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James Connor EIC and sons – Peter Conole and Jean McDonald July 2009 EPG Gazette
| Name | CONNOR / CONNORS – James |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Honourable East India Company Bengal Infantry |
| Regiment Number (s) | Discharge No 350 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | C15th June 1830 / 20 years / not yet known Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6½ in Fresh / Grey / Brown / Left knee wound |
| Overseas Service/Duration | 19th January 1831 to India per Lady Melville 1847 From India to UK per Prince of Wales |
| Length of Service | 16 years 1 month |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 9 June 1847 / Not yet known |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not yet known |
| Pension Districts | 1849 Kilkenny 1850-1886 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d 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 Thomastown 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 | CULLEN Bridget c1825 Inistigoe Kilkenny Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 21st August 1848 St. Candice’s Inistigoe Kilkenny Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | John B 1849 Ireland M ALLEN Ellen 17th February 1881 Perth Western Australia D 26th June 1894, Bunbury Western Australia Mary Mina B 14th December 1851 Bunbury Western Australia M URQUHART Alexander James 1875 Bunbury Western Australia son of EPG William Urquhart D 25th June 1907 Murray District Western Australia Ellen B 10th November 1854 Bunbury Western Australia D 25th November 1931 Bunbury Western Australia bur Karrakatta Cemetery Perth Western Australia James B 1856 Fremantle Western Australia M O’NEIL Bridget 4th April 1883 RC Perth Western Australia D 22nd December 1906 Albany Western Australia (drowned) Bridget B 1859 Bunbury Western Australia D 28th April 1859 Bunbury Western Australia bur Sand Dunes Cemetery (RC) Bunbury Western Australia Thomas B 1860 Bunbury Western Australia (birth listed mother as CONNELL) D Not yet known William B 1862 Bunbury Western Australia (birth listed mother as CONNELL) M KING Elizabeth 1888 Bunbury Western Australia D 1928 Fremantle, Western Australia Therese B 1866 Bunbury Western Australia (birth listed as CONNELL) M KINGSTON John Daniel 1898 Geraldton Western Australia D 20th June 1925 Mt Lawley WA, Bur Karrakatta Cemetery |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | CULLEN John |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Bridget |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Granted Lot P8 Bunbury 1 acre Assigned 19th November 1858 Title Application 4th December 1858 Title 1617 This land was resumed in 1917 for a proposed school |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Perth Gazette & Independent Journal of Political and News WA Shipping Intelligence 1st November 1850 page 2 – List of Pensioners named Kalgoorlie Miner Monday 31st December 1906 page 3 death of James WA Record Saturday 6th July 1907 page 4 death of Mary WA Record Saturday 18th August 1917 page 14 Resumption of P7 & P8 Bunbury South West Times 3rd December 1992 “The Forgotten Dead” |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 13th December 1886 Bunbury Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Sand Dunes Cemetery Bunbury Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 23rd May 1900, Bunbury Western Australia bur St Patrick’s Catholic Church Bunbury Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | SROWA Cons 3403 1894/042 dated 9th November 1886 whereby he left all his estate to his wife Bridget and after her decease it was to pass to his daughters Ellen and Theresa Connor. Witnesses John Costello and Annie Flaherty |
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