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| Name | KAIREY – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 33rd and 84th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 942 / ? |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 2nd March 1826 / 18 years / Glasgow Lanark Scotland Weaver |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | Not yet known |
| Overseas Service/Duration | West Indies – 16th January 1828 to 1st May 1838 |
| Length of Service | 15 years 65 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 28th June 1841 / Not yet known |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Mountrath Queens County Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1841 2nd Manchester 1851 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 7d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 16th July 1851 Plymouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | MINDEN 14th October 1851 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1808 Blaries Down Ireland (actually spelt Blaris) |
| 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 | Not Known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not Known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Mary Ann B c1843 Ireland M WALTERS William 29th May 1859 York Western Australia |
| 2nd Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | KELLY Catherine c1808 Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 5th January 1846 Manchester England |
| Father of 2nd wife Date/Place of Birth | DORAN Henry |
| Mother of 2nd wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| 3rd Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | MURPHY Mary nee McSHEEN Married 12 June 1866 York WA Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | York Lot 268 5.2.36 Acres P10 4 acres Assigned 20 November 1852 Title application 13 May 1859 Title 1670 |
| Occupation after Arrival | Farmer |
| Newspaper Articles | Perth Gazette and Independent Journal of Politics an News Friday 8th April 1859 – page 2 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 19th September 1867 Western Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial of wives | Wife 1 and 2 not yet known11 June 1860 York Wife 3: 11 June 1860 York Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | In 1846 when John Kairey married Catherine Kelly he is recorded as being a widower, 1851 Census HO 107/2220 Waterloo G, Ardwick, Manchester Although this entry is badly damaged by a red ink stain it records John and Catherine Kairey aged 43 and 42 respectively living with John’s daughter Mary Ann age 7. All were born Ireland. 17 July 1854 together with Richard Connelly and John Campbell John Kairey wrote to the Colonial Secretary regarding their cottages being without doors and windows for some time making them damp. (SROWA CSR Cons 36 Volume 303/107) In the census held at York WA on 31 December 1859 John Kairey is living in his house at York, it says he is age 51, a protestant, pensioner, could both read and write, arrived 1851 per Minden, born Ireland married England. His wife Catherine Kairey was aged 50, RC, could neither read nor write, arrived Minden in 1851, born Ireland and married England. He had 1 acre of wheat, 1 acre of barley, a kitchen garden and owned a goat. Daughter Mary Ann is not with them. His signature is at the bottom of the entry. Daughter Mary Ann (16) is residing at the home of farmer Thomas Herbert with her husband William Walters (28), both working as servants, no further information for Mary Ann except she was married in Western Australia. Although Mary Ann’s name is Kerry on the marriage certificate she is identified as Kairey on the birth registrations for her children Sarah Ellen b 1860 and William John b 1862 both at York. The Bi-Centennial dictionary states her mother was Mary Wellins but no marriage between John Kairey and Mary Wellins has been found. |