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| Name | BROWN – Michael |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 22nd Regiment 1st Battalion |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2839 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 31st December 1846 / 18 years / Killagorin Limerick Ireland Shoemaker |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 9 in Fresh / Blue / Fair / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 7 years 2 months |
| Length of Service | 22 years 104 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 27th March 1869 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | North West Frontier Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Croome Limerick Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1869 Limerick 1870 Cork 1872 Gloucester 1873 Greenwich 1874-1900 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0½d per diem Increased 1887 1/3d per diem for service Enrolled Force |
| 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 | c1828 Croome Limerick Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | BROWN David Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | BEVEIAN Mary Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | BRANNIGAN Bridget B 1833 Kildare Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 22nd February 1860 South Dublin Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Mary Jane B 1861 Hunnyhill Isle of Wight, Hampshire England M ATKINSON Robert 1880 Perth WA D 1887 Perth WA Michael David B 4th Qtr 1862 Isle of Wight Hampshire England (mother Brannagan) M DALY Mary A 13th August 1889 York Western Australia D 27th December 1939 Subiaco WA Bur Karrakatta Cemetery Perth WA (Deborah) Dora B c 1863 M MALLER Edward 1903 Perth WA D 23 December 1951 Bur Karrakatta Cemetery John B 1st Qtr 1864 Isle of Wight Hampshire England (mother Branagan) Margaret b 1869 M McCUSKER Bernard 1888 Perth Western Australia M McDONNELL Martin Charles Michael 1916 Subiaco Western Australia D 13th March 1939 Leederville Western Australia Bur Karrakatta Cemetery Alexander b 1876 D 16th February 1892 Barracks Perth WA Elizabeth B 18th March 1878 Mt Eliza Barracks Bp 2nd April 1878 Perth WA M ALDERSEA John M Fremantle 1910 D 8th April 1957 Perth WA Lucy Helen B 10th May 1880 Bp 6th June 1880 Perth WA M BUCKNELL Joseph H D 5th July 1924 Bellview WA Bur Karrakatta Cemetery George B 8th March 1883 Bp 8th April 1883 Perth WA (mother Flanagan) |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | BRANAGAN Joseph |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | SROWA Cons 541 B 095 19TH July 1880 Application for permission to occupy a block of rural land 150 acres North Beach. Private Michael Brown 22nd foot pension 1/- ½ arrived 20th February 1874 Service Enrolled force 6 years 4 months. Children: Mary Jane age 21 years David age 18 years John age 16 years Dora age 14 years Margaret age 11 years Alexander age 6 years Certificate R 95I certify that Pensioner Michael Brown at 1/3 from 22nd foot served as an Enrolled Pensioner from 18 February 1874 until the disbandment of the Force 10/11/1880 and is still serving in the Governor’s Guard AR Thompson Staff Officer of Pensioners 21st July 1881 Assigned Lot V 120 of 2 roods 14 Perches Corner Colin Street and the railway line 10th July 1883Title application 21st September 1883 Title issued 5/1500 |
| Occupation after Arrival | Watchman Perth Railway Station, Western Australian Government Railways |
| Newspaper Articles | The West Australian Perth Wednesday 28th February 1900 – page 2 The West Australian Times Friday 6th November 1874 page 3 Two daughters aged 9 and 7 years |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 20th February 1900 West Perth Western Australia Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 18th April 1920 Swanview Western Australia Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Was accidentally killed at West Perth Railway Station while crossing the line. Large number of newspaper reports on this incident. British Army Worldwide Index: 1851 Michael Brown 2839 Private 22nd foot location Dagshai India 1861 Michael Brown 2839 Private 22nd foot 1st Btn location Parkhurst Discharge at own request after 22years service. 1861 Census RG 09/139/8 42 Hunnyhill Carisbrooke Isle of Wight Bridget Brown age 28 married woman the wife of Michael Brown 22nd regiment born Kildare Ireland Mary Jane daughter age 2 months born Hunnyhill A separate entry for Michael RG 09/157/13 Additional information supplied by descendant Steven Aldersea Although the death registration for Michael Brown gives his mother name as Mary Beveian there does not appear to be any such name recorded anywhere. |