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| Name | CALLAGHAN / CALLAGNAN – Cornelius |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 2nd Queens Royal Regiment of Infantry |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1128 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 6th May 1839 / 19 years / Cork Ireland labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8½ in Fresh / Brown / Dark Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 5 years 11 months |
| Length of Service | 11 years 204 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 21st October 1850 / Newry Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | 1 Curtis Lane Cork Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1850 Cork 1853 Tilbury 1853-1869 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 6d per day, temporary to 24th December 1853 |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 6th April 1853 London England via Cork and Rio de Janeiro |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | ROBERT SMALL 19th August 1853 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1820 Parish of St Peter’s Cork 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 | SULLIVAN Mary c1820 Cork Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | c1840 Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Elizabeth B c1854 Fremantle Western Australia Catherine B c1866 Northampton 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 | Warder from 12th October 1853 to 14th August 1857 |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | According to family, Cornelius “John” died 19th April 1869 while a prisoner Fremantle Gaol |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | According to Barker in Warders and Gaolers: 1860 sentenced 3 months imprisonment for aiding wife Ann steal from a store in Geraldton 1860 Admitted Invalid Depot with a disease of the chest (?) stole ale – sentenced 6 months imprisonment Family were destitute and admitted to the poor house. |