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| Name | McMAHON – James |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 21st Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 680 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 17th May 1828 / 18 years / Birr Kings Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 11¾ in Fresh / Hazel / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Van Diemen’s Land – 6 years – circa 1833 to 1839 East Indies – 7 years – circa 1840 to 1847 |
| Length of Service | 20 years 353 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 12th June 1849 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Waterford Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1849 Tullamore 1856 – 1875 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem 1873 Increased to 1/2½d per diem for 3 years 4 months service in Enrolled Force |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 5th June 1856 Plymouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | RUNNYMEDE 7th September 1856 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1810 Portumna Galway 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 | MARTIN Mary c 1830 (deduced from death register) Westmeath, Ireland (from son Andrew’s christening) |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | James B abt 1845 deduced from age at death 8th April 1880 near Cossack, Western Australia aged 35 Ann B 1849 Ireland M BAKER Henry (convict 5799) 1870 Fremantle Western Australia D 16th November 1927 Claremont Asylum Western Australia Buried Fremantle Cemetery RC Mary B 13 May 1852 Tullamore Offaly Ireland M GERAGHTY Patrick 1869 Fremantle Western Australia M O’BRIEN Henry 1892 Melbourne Victoria D 1937 Melbourne Victoria Joseph B 1856 at sea on Runnymede M GEORGE Caroline D 28th December 1927 Perth, Western Australia Bur Karrakatta Cemetery RC Margaret Victoria B 1858 Western Australia M1 KANI/KAIN/COHEN William 1875 Fremantle Western Australia (her Obituary said he was Nicholas KIND) M2 BOWEN Thomas 1902 Fremantle Western Australia M3 PORTER Joseph 1909 Fremantle Western Australia D 18 April 1938 East Fremantle Western Australia Bur Karrakatta Cemetery RC Andrew B 19 November 1863 Fremantle Western Australia D 26 October 1870 drowned Fremantle Western Australia Theresa B 1861 Western Australia M RIMMINGTON Lewis Bacon 1886 Fremantle Western Australia D 6th January 1933 Western Australia Bur Karrakatta Cemetery RC John Lewis B 12 May 1868 Fremantle Western Australia M SCOTT Lizzie 1901 Fremantle Western Australia D 1947 Perth Western Australia Michael B 1870 Fremantle Western Australia D 1944 Claremont Western Australia William Henry B 1870 Fremantle Western Australia M BOURNE Lillian Elizabeth 1903 Fremantle Western Australia D 25 March 1949 South Perth Western Australia Bur Fremantle Cemetery Anglican Section |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | MARTIN Laurence (occupation Painter) Westmeath Ireland |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Assistant Warder Convict Establishment 15 May 1857 discharged 1869 due to Ill health. Pension of £19/9/4 increased to £21/11/0 – long entry Warder and Gaolers |
| Newspaper Articles | The West Australian 13 January 1903 page 4 Death notice for James McMahon who died of thirst at Mt Malcom The West Australian Thursday 29 December 1927 page 1 Death notice of Joseph The West Australian Saturday 7 January 1933 page 1 death notices Teresa Rimmington The Fremantle Advocate Thursday 21 April 1938 page 1 Obituary Margaret Porter The West Australian Friday 1 December 1944 page 1 Family death notice Michael McMahon |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not Applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 1st April 1875 Fremantle Western Australia Not yet known |
| 2nd husband of wife | WADDELL Richard M 23 February 1879 Johnston Memorial Congregational Church, Fremantle |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 1883 Fremantle (age 53) |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | 1841 British Army Worldwide Index James McMahon 680 21st regiment location Dinapore Bengal India 1849 Unfit for further service due to Chronic Rheumatism and Chronic Catarrh |