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| Name | McGLOUGHLIN (McLOUGHLIN) – Thomas |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 29th Regiment |
| Regiment No (s) | 2405 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 12th March 1845 / 18 years 5 months / Liverpool Lancashire England Tailor |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6 in Sallow / Blue / Brown / Injured in Head |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 14 years |
| Length of Service | 21 years 23 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 3rd April 1866 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Punjab War Medal with Mooltan and Goojerat clasps |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Newcastle-on-Tyne Lancashire England |
| Pension Districts | 1866 Newcastle-on-Tyne 1867 Tilbury Fort 1868 Western Australia 1871 Melbourne Victoria Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem 1881 Increased to 1/5½d per diem for service in Enrolled Pensioner 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 Larragh Birr Kings Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | MCGLOUGHLIN or MCLACHLAN Thomas Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | KENNEDY Bridget On his transfer papers it said his parents were Thomas and Margaret (NAA) Not yet known Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | KAIN or CAIN or CANE Bridget B c1838 Ireland father KAIN Peter Mother HAINAN Ann |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 2nd November 1862 Calton, Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Thomas B c1863 Curragh Camp Kildare Ireland Mary Anne B 29th February 1864 St Paul’s Arran Quay Dublin Ireland M SHARPE John 1885 Fremantle Western Australia D 5th May 1936 Nedlands Western Australia Brigid (Bridget) B c1868 Fremantle Western Australia M O’REILLY Terrance Edward 1894 Fremantle Western Australia 1936 Bunbury Western Australia (Reilly) Thomas B c1870 Fremantle Western Australia D 26th June 1919 Claremont Western Australia Bur Karrakatta Cemetery Dora B c1872 Fremantle Western Australia M MASON Frederick 1894 Fremantle Western Australia D 19th November 1938 Claremont Western Australia Margaret B 1 January 1875 M MANDELSTAM Max 1893 Guildford Western Australia James B c1875 Fremantle Western Australia M HEFFERNAN Mary 1897 Coolgardie Western Australia D 9th December 1946 North Fremantle Western Australia Agnes B c1880 Fremantle Western Australia M BLACK Walter 1907 Cottesloe WA D 11 November 1946 age 66 Buried Karrakatta Cemetery |
| Land Grants Western Australia | North Fremantle Lot 57 2 Acres Title Application 25 May 1881, Title 5/1195 |
| Occupation after Arrival | Tailor |
| Newspaper Articles | The Express Tuesday 24th January 1871 page 2 Passenger list Emily Smith The Herald Saturday 20th May 1871 page 2 Passenger list Highflyer The Western Mail Thursday 22 September 1921 page 37 death Bridget |
| Departure from Western Australia | Thomas and Bridget McLoughlan (sic) and four children left Western Australia on the Emily Smith for Adelaide, they returned from Melbourne on 16th May 1871 on the Highflyer, this time they had 5 children with them. |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 26th August 1884 Fremantle Barracks Fremantle Western Australia Skinner Street Cemetery Fremantle Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 13th September 1921 Perth Western Australia Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None Located |
| Further Information | British Army, Worldwide Index: 1851 Thomas McGlaughlin (sic) 2405 location Meerut, India 1861 Thomas McGloughlin (sic) 2405 location Aldershot Discharge: At own request having served 21 years 14th November 1883 appointed member of Enrolled Pensioner Guard.On his transfer of pension application dated 29th January 1871 some of the information is different from what we have recorded. He said he was married to Bridget Kean on 5th December 1862 at Dublin and his parents were Thomas and Margaret. He had four children under the age of 14. He applied for the transfer to Melbourne because he wished to reside there When the list of possible candidates for the Enrolled Guard was drawn up on 21st August 1880 Thomas McGloughlin was consider ‘unfit’, however, on 14th November 1883 he was appointed to the guard where he served until his death at the Barracks in 1884. |