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| Name | McGINN – Owen |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 63rd and 94th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 611 / 2107 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 13th January 1827 / 18 years / Cootehill Cavan Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6 in Fresh / Grey / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Van Diemen’s Land – 6 years 9 months East Indies – 12 years 9 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 36 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 25th July 1848 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None Known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Leytonstone Essex England |
| Pension Districts | 1848 1st East London 1850 1st Cork 1853 Fermoy 1853 Cork 1853 Fermoy 1856-1888 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 5th January 1856 Plymouth Devon England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | WILLIAM HAMMOND 29th March 1856 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1809 Carrickmacross Monaghan 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 | Not Married |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not applicable |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not applicable |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not applicable |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not applicable |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The Daily News (Perth) Saturday 9th June 1888 page 3 – Obituary |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 8th June 1888 Mount Eliza Invalid Depot Perth Western Australia East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not applicable |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Embarked for New South Wales 8th April 1828 British Army Worldwide Index 1841 Owen McGinn 611 private 63rd regt location Moulemein Discharge due to Exhaustion of physical strength due to long service and climate In 1857 ten of the William Hammond’s pensioner guards claimed good conduct pay for 27 days service, one of whom was Private Owen McGinn. Owen McGinn’s admission to the Poor house was approved on 24th November 1876 on the understanding he would pay three quarters of his pension (1/- per diem) into the Colonial Treasury for his board and maintenance. However on the 10th November Owen drew the whole of his pension to 31st December. The Commandant Major Harvest requested that in the future all applications be referred to him in order to stop what he saw as a fraudulent act. The pensioners saw the payment from their pensions as unjust as ex-convicts received their board and lodging free |