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| Name | DONEGAN / DOONACAN / DRONOCAN – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 21st Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 297 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 31st December 1823 / 18 years / Mullingar Westmeath Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 10 In Dark / Hazel / Dark / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | West Indies – 2 years 20 days Van Diemen’s Land – 5 years East Indies – 6 years 157 days |
| Length of Service | 22 years 213 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 28th July 1846 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Gallashiels Roxburghshire Scotland |
| Pension Districts | 1848 2nd Edinburgh 1848 1st Edinburgh 1855 – 59 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 16th April 1855 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | ADELAIDE 18th July 1855 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1805 Castle Connor Sligo 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 Margaret B c1807 |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1825 |
| Children by 1st Wife | Jane c 1826 D Not yet known William B c1836 Not yet known M 12th April 1876 STEVENS Jane Newcastle Western Australia D 21st March 1880 Western Australia James B 15th March 1841 Possibly India M 15th May 1865 COCKMAN Ellen Perth Western Australia D 27th July 1915 Northam Western Australia Thomas B 15th February 1851 Not yet known M 24th March 1872 HERBERT Charlotte Toodyay Western Australia D 26th July 1891 Western Australia Agnes bap 21st May 1843 Kamptu Madras India M 1866 MONGER John Henry York Western Australia D 4th April 1920 Claremont Western Australia Wesleyan Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Not yet known |
| Occupation after Arrival | Orderly to Governor Kennedy |
| Newspaper Articles | Western Mail Saturday 1st August 1891 page 34 death of Thomas Inquirer & Commercial News Saturday 5th November 1892 page 7 Death of Margaret Toodyay Herald (WA: 1912-1954) Saturday 3rd July 1915 page 3 Death of James The West Australian Wednesday 14th April 1920 page 1 Death of Agnes |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not Applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 23rd April 1859 Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 3rd November 1892 Toodyay Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | In Margaret Donegan’s obituary it was stated that she had eleven children only five of the names have been found. |
