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| Name | CARROLL – Cornelius |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 74th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2135 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 24th July 1842 / 18 years 5 months / Cashel Tipperary Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8 in Fresh / Blue / Light Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Cape of Good Hope – 2 years 9 months East Indies – 8 years 2 months – the 74 record was in India from 1854 |
| Length of Service | 21 years 83 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 13th October 1863 / Perth Scotland |
| Campaign Medals | South Africa 3rd Kaffir War 1850-1853 Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | London England |
| Pension Districts | 1863 1st London 1866 July Western Australia 1868 East London |
| Pension Paid | 10d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 7th April 1866 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | BELGRAVIA 4th July 1866 |
| Date/Place of Birth | • 1819 – England death records about based on baptism below c 1820, Sologhead, Tipperary • 1824 Solohead / Sologhead, Tipperary Ireland – from Attestation papers |
| Date/Place of Baptism | 10 Sep 1820, Sologhead, Tipperary – sponsor BRIEN My Fanni |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | CARROL William |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | BRIEN Margaret Not yet known |
| Possible Cousins | Patrick B 1820, Michael B 1822 and Margaret B 1824 (All born Loughmore, Tipperary, Ireland – Parents CARROL John and LOWRY Catherine, M 22 Jan 1818) |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | HUGHES Margaret – from daughter’s death certificate |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not Yet Known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Mary B 1859 Westmeath, Ireland from her death certificate – based on Cornelius service it is possible she was born in India M1 April 24 1876 EPG Joseph Pickering |
| 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 | The Daily News Thursday 29th January 1925 page 8 Funeral Notice Mary Baldwin |
| Departure from Western Australia | C 1868 returned to London England |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 5th January 1871 Whitechapel District London England. Also in his WO 22 Record of the time |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | 1851 Muster & Pay List or Census Fermoy & Cork, Ireland and at Sea [WO12-8103] 1861 Muster & Pay List or Census Bellary, East Indies [WO12-8133].
Many thanks to Rob Wilson for his excellent research on the family history of Cornelius Carrolls. |
