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| Name | CONNOR – William |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 26th and 69th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 3230 / 1149 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 11th May 1849 / 17 years / Dundee Forfar Scotland Weaver |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 10 in Fair / Grey / Fair / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Gibraltar – 3 years 2 months Bermuda – 4 years 8 months Canada – 5 years 4 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 90 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 8th August 1871 / Chichester England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Claran (Clara) Kings Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1871 Tullamore 1874 Western Australia 1874 South Australia (not paid) |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 1st November 1873 Gravesend England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | NAVAL BRIGADE 18th February 1874 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1832 Dundee Forfarshire Angus Scotland |
| 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 | NOWLAN/NOLAN Margaret B c1840 |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 8th January 1861 St. Mary’s Haddington Road Irishtown Dublin Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | William Bp 23rd September 1861 St. Mary’s Cathedral Edinburgh Scotland (Mother Margaret Nolan) Mary Ann B c1865 England M BOYD Philip 30th August 1886 St. Mary of the Angels, Port Augusta D 7th July 1944 Sefton Park Adelaide South Australia Eva B 29th September 1865 Aldershot, Hampshire, England Bp 15th October 1865 St. Patrick’s Aldershot (Mother Margaret Nolan) M WADE William Wilson 20th August 1892 D Not yet known John B 1869 Quebec Canada Joseph b 3rd January 1875 Bp 16th January 1875 Perth WA (Mother Margaret Nolan) Francis Aloysius B 1877 Perth WA |
| 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 | Butler From his death notice it appears he was a member of the Corps of Commissionaires in South Australia |
| Newspaper Articles | The West Australian Times 3rd July 1877 page 2 Death notice of Margaret Connor The Express and Telegraph Thursday 6th September 1894 page 2 Death of William |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 4th September 1894 Halifax Street Adelaide South Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 30th June 1877 Pensioner Barracks Perth WA Bur East Perth cemetery WA |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1851 William Connor 3230 Private 26th regt location Gibraltar 1861 William Connor 3230 Drummer/fifer 26th regt location Dublin and Edinburgh 1871 D Wm Connor 1149 Private 1st Bn 60th location Quebec Canada Remarks: Attached from the 69th Regt embarked for England 30th June 1871 Discharge at own request after more than 21 years service. William Connor’s name is on the pension list for South Australia but there is no record of payment for him nor does there appear to be any entries in the NAA Payment to Out pensioners Index. The 1871 Census for Quebec has William age 40, born Ireland, Military, living with his wife Catherine, (sic), age 35, born Ireland and their children William age 10 B Scotland (Ecosse), Mary Ann age 6 born England (Angleterre), Eva age 4 born England and John age 2 born Quebec, Canada. Whether the name Catherine is an enumerator error or there is another reason we do not know, however, a Margaret Connor, pensioner’s wife, died in Western Australia in 1877 who appears to have been the wife of William Connor of the 69th regiment. On the Census the place of birth is Ireland as it is on the RAH admissions although on his WO 97 it is Dundee in Scotland. William must have married again as he is listed as a married man on both his hospital admission and his death notice mentions a wife and 5 sons and 5 daughters of which we have only found 4 sons and 3 daughters.The (Royal) Adelaide Hospital admissions have the following entries for William and his daughter Mary: William O’Connell (sic) admitted 20th February 1890, RC, age 58, Married, born Ireland, residence Hackney, Occupation Beetle(?) no of years in Colony 12, ship of arrival Naval Brigade. William O’Connor (sic) admitted 26th April 1892, RC, age 63, Married, born Ireland residence Melbourne Street North Adelaide Occupation Butler no of years in colony 20, ship of arrival Naval Brigade. Mary O’Connor admitted 12th January 1886, age 22, RC, living Hindley street, occupation Barmaid, born Portland, 11 years in colony, ship of arrival Naval Brigade Mary O’Connor admitted 5th May 1886, age 22 years, RC, living Walkerville, occupation housemaid, 7 years in colony, ship of arrival Naval Brigade. |