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| Name | GILMORE – Joseph |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 8th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 787 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 15th December 1830 / 18 years / Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland Weaver |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 11 in Fresh / Hazel / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | North America – 5 years 149 days West Indies – 5 years 329 days East Indies – 3 years 283 days |
| Length of Service | 21 years 93 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 11th May 1852 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Salford Manchester England |
| Pension Districts | 1852 – Manchester 1852 – 1st Belfast 1857 – 1st Plymouth 1857 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 19th March 1857 London England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | CLARA 3rd July 1857 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1812 Belfast Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | GILMORE John Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | HAWKINS Mary (nee McCANN) B c1816 Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 26th August 1853 Belfast Antrim Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Maria Hawkins (stepdaughter) B c1831 Ireland D 19th April 1868 Perth Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | McCANN James |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 15th February 1871 aged 58, Toodyay Western Australia (WO23/56) |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 1880 unknown place of death and burial |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army, Worldwide Index: 1841 Joseph Gilmour(sic) 787, Private 8th Foot, location Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada 1851 Joseph Gilmore(sic) 787 Private 8th Foot, Depot, location Bombay, India Discharge due to chronic rheumatism and worn out. |