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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 | UNKNOWN Honora / Hanora / Honoria c1822 Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Catherine B 1844 Corfu D Not yet known Mary Joseph B 1850 New Brunswick Canada M ODGERS John 1876 unknown location D August 1905 Western Australia 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 | None: 1875 applied for £15 improvement grant |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | 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 | 1868 purchased Fremantle Town Lots 836 and 837: 1883 application made for transfer of land by Honora Cantwell of Fremantle |