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| Name | BYRNE / BURN – Martin |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 84th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 693 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 21st April 1831 / 22 years / Dublin Dublin Ireland Servant |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7 in Fair / Grey / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | West Indies – 2 years 98 days East Indies – 9 years 145 days |
| Length of Service | 21 years 128 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 24th August 1852 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Maryborough Queens Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1852 Maryborough |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 1st January 1854 Plymouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | SEA PARK 5th April 1854 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1809 Kilmancey Newtownbarry Wexford 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 | UNKNOWN Margaret Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Eliza B 7th October 1842 Bp 3rd November 1842 Moulmein India M SIMMONS William 1860 Fremantle WA D 2nd August 1936 Fremantle WA Bur Fremantle Cemetery |
| 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 | Perth Lot Y112 Between Roe and Hardinge Streets Perth 3 roods Title Application 19 September 1877 Title deed 3/154 |
| Occupation after Arrival | Carter in Commissariat Department Fremantle (East Perth Cemetery website) |
| Newspaper Articles | The Inquirer and Commercial News Wednesday 14th April 1880 page 1 Obituary Martin Burns Inquirer and Commercial News 8 February 1882 page 5 Transfer of Land Act re Martin Byrne West Australian Monday 3rd August 1936 page 1 Death of Eliza Simmons Mt. Barker and Denmark record Thursday 6th August 1936 page 6 Obituary Eliza Simmons Fremantle Advocate Thursday 6 August 19936 page 2 Obituary Eliza |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 10th April 1880 Mt Eliza Depot Western Australia East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 24th June 1884 Perth WA Bur East Perth Cemetery |
| Will or Probate | SROWA Cons 3403 1882 635 – Will dated 20th January 1888 Martin Byrne bequeathed all his freehold and personal property to his wife Margaret. |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 Martin Byrne 693 Private 84th Foot Location Dublin 1851 As above Location Trichinopoly India Discharge due to declining health Martin Byrne and Margaret Sheridan were witnesses to the marriage of fellow guard John Dunn at Maryborough on 30th September 1852. Daughter Eliza age 11 was one of the children on the Sea Park who was treated successfully for rubella. Martin Byrne was one of the Pensioners who had a 2 roomed brick cottage with shingle roof erected at a cost of £47 on a portion referred to as ‘at the back of Perth’ after the grant of £15 Martin paid the balance at the rate of 1/- per day and an additional 10/- per month until paid in full Wife applied for outdoor relief 9th May 1883. The obituary for Martin said Margaret was blind. |