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| Name | DALTON – Timothy |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 84th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 437 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 5th February 1828 / 18 years / Charlestown Westmeath Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 9 in Sallow / Hazel / Grey / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Jamaica and West Indies – 5 years 29 days East Indies – 5 years 312 days |
| Length of Service | 22 years 95 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Corporal / 11th June 1850 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not yet known |
| Pension Districts | 1850 Chatham 1851-1875 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/4d per diem 1873 Increased to 1/5d per diem for 1 year 9 months service in Enrolled Force |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 13th March 1851 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | PYRENEES 28th June 1851 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1810 Walshestown Mullingar Westmeath Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | DALTON Thomas Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | L’ESTRANGE Marcella Not yet known 11th February 1798 Mullingar Westmeath Ireland |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | LANGIN Margaret c1830 Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 25th September 1848 Gillingham Kent England |
| Children by 1st Wife | Mary Elizabeth B January 1851 Kent England M DORAN or DORNAN William 5th January 1870 Geraldton Western Australia Son of EPG James Dornan/Doran 26th regiment Ramillies D 16th December 1933 Leederville Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Margaret Helen B 7th August 1852 bap 29th August 1852 Fremantle Western Australia Thomas Joseph B 2nd April 1854 bap 17th April 1854 Fremantle Western Australia M MOORE Margaret nee McCREERY 14th July 1887 Cossack Western Australia Father EPG Thomas McCreery 6th Foot Runnymede D 6th December 1894 Cossack Western Australia Buried Roebourne Cemetery Western Australia William B 18th January 1856 Fremantle Western Australia D 20th December 1929 Claremont Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Frank or Frank Peter B 4th August 1857 Fremantle Western Australia M BROWN Eliza 31st July 1895 Roebourne Western Australia D 31st August 1929 Fremantle Western Australia bur Methodist Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia Jane B 28th March 1859 Fremantle Western Australia D 29th May or June 1861 Fremantle Western Australia Julia B 6th January 1861 Fremantle Western Australia D 18th May 1861 Fremantle Western Australia Buried St. Patrick’s Skinner street Cemetery Fremantle WA Margaret B 21st July 1862 Fremantle Western Australia D 22nd July 1862 Fremantle Western Australia Buried Skinner Street Cemetery Fremantle WA Catherine B 10th July 1863 Fremantle Western Australia Possibly D 1925 Moora Western Australia bur Dandaragan Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | LANGIN or LANGAN Peter bap c1791 Mullingar Westmeath Ireland |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | 24th July 1851 appointed night warder Convict Establishment 1860 paid £10 as a flagellator 1871 unfit for service due to varicose veins both legs. Awarded pension of £34/1/1 from 1st April 1871 increased to £35/17/0 per annum after 20 year service. 8th March -9th April 1875 Temporary assistant warder Rottnest Long entry Warders & Gaolers pages 49-50 |
| Newspaper Articles | West Australian 15th February 1895 Northern Public Opinion and mining and Pastoral News (Roebourne WA) Saturday 10th August 1895 page 2 Marriage Frank Peter Dalton Inquirer and Commercial News Perth 23rd August 1895 Marriage of Frank Peter Dalton Daily News Perth 10th November 1917 Death of William Dornan Daily News Monday 21st July 1919 page 3 Obituary Margaret D’Alton West Australian 2nd September 1929 Death Notice Frank Dalton West Australian 3rd September 1929 Death of Frank Dalton West Australian 22nd October 1929 Death of William James Dalton West Australia 18th December 1933 Death of Mary Dornan |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 19th April 1875 Perth Western Australia East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 6th May 1875 Perth Western Australia East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide index 1841 Timothy Dalton 437 Private 84th Foot location Dublin Discharge due to varicose veins in both legs and left thigh and chronic rheumatism Some of his family used the name D’Alton |