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| Name | SLAVEN / SLAVIN – James |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 25th and 34th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | ? / 3731 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 29th January 1853 / 17 years / Armagh Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 5½ in Fair / Grey / Light Brown / Severely wounded in right hand by shell in storming of Redan 8 September 1855 |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Crimea – 1 year 3 months |
| Length of Service | 2 years 183 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 29th July 1856 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Crimean War medal with Alma Inkerman and Sebastopol clasps |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Dromore Tyrone Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1856 Omagh 1862 Bermuda (in transit) 1863-1916 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 8d per diem 1874 Increased to 1/1d 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 | 1836 Dromore Tyrone Ireland |
| 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 | CARROLL Catherine c1836 Tyrone Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 25th November 1856 Kilskeery, Tyrone Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Mary Bap 8 November 1857 Kilskeery Parish, Dromore, Tyrone M SHEPPARD William 24th December 1873 Greenough Western Australia son of EPG Henry Sheppard M WALSH John date not yet known D 13th January 1935 Kanowna Western Australia bur Kalgoorlie Cemetery Western Australia John B July 1861 Dromore Tyrone Ireland D 25th October 1862 at sea off the Downs bur Body sent ashore for burial JamesBap 8th May 1859 Kilskeery Tyrone Ireland (Slevin) M CULLOTON Julia 1886 Greenough Western Australia D 9th October 1939 Murchison Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Mt. Magnet Cemetery Western Australia Rose Ann B 1864 Geraldton Western Australia M McGUINESS James Not yet known D 3rd January 1932 Geraldton Western Australia Bur Roman Cath Section Urch Street Cemetery now Apex Park Geraldton Western Australia John B 1869 Greenough Western Australia M McGUINESS Agnes 1894 Greenough Western Australia D 7th May 1950 Geraldton Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Utakarra Cemetery Geraldton Western Australia William B 1872 Greenough Flats Western Australia D 16th August 1919 Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Urch Street Cemetery now Apex Park Geraldton Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | CARROLL James Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | McCARRON Rose Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Greenough Lot G29 and G30 Gregory Road acreage both 10 acres |
| Occupation after Arrival | Farmer |
| Newspaper Articles | Victorian Express (Geraldton WA) Saturday 8th February 1890 page 6 Theft of one pound from Catherine Slavin. Geraldton Advertiser Friday 5th May 1905 page 2 Death of Catherine Geraldton Guardian 1st July 1915 – page 3 Veteran and his Grandson Geraldton Guardian 23rd December 1916 – page 2 Obituary James Geraldton Guardian 30th December 1916 – page 2 Obituary James |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 21st December 1916 Naraling Western Australia Eastern Road Cemetery Geraldton Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 1st May 1905 Greenough Western Australia Roman Catholic Section Greenough Cemetery Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | The Surgeon Superintendent of the Merchantman rated James Slavin’s conduct as Indifferent as he had his liquor stopped twice and spent two days in a cell for disobedience and using bad language. Mrs Slavin was rated Good except for one occasion. James and Catherine were accompanied by their children Mary, James and John who died at sea 25th October 1862 age 15 months. |