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Name | COSTIGAN – George |
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Regiment (s) | 11th Regiment |
Regiment Number (s) | 983 |
Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 8th January 1836 / 14 years /Waterford Ireland None |
Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8½ in Sallow / Hazel / Dark Brown / None |
Overseas Service/Duration | Australian Colonies – 5 years 6 months |
Length of Service | 23 years 158 days |
Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 18th August 1863 / Fermoy Ireland |
Campaign Medals | None |
Intended Residence at Discharge | Not stated |
Pension Districts | 1863 1st Cork 1865-1885 Western Australia |
Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem 1881 increased to 1/6d per diem for 13 years service to the Enrolled Force |
Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 30th September 1865 Portland Dorset England |
Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | VIMIERA 22nd December 1865 |
Date/Place of Birth | 1822 Shandon Cork Ireland |
Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
Father Date/Place of Birth | COSTIGAN John Not yet known |
Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
Siblings | Not yet known |
1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | NORMILE Ann B 1838 Not yet known |
Date/Place of Marriage | 12th October 1858 Fermoy Cork Ireland |
Children by 1st Wife | John bap 1860 Fermoy Cork Ireland D 23rd September 1865 aboard Vimiera while in port George bap 22nd January 1860 Fermoy Cork Ireland Thomas B 1862 Fermoy Cork Ireland D 22nd September 1865 aboard Vimiera while in port John B 1867 Perth Western Australia M LAW Eliza Phoebe 1889 Fremantle Western Australia Mary B 1869 Perth Western Australia Henry B 1871 Western Australia M FARRELL Eliza 1890 Perth Western Australia D 6th March 1925 North Fremantle Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Elizabeth B 1873 Western Australia M KEMP Alfred Hill 1892 Fremantle Western Australia D 27th June 1908 Leederville Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Thomas B 1876 Western Australia Catherine B 1877 Western Australia M KENNEDY Peter 1902 Waroona Western Australia Margaret B 1880 Western Australia D 5th August 1901 Perth Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia |
Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | NORMILE Patrick Not yet known |
Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
Land Grants Western Australia | 1st June 1884 full titles granted for Nth Fremantle Lots P40 and 47 |
Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
Newspaper Articles | Daily News Perth Friday 20th April 1883 – page 3 Inquirer and Commercial News Perth Wednesday 14th January 1885 – page 3 |
Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
Date/Place of Death/Burial | 24th October 1885 Fremantle Western Australia Not yet known |
Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 1894 Fremantle Western Australia Not yet known |
Will or Probate | None known |
Further Information | 1885 Resident Magistrate Fremantle recommends relief for widow Ann COSTIGAN |