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| Name | CANTWELL – Thomas |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 97th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1087 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 16th April 1838 / 18 years 6 months / Birr Ireland |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 9 in Fresh / Hazel / Dark Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Corfu – 5 years 11 months Malta – 1 year 7 months North America – 4 years 9 months |
| Length of Service | 23 years 83 days (deduced) |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 9th July 1861 / Camp Colchester England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Little Barrington St Limerick Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1861 Limerick 1863-1880 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/2d per diem 1879 Increased to 1/8d per diem for 15 years service in the Enrolled Force Western Australia |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 15th March 1863 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | CLYDE 29th May 1863 [according to Obit. arrived per Merchantman in 1863] |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1820 Gillen Firbane Kings 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 | HENNESSY Honora / Hanora / Honoria c1822 Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 26th November 1840 St. Michael’s Limerick City limerick Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Catherine B 1843 Corfu (Gro Regimental Birth Indices 1871-1924 D Not yet known Peter B 1845 Corfu (Gro Regimental Birth Indices (1761 To 1924) Edward B Malta 1847 ((Gro Regimental Birth Indices (1761 To 1924) Mary Joseph B 1850 Fredericton New Brunswick Canada (Gro Regimental Birth Indices (1761 To 1924) M ODGERS John 1876 unknown location D August 1905 Western Australia Ann B 1853 Canterbury England (Gro Regimental Birth Indices (1761 To 1924) Harriet Helen (a.k.a. Sister Mary Agnes) B 1858 Preston Lancashire England D 12th December 1884 Fremantle Western Australia Elizabeth B 1860 Ipswich Suffolk England D Not yet known |
| 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 | 1868 purchased Fremantle Town Lots 836 and 837: 1883 application made for transfer of land by Honora Cantwell of Fremantle 1875 applied for £15 improvement grant |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The Herald Saturday 12th May 1883 page 2 Transfer of land The Herald Saturday 20th December 1884 page 2 death of Harriett aka Sister Mary Agnes Western Mail Saturday 8th December 1906 – page 18 (Obit. for Honora) |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 14th September 1880 Perth Western Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 30th November 1906 Fremantle Western Australia bur Fremantle Old RC Cemetery |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 Thomas Cantwell 1087 Private 97th Location Corfu 1851 as above Location New Brunswick Canada 1861 as above Location Colchester 1861 As above Location London Recruiting Depot 23rd March 1863 on board the CLYDE a school for the pensioners children was established under the guidance of Catherine Cantwell subsequently on 26th December 1866 Catherine left WA for Adelaide on the Sea Ripple- no further records of her have been located. 12th May 1875. Enrolled pensioner Private Thomas Cantwell, 97th, 1/2 per day, has erected ‘a good and substantial’ cottage on a piece of land purchased by him in the vicinity of the Convict prison at Fremantle, comparison of the case of EP Martin Joyce. Requests £15. Fremantle Rate books 1880 Show Thomas Cantwell was the owner occupier of 836 and 837 Hampton Road Fremantle 836 with cottage was valued at £30 and 837 unimproved had a value of £12 1883 application made for transfer of land by Honora Cantwell of Fremantle In 1891 the Widow Cantwell had two rooms, at the Fremantle Barracks but she said she proposed going to the Home. But that did not happen as on 14 August 1899 Widow Cantwell requested that she be permitted to have her grandson ‘Pring’ living with her as he is an orphan – this is the same WR Pring (grandson) who attended her funeral in 1906 just which one of her daughters’ child he was has not established Note: On 28th November 1891 prior to the Immigration Depot expanding the area it occupied in the Pensioner Barracks building in South Terrace Fremantle, Timothy McCarthy, (formerly 18th Foot) who was in charge of the Barracks, made an inventory of the twenty-one families living in the Pensioners quarters. He recorded the number of rooms they occupied and the names, ages and occupation of the children who lived with them. |