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| Name | DONOGHUE – Timothy |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Honourable East India Company 101st Regiment Royal Bengal Fusiliers |
| Regiment Number (s) | Discharge No. 391 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | c1840 / 18 years / Not yet known Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | Not yet known |
| Overseas Service/Duration | India Bengal Presidency – 21 years Travelled to UK from India on ‘Lady Jocelyn’ 11th May 1862 |
| Length of Service | 21 years 120 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 20th May 1862 / India |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Cahirciveen Kerry Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1862 Tralee 1866-1870 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | Lord Clive Pension 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 7th April 1866 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | BELGRAVIA 4th July 1866 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1822 Cahirciveen Kerry 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 | MURPHY Bridget B 1841 Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | c1862 County Kerry Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Michael B 12th November 1863 Cahersiveen Kerry Bp 14th November 1863 Cahersiveen Kerry D possibly 1919 East Coolgardie, Western Australia John James B 1866 M MATHIESON Sarah Jane 1887 Fremantle D 15 January 1939 Subiaco, Western Australia Buried Karrakatta Cemetery aged 73 (Warder at Rottnest 1910)Patrick B 14th May 1867 Fremantle Western Australia D 1868 Fremantle Western Australia Timothy (twin) B 27th January 1869 Fremantle Western Australia D January 1869 Fremantle Western Australia Thomas (twin) B 27th January 1869 Fremantle Western Australia D January 1869 Fremantle Western Australia Mary B 9th May 1870 Fremantle Western Australia D August 1870 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | MURPHY Thomas |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | COFFEY Unknown |
| 2nd Husband of Wife | WHELAN Thomas – 13th Regiment arrived “HOUGOUMONT” 1868 |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 14th August 1871 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Children by 2nd Husband | Thomas Francis B 1872 Fremantle Western Australia M NEWARK Emma Winifred 1897 Fremantle Western Australia D 17th July 1903 Owens Anchorage Western Australia – Robb’s Jetty Explosion bur Roman Catholic Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia Mary Josephine B 1875 Fremantle Western Australia D 25th August 1896 Fremantle Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia Margaret Helen or Ellen B c1875 Western Australia M HUME John Samuel Peter 1900 Fremantle Western Australia D 5th September 1955 Beaconsfield Western Australia bur Anglican Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia Patrick William B 1880 North Fremantle Western Australia M Elsie Jane Edwards 1908 Geraldton Western Australia D 25th September1960 Geraldton Western Australia bur Roman Catholic section Utakarra Cemetery Geraldton Western Australia Catherine Mary Teresa B 1884 Western Australia D c1888 Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The Daily News Wed 29 Jul 1903 Robbs Jetty Explosion Inquest death of Thomas Whelan The Daily News Wed 21 Sep 1921 Page 3 – Obituary for Bridget Whelan previously Donohue nee Murphy |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 10th July 1870 Fremantle Western Australia Roman Catholic Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 18th September 1921 Fremantle Western Australia Roman Catholic Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | Bridget Whelan Cons 3403 1921/576 |
| Further Information | Discharge- Time expired Burial site of majority of WHELAN and DONOHUE families buried in same grave Roman Catholic Section Fremantle Western Australia. Headstone states O’DONOGHUE. Burial record on mcb.wa.gov.au show names of DONOHUE children Patrick, Timothy and Mary buried same grave although not stated on headstone. Grave exhumed from Skinner Street Cemetery. Bridget Whelan made her will on 18th July 1919 whereby she bequeathed her life insurance policy to her daughter Margaret Ellen Hume towards her funeral expenses as well as all her household furniture, jewellery, books, clothing and goods and chattels. Her freehold property North Fremantle town lot P24 to be sold and the proceeds divided as follows: ¼ to son John Donoghue ¼ to son Patrick Whelan ½ to daughter Margaret Ellen Hume. She appointed her son John Donohue sole executor. The estate was valued at £776/18/6 the value of the property £750 Description of property: On the Swan Street frontage is erected a pair of rubble stone cottages of four rooms each with verandas roofed with iron. The two back rooms of the first house are skilling built. The cottages are very old and show signs of dampness. Three small shed and the usual sanitary accommodation 1000 gallon water tank. The remainder of the land is a Chinaman’s garden and underwater during the winter months practically. Land Value £200 improvements £550. |