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| Name | BARRON / BARRAN – Cornelius |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 75th Regiment and Royal Canadian Rifles |
| Regiment Number (s) | ? / 1783 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 26th February 1853 / 18 years / Tipperary Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 10 in Fresh / Hazel / Light Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 8 years 8 months Canada – 3 years 8 months |
| Length of Service | 18 years 163 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 9th August 1870 / Chichester England |
| Campaign Medals | Indian Mutiny Medal with four clasps, Delhi, Relief of Lucknow, Lucknow |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Devonport England |
| Pension Districts | 1870 2nd Plymouth 1873 Greenwich 1874-1891 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 7½d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 1st November 1873 Gravesend England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | NAVAL BRIGADE 18th February 1874 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1834 Doon Limerick 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 | HILL or HALL Elizabeth Ann c1842 Willcove Torpoint Cornwall England |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 2nd Qtr 1863 Devonport Devon England |
| Children by 1st Wife | Mary Ann B c1863 Devonport Devon England M TAYLOR George D. 17th May 1885 Western Australia Cornelius B 19th October1865 Portsmouth England Bp 29th December 1865 St Paul’s Devonport Devon England M UNKNOWN Ellen Mary D 12th March 1944 East Fremantle Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia George B c1865 Kingston Ontario Canada M FITZPATRICK Maud 24th December 1895 Western Australia Daughter of EPG Michael Fitzpatrick D 1st April 1952 Fremantle Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia John B c1868 Canada Agnes B 1875 Perth Western Australia M SAUNDERS Thomas Henry 1896 Coolgardie WA D 17th August 1907 Perth WA Bur Karrakatta RC Cemetery Perth WA Stillborn Male B 1878 Fremantle Western Australia Elizabeth Ann B 1880 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | HILL James |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | North Fremantle Lot P83 1.3.18 acres 31st January 1884 Title application 5th August 1884 title issued Title 6/145 |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The West Australian Saturday 2nd February 1889 page 3 drunkenness (Cornelius had many charges against him for being drunk) The Daily News (Perth WA) Friday 21st November 1890 page 3 Both Cornelius and Elizabeth were charged with using obscene language. Elizabeth was deaf she could speak! |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 5th March 1891 Fremantle Western Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 8th October 1905 East Fremantle Western Australia Roman Catholic Section Fremantle Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1861 Cornelius Barron 3165 Private 75th Foot location Fort William Calcutta West Indies Discharge due to disbandment of the Corps. In the 1871 Census Cornelius Barron is living with his family at 7 Boot Lane Stoke Damerel Devonport Devon. His wife Elizabeth was born 1842 at Wilcove Cornwall and is deaf Daughter Mary age 7 was born Devonport, son Cornelius age born 1866 at Portsmouth while sons John age 3 and George age 1 were both born in Canada.Some Western Australian records registered as BARRAN |