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EPF Disbanded 1887 EPG Gazette October 2011
Disbandment of EPG EPG_Gazette_2003_-_Vol_4-2__Apr
| Name | CALVERT – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 83rd Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2022 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 2nd September 1842 / 18 years 5 months / Armagh Ireland Cambric Weaver |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7 in Fresh / Hazel / Dark Brown / Burn on side |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 11 years 1 month |
| Length of Service | 21 years 32 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 13th November 1863 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Indian Mutiny Medal with Clasp for Central India |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Lurgan Armagh Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1864 2nd Belfast 1866 Tilbury 1866 – 1888 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 10d per diem 1887 increased to 1/3½d per diem later amended to 1/4 for service in Enrolled Force page 4 WO97 |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 16th October 1866 Portsmouth Hampshire England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | CORONA 22nd December 1866 |
| Date/Place of Birth | April 1824 Tullylish Lurgan Armagh 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 | GALLAGHER Maria nee TAYLOR Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 16th September 1874 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Children by 1st Wife | John Joseph B 1875 Fremantle Western Australia D 19th May 1906 North Fremantle Western Australia Bur Fremantle Cemetery Mary Ann B 1876 Fremantle Western Australia M MULLINS Patrick Joseph 1899 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | TAYLOR Joseph – 2nd Dragoon Guards arrived “LORD RAGLAN” 1858 B 1810 Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | FOX Mary |
| 1st Husband of Wife | GALLAGHER Peter – 3rd Regiment arrived “EDWIN FOX” 1858 |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Husband | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | North Fremantle Lot P 60 of 1.2.26 1 acre 2 roods 26 perches Assigned 27th September 1883 Perth Road (Stirling Highway) North Fremantle Title granted 26th November 1883 |
| Occupation after Arrival | John Calvert was a member of the Enrolled Guard from 6th December 1880 until it was disbanded 31st March 1887 at a rate of three shilling and six pence per day.11th October 1886 promoted to Corporal. March – September 1881 received payment for handling and storing explosives at the Fremantle magazine: 25th May 1888 when Enrolled Force disbanded, applied for post of orderly at Fremantle Hospital |
| Newspaper Articles | The Inquirer and Commercial News (Perth) Friday 2nd November 1888 – page 5 Death Notice John Calvert The Inquirer and Commercial News (Perth) Wednesday 6 April 1887 – page 5 Disbandment Enrolled Guard The West Australian Saturday 22 August 1908 page 12 Death Notice Maria Calvert |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 1st November 1888 Colonial Hospital Perth Western Australia Roman Catholic Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 19th August 1908 North Fremantle Western Australia Roman Catholic Section East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia Buried Fremantle Cemetery see Funeral Notice |
| Will or Probate | SROWA Cons 3458/1908/152 and Cons 3458/1908/153 On 1 November 1878 Joseph Taylor made a will bequeathing to his ‘beloved daughter Mary Calvert wife of John Calvert’ his cottage and grant P No 17 situated Swan Street North Fremantle with all buildings thereon, furniture and everything I possess. He named Major Finnerty as the trustee but did not name an executor. (This address appears to be where Mary was living when she died.) It was not until after the death of Maria Calvert on 19 August 1908 that Mary Ann Mullins only living child of Maria Calvert, wife of Patrick Mullins applied for letters of administration for both Joseph Taylor and Maria Calvert. The value of the estate was £450. |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1851 John Calvert 2022 Private 83rd Foot Karachi 1861 John Calvert 2022 Private 83rd Foot Chatham Discharge: At own request “Free” with pension after 21 years’ service. March – April 1881 purchased Barrack bedding and furniture at Fremantle Maria Calvert’s (nee TAYLOR) first marriage occurred 1st January 1859 to Private Peter Gallagher 3rd Regiment (in EPF) Maria Calvert listed as living in South Fremantle, Fremantle Electorate, on the 1903 WA Electoral Roll John Calvert was a member of the Enrolled Force at its disbandment after many years of service (including 21 years at Fremantle) |