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Battle of Ferozeshah 1845
| Name | CARROLL – Patrick John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Honourable East India Company Bombay Artillery 1st Battalion 3rd Company |
| Regiment Number (s) | 243 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 18th June 1827 / 20 years / Liverpool England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8½ in Fresh / Grey / Brown / Loss of third and little finger of the left hand |
| Overseas Service/Duration | 10 years 1831 embarked for India per Buckinghamshire 1841 embarked for the UK per Lady Jane Clarke |
| Length of Service | 10 years 6 months |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Gunner / 2nd July 1841 / Kilkenny Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not stated |
| Pension Districts | 1841 Kilkenny Ireland 1850-1871 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 9d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 22nd July 1850 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | HASHEMY 25th October 1850 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1810 Kilmacord Kilkenny 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 | POWER Mary c1820 |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | William B c1842 Kilkenny Ireland Bap 26th June 1843 Mullinavat, Kilkenny Ireland D 3.00pm 27th October 1850 on board “Hashemy” John B c1845 Not yet known M ENNER Elizabeth 28th October 1875 Northampton Western Australia D 23rd April 1901 Woodman’s Point Western Australia Bur Fremantle RC Cemetery Michael B c1848 Kilkenny Ireland Bp 29th September 1848 Windgap, Kilkenny Ireland M DESMOND Maria 8th December 1866 Greenough Western Australia D 30th June 1924 Geraldton Western Australia William B 1851 Bunbury Western Australia D 22nd April 1918 West Perth Western Australia James B 1853 Bunbury Western Australia M Elizabeth FISHER D 21st November 1892 Dardanup Western Australia Bridget B 1855 Bunbury WA M KINSELLA Thomas 1879 Bunbury WA M GEPP William 1891 Karridale WA D 16th May 1927 East Perth WA Bur Karrakatta Cemetery Maria B 1857 Bunbury Western Australia M DELFS John 1880 Bunbury Western Australia D 21st July 1911 Karridale Western Australia Unnamed male B 1860 Bunbury Western Australia D Not yet known Simon B 1862 Bunbury Western Australia M ROBINSON Mary 1886 Quindalup Western Australia D January 1920 Busselton Western Australia |
| 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 | 1858 granted Lot P3 Bunbury |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Perth Gazette and Independent Journal of Political and News WA Shipping Intelligence 1st November 1850 – page 2 – List of Pensioners on the Hashemy named Bunbury Herald Wednesday 23 November 1892 page 2 Death of James Carroll – many reports in various newspapers Southwest Times (Busselton) Friday 4 August 1916 Part of Obituary Maria Delfs Western Mail Friday 30th August 1918 page 26 Death of William The Bunbury Herald and Blackwood Express Wednesday 14th January 1920 page 3 Obituary Simon Carroll Geraldton Advertiser Friday 26th April 1901 page 2 Death of John Carroll wrongly reported as William Geraldton Guardian Saturday 5th July and Wednesday 2nd July 1924 page 2 Obituary Michael Carroll |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 4th November 1871 Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial 1st Wife | 1888 Bunbury Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discharge due to the loss of the 3rd and little finger of the left hand. When the Hashemy was chartered as a convict transport in 1850 its destination was Van Diemen’s Land but due to the strong anti-transportation movement in the Eastern states it was decided to send it to Western Australia where transportation was still acceptable. As a result the WO 23s still have the pensioners located in VDL in 1851 instead of Western Australia.1850 Patrick Carroll received medical treatment aboard the Hashemy for rheumatism and catarrh, his wife Mary age 30 had treatment for dyspepsia and sons William age 8 Michael age 2 and John age 4 all had rubella and John also suffered from catarrh and phlegmon. William was diagnosed with scarletina on 16th September and died on the 27th October from dysentery. 13th May 1851 Captain Bruce proposed to sending 6 pensioners to Bunbury ie Corp William White, Corporal John Baskerville, privates John Costello, Pat Lee, James Connors and Pat Carroll. 1869 Purchased for £5 Town Lot 97 Bunbury signed for by wife Mary. Son James died from being kicked in the head after a fall from a horse. A Catherine Cahill born c 1827 had her surname also transcribed as Carrol and is said to be a child of one or both Patrick Carrol and Mary Power. Although she could have been Patrick Carroll’s sister M1 EPG John Pratt also on the Hashemy M2 STEWART aka MILLOY John (convict 3206) Bunbury 1866 D 1875 Bunbury aged 49 as Catherine Molloy) |