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| Name | BYRNE / BURNS – William |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Honourable East India Company 1st European Infantry 1st Bombay Fusiliers |
| Regiment Number (s) | 553 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 24th November 1840 / 19 years / Kilkenny Ireland Collier |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5’ Ft 7.5/8 in Fresh / Blue / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | HEIC |
| Length of Service | 19 Years 6 months |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 17th October 1860 / not known |
| Campaign Medals | Indian Mutiny 1857-1859 |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Kilkenny Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1860 Kilkenny 1862 Tilbury 1862-1873 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 8th October 1862 / Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | YORK 31st December 1862 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1821 Castlecomer 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 | SWEENEY Anne Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 9 July 1861 St. John’s Kilkenny, Kilkenny Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Ann B 18 February 1862 St. John’s Kilkenny City Kilkenny Ireland Bp 19 February 1862 Francis (BURN) B 24th December 1864 Fremantle Western Australia bap 3rd January 1865 Fremantle 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 | Not applicable |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Perth Gazette and Western Australian Times Friday 12th January 1872 – page 3 – William BYRNE drunk and indecent behaviour The Herald Saturday 26 April 1879 page 3 Death of Francis The Western Australian Times Friday 16 May 1879 page 2 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not Applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 8th January 1873 Perth Western Australia (BURNS) East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia (BURNS) |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | At the time of son Francis’s death his mother was in the asylum where she had been since she had been admitted in 1870 and his sister was in the catholic orphanage. An Annie Burns age 11 was admitted to the RC orphanage November 1873 and discharged 14th March 1878 to service in Perth. |
