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| Name | BRENNAN – Patrick |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 20th and 6th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 986 – 6th Regiment |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 10th April 1823 / 17 years / Kilkenny Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7 in Dark / Grey /Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 18 years 4 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 232 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 17th December 1845 / Mullingar Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Kilkenny Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1846 Kilkenny 1850-1855 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 22nd July 1850 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | HASHEMY 25th October 1850 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c 1806 Comer Kilkenny 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 | SACKVILLE Ann c 1819 |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 9th May 1839 Castlecomer Kilkenny Ireland (spouse Patrick Briarley) |
| Children by 1st Wife | Margaret born 1847 bp 17th July 1847 Castlecomer Kilkenny M Thomas Rodgers Bunbury 1866 D 1890 age 42 Mary b 8th October 1850 at sea M John Boyce – Bunbury D 1895 age 45 William William Brennan died age 25 23 March 1874 buried Bunbury Cemetery (Old) |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Originally awarded P2 Bunbury however after the death of Patrick 1855 the lot in the Pensioner village Bunbury was awarded to another pensioner and the widow Brennan awarded another 6 acres and £15 towards the cost of erecting a cottage see image of AJCP CO18 reel 761 piece 102 Folio 151 on this web page, Some further correspondence ensued from the Resident Magistrate of Bunbury which resulted in the widow consenting to vacate her holding at once on receiving the £15 from Government the value of the improvements from the succeeding Pensioner and 6 acres of country land at Dardanup. AJCP Reel 764 CO 18/105 page 208 24th February 1858 |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Perth Gazette and Independent Journal of Political and News WA Shipping Intelligence 1st November 1850 – page 2 – (List of Pensioners named) |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 24th March 1855 Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide index 1841 Patrick Brannan 986 Private detachment location Aden Discharge due to chronic rheumatism, dyspepsia and general debility Surgeon’s Log for “Hashemy” states wife scalded foot and put on sick list 27th August 1850 and on 8th October she gave birth to a child Patrick Brennen received medical treatment aboard the Hashemy for diarrhoea and rheumatism as did daughter Margaret age 3 for rubella
It is possible Ann Brennan married John Flaherty 1856 Dardanup WA, D 1899 age 75 born 1824 Ireland. He was a convict on the Robert Small and died 1889. They had a son John b 1856 at Dardanup |