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| Name | AHERN / AHERNE / AHEARNE – Michael |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 17th Regiment 3rd January 1840 – 31st January 1847 8th Regiment 1st February 1847 – 23rd July 1861 |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1479 – 17th Regiment 2637 – 8th Regiment |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 3rd January 1840 / 19 years / Cork Cork Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7 in Fresh / Hazel / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 19 years 315 days |
| Length of Service | 21 years 184 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Corporal / none given – Inquiry Gosport England on 8th July 1861 |
| Campaign Medals | Indian Mutiny Medal 1857-1859 with Delhi clasp |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Cork Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1861 Cork 1862 Tilbury 1862-1896 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/2½ per diem Increased to 1/8 ½ 1878 reduced to 1/2 ½ when taken on the force in 1879 increased to 1/8 ½ in 1887 (This may have been a case of mistaken identity as there is no record of Michael serving in the Guard, however a John Aherne did.) |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 8th October 1862 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | YORK 31st December 1862 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1819 Shandon Cork Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | AHERN Michael Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Mary Anne Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | BUTLER Mary 1832 Poonah India |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 26th January 1847 Colaba Bombay India |
| Children by 1st Wife | Elizabeth B 24th March 1849 bap 30th December 1849 Sind Bombay Hydrabad M 1st JANES Robert 1868 Fremantle Western Australia – Royal Marines EPG arrived HOUGOUMONT 1868 M 2nd McCALL John 1874 Fremantle Western Australia – 68th Regiment EPG arrived CORONA 1866 M 3rd REED Robert (Convict 9552) 1868 Fremantle Western Australia D 7th October 1887 Colonial Hospital Perth Western Australia Alfred B 20th January 1852 bap 30th January 1852 Deesa India (He is not with the family in the 1861 Census) Alexander B 15th October 1855 bap 14th November 1855 Agra St. George Bengal India M BRUCE Catherine Jane 1896 Fremantle Western Australia D 12th December 1907 Fremantle Western Australia bur Anglican Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia Fanney B 10th October 1857 Bengal India bap 14th October 1857 Lahore Bengal, India (Not with the family in the 1861 Census) Frances (Fanny) B 14th July 1861 Gosport Hampshire England Buried 18th October 1864 Skinner Street Cemetery Fremantle Western Australia Arthur B 1867 Western Australia M LEADBEATER Jane Not yet known D 29th July 1899 Jarrahdale Western Australia bur St. Patrick’s Cemetery Skinner Street Fremantle Western Australia Mary Anne B 1864 Fremantle Western Australia M HUDSON Robert 1884 Fremantle Western Australia Stillborn male B 1870 Fremantle Western Australia bur 1870 Fremantle Western Australia Maria B 1873 Western Australia M MONCRIEFF William Ellis 1898 Subiaco Western Australia D 3rd April 1913 Subiaco Western Australia bur Anglican Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | BUTLER Edward |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Unknown Mary 1814-1845 |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Lot P231 Cockburn Sound Willagee Swamp Western Australia 20 acres |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | West Australian Monday 31st July 1899 – page 4 Southern Times Bunbury Tuesday 1st August 1899 – page 3 Western Mail Friday 4th August 1899 – page 28 – accidental death of Arthur (Dotie ) AHERN Western Mail Saturday 21st December 1907 – page 15 death and funeral of Alexander AHERN Daily News Thursday 23rd January 1908 – page 15 – Alexander money to Catherine West Australian Saturday 5th April 1913 – page 14 – funeral Maria MONCRIEFF |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 7th May 1898 Fremantle Western Australia St. Patrick’s Cemetery Skinner Street Fremantle Western Australia as Michael AHEARNE |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 1882 Western Australia Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | 1841 British Army World Wide Index – 17th Foot at Colaba 1851 British Army World Wide Index – 17th Foot Deesa (Camp) India 1861 British Army World Wide Index – 17th Foot Gosport Hampshire Discharged to pension as an Indulgence and by authority dated Horse Guards 6th July 1861 1863 Paid a gratuity of £2 for acting as a warder on the voyage of the York 1861 UK Census RG 09/647/48 page 7 Alverstoke Gosport Barracks Hampshire Michael AHERN, head of family, married, age 42, Corporal 1/8th Regiment born Ireland Mary AHERN, Wife, 29, born Poonah East Indies Elizabeth AHERN, daughter, 12, born Karrachee East Indies Alexander AHERN, son, 5, born Agra East IndiesFurther research shows Mary Butler was born and baptised 1833 in Sydney New South Wales (St. Philips) where her father was stationed with the 17th regiment between 1831&1836. A further 2 children were also baptised at St. Philips, Sydney, Edward in 1831 (born at sea) and Eliza in 1835. Eliza Married Edward Pedder of the 22nd regiment on 10th August 1848 at Poona, India, future brother-in-law Michael Ahern was one of the witnesses at the wedding. Edward Butler born 1831 (at sea) was attested for the 16th Lancers on 24th October 1845 age 14 years at Meerut. |