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| Name | COGHLAN / COUGHLAN – Michael |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 75th Regiment |
| Regiment No (s) | 2340 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 11th June 1847 / 19 years 6 months / Athlone Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8 in Sallow / Grey / Dark Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 12 years 195 days At sea 227 days |
| Length of Service | 19 years 240 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Corporal / 5th February 1867 / Cork Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | Indian Mutiny Medal with Delhi Clasp |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Ballinasloe Galway Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1867 Athlone 1867 2nd West London 1867 Chatham 1867 Tilbury Fort 1868 Western Australia paid to 31 December 1869 1869 Victoria paid to 30 September 1874 1874 Tasmania paid to April 1879 1896 Athlone |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem 1/6d per diem increased 18 October 1900 on account of increased disability 2/- per diem from 25 July 1907 |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 12th October 1867 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | HOUGOUMONT 9th January 1868 |
| Date/Place of Birth | December 1828 1827 Moore Ballinasloe Roscommon Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | COGHLAN Bernard |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Ann |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | FANNING Ellen |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 20th February 1849 Carrick on Suir Tipperary Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Thomas B 3 March 1853 Peshawar D 10 December 1854 Bur 11 December Peshawar Edward B 1856 Rawalpindi India James B 1856 Rawalpindi India Anne B 24th September 1857 Stirling Scotland bap 15th October 1857 75th Regiment Stirling Scotland Charles B 9th July 1860 Stirling Scotland bap 23rd July 1860 75th Regiment Stirling Scotland M Catherine Longeran 11 July 1881 Hobart Tasmania D date not known New South Wales Ellen B 18th March 1864 Stirling Scotland bap 17th April 1864 75th Regiment Stirling Scotland Michael B 18th March 1864 Stirling Scotland bap 17th April 1864 75th Regiment Stirling Scotland Bernard B 24th March 1869 Fremantle Western Australia bap 4th April 1869 St. Patrick’s Fremantle Western Australia M Kate Hill 1888 Victoria D 13 May 1906 North Carlton, Victoria (Mother Ellen Fanning) Mary birth Unknown Married George Redman 1886 Sydney NSW Died 15 February 1911 Waitara NSW Buried Gore Hill Cemetery |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Assistant warder Convict establishment 1868-February 1869 |
| Newspaper Articles | The Age Saturday 18 May 1907 page 7 death Bernard Coghlan The Daily Telegraph Thursday 14 July 1910 page 2 Probate Sydney Morning Herald Wednesday 6 July 1910 page 18 Funeral Notices |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1869 to Victoria Australia 1874 to Tasmania Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 1910 Randwick New South Wales Australia Waverley Cemetery Allotment W-18-RC-OR-3451 Buried 6 July 1910 |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial – Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | Archives of NSW Item No 19/10232 Reel 3030 Executrix Mary Redman (Daughter) |
| Further Information | Victoria pension transfer form states 5 children under 14 years British Army, Worldwide Index: 1851 Michael Coghlan Private 2340 location Umballa 1861 Michael Coghlan Corporal 2340 location Fort William Calcutta The British Army Index shows he was in Calcutta in 1861 but the birth of his children show he was in Stirling, Stirlingshire but he does not show up on the 1861 census. A Possible death for Ellen Coughlan is 1883 age 62 at Ryde NSW. Mother’s name is Gladesville |