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| Name | CONNOR / CONNORS – Owen |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 99th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 278 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 1st May 1824 / 16 years / Ballinasloe Galway Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7 in Fresh / Grey / Fair / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Mauritius – 11 years 5 months |
| Length of Service | 15 years 125 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 31st August 1841 / Dublin Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Patumna Galway Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1841 Galway 1847 – 49 Birr 1849 Galway 1849 – 50 Liverpool 1851 Tilbury Fort 1851-1864 Western Australia 1864-1882 South Australia |
| Pension Paid | 6d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 1st February 1851 Falmouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | MERMAID 15th May 1851 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1808 Annadown near Patumna Galway 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 | CONROY / CORRY Bridget Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Mariah c1843 Ireland bap 8th December 1846 Annadown Galway Ireland M GILL George Frederick 19th July 1879 Adelaide South Australia D 29th July 1936 Adelaide South Australia (Note : age shown as 78 which would make her birth 1858) Ann(e) c1851 Not yet known M CUMMINGS William H. 25th July 1879 Adelaide South Australia William B 10th October 1852 Western Australia Bridget B 20th December 1855 Fremantle Western Australia Eleanor (Nellie) B 23rd May 1858 Fremantle Western Australia M MOSS John 1895 Victoria Australia D 14th June 1940 Kent Town Norwood South 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 | North Fremantle lot P1 1 acre 1 rood 24 perches assigned 20th Nov 1852 |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The Advertiser Thursday 30th July 1936 – page 16 – Maria GILL died Chronicle Thursday 20th June 1940 – page 22 – Nellie MOSS died |
| Departure from Western Australia | May 1864 to South Australia on the “Gem” |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 2nd December 1882 Kent Town South Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | (Possible) 1900 South Australia Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | 24th December 1850 – two orphaned nieces permitted to accompany him to Australia. (another record has this as his sisters in law) 9th June 1855 – Return of Pensioners North Fremantle – Owen protestant, wife and child Catholic. 3rd August 1863 – Applied for assistance. 1865-1869 Owen various admissions at Adelaide Hospital (note these show him as Catholic) |