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| Name | McCALL – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 68th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 3955 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 23rd June 1855 / 26 years / Armagh Armagh Ireland Groom |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 ft 5 in Fresh / Grey / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Malta – 2 months Turkey and the Crimea – 2 months Ionian Islands – 1 year 2 months |
| Length of Service | 5 years 193 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 31st December 1860 / Fermoy Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Belfast |
| Pension Districts | 1860 2nd Belfast 1865 Carlisle and Edinburgh 1866 Tilbury 1866 – 1876 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 7d temporary for one year renewed annually until 24 April 1865 when amended to 6d per diem permanent from 25th |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 16th October 1866 Portsmouth Hampshire England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | CORONA 22nd December 1866 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1829 Shankhill, Lurgan Armagh Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | McCALL Patrick |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | JANES Elizabeth nee AHERN/ E B 24th March 1849 bap 30th December 1849 Sind Bombay Hydrabad India |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 6th June 1874 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Children by 1st Wife | John Patrick (later Patrick John) B 1875 Fremantle Western Australia M 1897 POWE Mary Ann Fremantle Western Australia D 16th May 1958 Fremantle Western Australia Bur Fremantle Cemetery RC Mon C4 0213 Michael B 1877 Fremantle Western Australia M 1904 ROLINSON Matilda Fremantle Western Australia D 12th February 1949 Fremantle Western Australia Bur Fremantle Cemetery RC Mon C4 0213 |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | AHERN Michael EPG on York B 1819 Shandon Cork Ireland |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | BUTLER Mary B 1832 Poonah India 26th January 1847 Colaba Bombay India |
| 1st Husband of Wife | JANES Robert Royal Marines arrived “HOUGOUMONT” 1868 |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 27th May 1868 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Children by 1st Husband | Emma Mary B 1869 Fremantle Western Australia M ATKINSON John 1891 Chittering Lake Western Australia D 1935 Perth Western Australia Robert Samuel B 1870 Fremantle Western Australia D 1874 Fremantle Western Australia |
| 3rd Husband of Wife | REED Robert Convict 9552 |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1879 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Children by 3rd Husband | REID Catherine B 1880 Western Australia D 1958 Albany Western Australia REED Mary Ann B 1882 Fremantle WA REED Martha B 1883 Jarrahdale WA M HUXTABLE Roger Turpie 1902 Fremantle WA D 19th October 1954 Mosman Park Western Australia Bur Karrakatta Cemetery Perth REED Arthur Alick B 1885 Jarrahdale Western Australia REED Robert B 1887 Jarrahdale WA D 1887 aged 1 day Jarrahdale WA |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The West Australian Monday 15th April 1935 page 17 Obituary for Emma Atkinson The West Australian Monday 14th February 1949 page 1 Death notices Michael McCall |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 19th December 1876 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Elizabeth Reed died 7th October 1887 Perth Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discharge due to ‘severe ophthalmia of both eyes, resulting in impaired vision of both eyes. The disease was produced by service in the Ionian Islands and was prevalent at the station during the time, and has not been aggravated by vice or misconduct. (Produced by climate and not by contagion.’) The Obituary for Emma Atkinson in 1935 mentions her brothers PJ and M McCall and her sister Mrs M Huxtable which suggests they are the only surviving children of Elizabeth Ahern (from her three marriages), however, in the death notice for Michael McCall in 1949 it mentions a step sister Katie Barrow of Albany. The only marriage found is for Samuel James Barrow to Catherine O’Connor in 1938 at Albany. There was a girl called Katie O’Connor in Albany around the 1920s who was involved in theatrical events which Samuel Barrow was associated with his roles with the different organisation he was part of. |