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| Name | McDERMOTT – William |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 67th Regiment |
| Regiment No (s) | 2496 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 22nd February 1845 / 18 years / Dublin Dublin Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7¼ in Fair / Grey / Sandy / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Gibraltar – 3 years 6 months West Indies – 5 years 10 months East Indies – 4 months China – 5 years 8 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 34 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 3rd April 1866 / Belfast Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | China Medal with Relief of Pekin and Taku Fort Clasps |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Belfast Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1866 2nd Belfast 1867 Tilbury Fort 1868 Western Australia 1902 Dublin Ireland |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem 1879 Increased to 1/5d per diem 11 yrs service in Enrolled Force |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 12th October 1867 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | HOUGOUMONT 9th January 1868 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1827 Rathcool Kildare Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | McDERMOTT Patrick |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Joanne |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | RING Mary nee HOYNE c1834 (deduced) |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 16th November 1870 Fremantle Western Australia |
| 1st Husband of 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism Date of Death | RING Mark – 40th and 28th Regiment arrived Sultana 1859 c1811 Danes Fort Kilkenny Ireland 13th April 1869 Perth Western Australia |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not yet known |
| Wife’s 1st Husband Children of 1st Marriage | John Ring William Ring b1852 Michael Ring b 1853 Mary Ring 1854 Mark Ring B 1856 Mary Ring b 1861 Margaret Ring b 1863 |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Perth Lot 149Y 0.2.18 acre Title Deed 4/967 |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The Herald Saturday 10 January 1880 page 2 |
| Departure from Western Australia | 7 January 1880 to London England per Charlotte Padbury |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | Possible death 13th September 1903 Galway, Ireland |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 15 May 1879, buried East Perth Cemetery |
| Will or Probate | None Located |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide index: 1851 William McDermott 2496 Private location Gibraltar 1861 William McDermott 2496 Private location Tien Tsin China Discharge: At own request having completed 21 years’ service. He was awarded a medal for Long Service and Good Conduct with a gratuity of £5 It is possible William was married at the time he came to Western Australia as a Mary McDermott age 26 died at Fremantle in 1868. She was buried in the St. Patricks Cemetery Skinner street Fremantle Western Australia on 6th February as Maria McDermutt (sic). Brigida McDermutt age 29 days died on the 8th February 1868 was also buried at Skinner Street Cemetery. William McDermott was an In Pensioner at Kilmainham Hospital Dublin Ireland 1st October 1902, he reverted to Out Pension 1st July 1902 – 18th June 1903. His niece Eliza McDermott was present at his death. |