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| Name | BLOOMER – Edward |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Honourable East India Company Bengal Artillery |
| Regiment Number (s) | Discharge No. 587 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 24th February 1844 / 25 years / Edinburgh Scotland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8¾ in Fair / Blue / Fair / Left leg broken on duty |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Embarked England per “Diamond” 24th June 1844 for India Embarked India per “Malabar” 17th June 1861for England |
| Length of Service | 18 year 8 months |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Gunner / 24th June 1861 / Not yet known |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Chapelizod near Dublin Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1861 2nd Dublin 1865 Tilbury 1865-1868 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 26th May 1865 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | RACEHORSE 10th August 1865 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1820 Cavan Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | BLOOMER Edward |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Mary |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | BRADY Ann Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 18 August 1861/ St Mary’s (Pro Cathedral) Dublin City |
| Children by 1st Wife | Christopher Edward born 24 December 1862 Swords, Dublin Ireland Bp 26 December 1862 Swords Dublin Ireland M POTTER nee KELLINGTON Mary Jane D 2 November 1939 Rivervale Western Australia James B Possibly born 14 December 1864 Swords Dublin Ireland (Father Edward Bloomer Mother Ann Brown)
Richard B 20th March 1867 Perth Western Australia D 25th March 1940 Perth Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | BRADY Eugene |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Mary |
| 2nd Husband of Wife | EPG REDMOND Michael – Royal Artillery 18th arrived “HOUGOUMONT” 1868 |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 16th May 1871 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Children by 2nd Husband | Alice Ann B c1872 Fremantle Western Australia M PRYOR John Aubrey 1892 Perth Western Australia D 2nd August 1940 Rivervale Western Australia bur Church of Christ Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Stephen Michael B c1876 Fremantle Western Australia M BETTLES Jane 1905 Perth Western Australia D 5th July 1951 Balcatta Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia John B c1878 Fremantle Western Australia D 29th January 1945 Palmyra Western Australia (possible) bur Anglican Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The West Australian Monday 6 January 1902 page 6 Funeral Notice Ann Redmond The West Australian Thursday 23 February 1939 page 9 Richard Bloomer reminisces about life in the Barracks The West Australian Saturday 4 November 1939 page 1 Family notice for Christopher Bloomer The West Australian Tuesday 26 March 1940 page 1 Family notice Richard Bloomer |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 7th July 1868 Perth Western Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 3rd January 1902 Perth Western Australia Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None found |
| Further Information | In 1866 Edward Bloomer nominated his sister in law Eliza Caffrey aged 22, a single woman, as an assisted immigrant. At the time she was living at Forrest, near Swords Dublin Ireland |