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| Name | COSTIGAN – George |
|---|---|
| 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 | Drummer / 27 July 1863 / Fermoy Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Cork |
| 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 B 1773 Fenchurch Portarlington Queens Co Ireland |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Thomas b January 1815 Gibraltar D 8th February 1856 New South Wales Henry B October 1817 Gibraltar M REARDON Eliza 1844 Sydney NSW M REARDON Roseanna 6th May 1868 NSW D 29th January 1872 Balmain Sydney NSW |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | NORMILE Ann B 1838 Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Civil Registration 12th October 1858 Fermoy Cork Ireland Parish Marriages 27th March 1860 Fermoy, Cork, Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | John B November1858 Fermoy Cork Ireland D 23rd September 1865 aboard Vimiera while in port age 5 years 10 months Sent ashore for burial George bap 22nd January 1860 Fermoy Cork Ireland Thomas B November 1861 Fermoy Cork Ireland D 22nd September 1865 aboard Vimiera while in port age 3years 10 months Sent ashore for burial John B 25th May 1867 Perth Western Australia M LAW Eliza Phoebe 14th April 1889 Fremantle Western Australia M SIMMONDS Fannie Amelia 1916 Perth Western Australia D 26th July 1911 Fremantle WA Mary B 5th August 1869 Perth Western Australia Possible death 1975 age 99 Carlisle Western Australia Margaret B c1870/3 Western Australia D 5th August 1901 Perth Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia Henry B 4th June 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 10th June 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 1st February 1876 Western Australia D 1935 Wooroloo Western Australia Catherine B 23rd July 1877 Western Australia M KENNEDY Peter 1902 Waroona Western Australia D 19th June 1921 age 44 South Fremantle Western Australia Bur Fremantle Cemetery |
| 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 | 11th November 1881 assigned P40 and P47 both 1 acre John Street though to Jackson Street North Fremantle Titles 6/1691 and 6/169 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 Assault on Ann Costigan The Herald Saturday 19th April 1884 page 2 Costigan boys steal boat Inquirer and Commercial News Perth Wednesday 14th January 1885 – page 3 Elizabeth Costigan gave evidence at the Mary McGann trial The Western Mail Saturday 25th October 1890 page 18 Boating mishap for John and Henry |
| 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 | September 1894 Fremantle Western Australia Buried 7th September 1894 St Patrick’s Skinner Street Cemetery |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | The Costigans were one of those families that served with the one regiment – the 11th, not only the father John but also the 3 sons, all were musically inclined. The two older brothers took their discharge in New South Wales whereas George returned to the UK. British Army Worldwide Index 1841 George Costigan 983 Drummer 11th Foot location Devonport 1851 George Costigan 983 Drummer and Fifer location Sydney Australia 1861 George Costigan 983 drummer/fifer location Fermoy Discharge at own request having served upwards of 21 years The Costigans appear to have married twice the first by civil registration in 1858 followed by a Church marriage in 1860 The Costigan lads were often in trouble for their mischievous deeds, on one occasion John and Henry narrowly escaped death when a dingy was overturned at the mouth of the river and it was not for the action of a couple of convicts Henry would have drowned. There are many newspaper reports of the Costigan family’s behaviour both the males and females.Mrs Ann Costigan applied for quarters in No 2 barracks Fremantle refused by Captain Smith 11th August 1881 although George bought some of the excess barracks furniture that was put up for sale. There are a series of memos from the Colonial Surgeon concerning the Costigan family which culminated in two of the girls, Margaret age 11 and Elizabeth age 7, being admitted to the Roman Catholic orphanage from 4th March 1881 to 31st December 1883 when they returned to their mother. It was noted that Margaret was nearly blind. At the same time George applied for admission to the poor house where he was admitted on the 4th May 1881. It was decided to allow Ann Costigan the whole of her husband’s pension to support the family; however George did not stay in there for long as he was back with the family in 1884. SROWA Cons 527 1878-1882 1885 Resident Magistrate Fremantle recommends relief for widow Ann COSTIGAN In 1894 Mrs Costigan (Ann) kept a boarding house in Essex Street Fremantle Margaret Costigan and Catherine Kennedy are both buried at the Fremantle Cemetery RC MON C grave 151 |