and children Mary, Margaret and Patrick. Mrs McDonough received medical treatment during the voyage. |