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| Name | CORCORAN – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 3rd Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 664 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 11th August 1826 / 20 years / Dublin Dublin Ireland Servant |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6½ in Fresh / Grey / Dark Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies 13 years 7 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 130 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 16th November 1848 / Limerick Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not yet known |
| Pension Districts | 1848 Belfast 1853 Tullamore 1856-1863 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 5th June 1856 Plymouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | RUNNYMEDE 7th September 1856 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1806 Durrane Kings 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 | UNKNOWN Catherine Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not yet known |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| 2nd Husband of Wife | LAMBERT Patrick |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1865 Perth Western Australia |
| Children by 2nd Husband | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Perth Location Y35 Corner Charles, Hardinge and Roe Streets Perth Title application 22 November 1864 Title 2019 First granted to John Corcoran title was granted to his widow. |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Inquirer and Commercial News Wednesday 19 March 1879 page 3 death of Catherine Lambert West Australian Times Tuesday 18 March 1879 page 2 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not Applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 8th August 1863 Western Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 15th March 1879 Murray Street Perth WA |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army worldwide index 1841 John Corcoran 664 3rd regimen stationed at Kurnaul Bengal Discharge due to Rheumatism A man with same name appears on Bishop Salvado’s census in Albany 1854. Corcoran’s WO23/46 1855-1866 categorically said he came to WA in the Runnymede 1856 |