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| Name | BURNS / BURNES / BARNES – Andrew |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 63rd Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 490 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 6th July 1825 / 18 years / Mullingar Ireland Weaver |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 9 in Sallow / Blue / Black / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Van Diemen’s Land – 5 years 9 months East Indies – 10 years 9 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 14 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 17th July 1846 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Mullingar Westmeath Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1846 Tullamore 1851 Tilbury Fort 1851-1885 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 1st February 1851 Falmouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | MERMAID 15th May 1851 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1807 Mullingar Westmeath 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 | GAYNOR Anne (SAINER on baptism record) Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | James B 1845 Meath Ireland M DUNNE Margaret 1877 Fremantle Western Australia D 28th June 1910 Fremantle Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Matthew B 18th August 1852 Western Australia bap 9th September 1852 Fremantle Western Australia Defacto BROWN Mary D 15th September 1897 Beaconsfield Western Australia |
| 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 | North Fremantle Lot P16 1 acre 21 perches Assigned 20th November 1852 |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Inquirer and Commercial Times Wednesday 15th October 1879 – page 4 – assaulted Western Mail Saturday 9th July 1910 – page 34 – Obituary |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not Applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 24th January 1885 Fremantle Western Australia Skinner Street Cemetery Fremantle Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 15th July 1895 Fremantle Western Australia Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | SROWA Cons 3404, Item 1888/869 Probate Cons 3403/1895/070 |
| Further Information | 9th February 1853 – Witness at Court of Inquiry on damage to Pensioners CSO 273 Cottages. 9th June 1855 – Listed in return as Roman Catholic living in North Fremantle with wife and 2 children 21st January 1857 – Subscriber to the Florence Nightingale Fund 9th June 1858 – Subscriber to the Indian Relief Fund 1869 – Subscriber to Pensioners Benevolent Fund 4th October 1871 Purchased North Fremantle Lot 18 of 4 acres at £1 per acre |