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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 |
| 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 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 | Not yet known |
| 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 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 Indies |