CALLENAN / CALLANAN – John 5th Dragoon Guards

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Name	CALLANAN John
Regiment (s)	5th Dragoon Guards
Regiment Number (s)	193
Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation	17th January 1824 / 18 years / Ballinrobe Galway Ireland Labourer
Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars	6 Ft 0¾ in Fresh /Grey / Brown / –
Overseas Service/Duration	None
Length of Service	24 years 257 days
Rank/Date/Place of Discharge	Private / 26th September 1848 / Chatham Kent England
Campaign Medals	Not yet known
Intended Residence at Discharge	Birmingham England
Pension Districts	1848 Birmingham 1850 Longford 1851 Dublin 1st 1852 Carlow 1853 Western Australia 1856 Van Dieman’s Land 1856-1876 Victoria 1876 Dublin 1877 admitted to Kilmainham as In Pensioner 1878 reverted to Out Pension 1879 Birr paid by receipt from Galway 1882 Galway paid Ballinrobe
Pension Paid	1/0d per diem
Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland	26th 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	c1806 Parish of Beagh Galway County 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
1^st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism	UNKNOWN Eliza Not yet known
Date/Place of Marriage	Not yet known
Children by 1^st Wife	Maria B c1844 Eliza B c1851
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	None
Occupation after Arrival	Not yet known
Newspaper Articles	Not yet known
Departure from Western Australia	Western Australia to Melbourne 1856 ship unknown Victoria to Hobart per Tasmania March1856 Hobart to Victoria per City of Hobart 5th May 1856
Date/Place of Death/Burial	16th April 1885 Ballinrobe Workhouse, Mayo, Ireland
Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife	Not yet known
Will or Probate	None known
Further Information	British Army Worldwide index 1841 John Callenan (sic) 193 Private 5th Dragoons Location Manchester and Cahir Discharge due to general debility and chronic rheumatism 1853 wife Eliza signed a memorial to the Surgeon Superintendent of the Robert Small. John Callanan, age 35, and his wife Eliza age 30 together with their daughters Eliza age 5 and Maria age 12 departed Melbourne Victoria for Hobart of the ship Tasmania in March 1856. Apparently they did not find Hobart to their liking for they returned to Melbourne on 5th May 1856 in the ship City of Hobart. John has aged 10 years as he said his age was 45 and his occupation was ‘groom.’ John seems to have left Melbourne for London alone in February1876 on the ship Norfolk although his wife was still alive when he died.