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| Name | DONOHUE / DONAGUE – Roderick |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 68th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2910 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 15th January 1852 / 18 years / Birr Kings County Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7¼ in Fair / Hazel / Dark Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Malta – 10 months Crimea – 1 year 5 months |
| Length of Service | 4 years 267 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 3rd October 1856 / Fermoy Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | Crimea War Medal Turkish-Crimea War Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Birr Kings County Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1856 Birr 1857 Fermoy 1858 Cork 1862 Tilbury 1862-1882 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 8d per diem 1881 Increased to 1/4d per diem service in Enrolled Force Western Australia |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 8th October 1862 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | YORK 31st December 1862 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1834 Lorrha Portumna Tipperary 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 | WHELAN / WHEALEN Mary c 1836 |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 18th February 1857 Kilworth Cork Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Bridget bap 7th February 1858 Kilworth Cork Ireland M 1st BRINDEL aka DAVIS James 1876 Fremantle Western Australia M 2nd SUTHERLAND Robert 1909 Claremont Western Australia D 14th December 1929 Cottesloe Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia James bap 7th August 1859 Kilworth Cork Ireland Possible Spouse – GILBERTSON Mary Jane 1887 Fremantle Western Australia D 22nd August 1926 Fremantle Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia Elizabeth B 4th February 1864 Fremantle Western Australia Mary Jane / Maria B 1866 Fremantle Western Australia M EDGAR Felix Charles 1891 Kimberley Western Australia D 23rd November 1920 Cottesloe Western Australia bur Anglican Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia Margaret Helen / Ellen B 1868 Fremantle Western Australia M MILLAR James 1887 Fremantle Western Australia Elizabeth B 1871 Western Australia M VARIAN Augustus Gustave 1891 Perth Western Australia D 30th August 1918 Claremont Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Cecilia / Cecily B 1873 Fremantle Western Australia M COLLINS John A. 1910 Perth Western Australia D 4th August 1955 Leighton Western Australia bur Ashes Niche Wall Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | WHELAN Percival |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | By widow – Perth lot E 82 (between King & Stokes Streets East Perth) – 2 roods 16 perches – assigned 21st Jul 1881 |
| Occupation after Arrival | Warder 1874 |
| Newspaper Articles | West Australian Monday 28th January 1907 – page 6 – Funeral Mary DONOHUE Daily News Friday 26th November 1920 – page 3 – death of Mary Jane EDGAR West Australian 24th August 1926 – page 1 – funeral James DONOHUE West Australian 16th December 1929 – page 1 – death of Bridgette SUTHERLAND The Daily News 17th December 1929 – page 1 – Death Bridget SUTHERLAND |
| Departure from Western Australia | None applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 27th July 1882 Colonial Hospital Perth Western Australia East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 25th January 1907 Cottesloe Beach Western Australia Roman Catholic Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | SROWA Cons 3458/3/1883 – Roderick Donahue made a will dated 28th March 1882 but failed to name an executor. Widow Mary Donahue of Fremantle applied for Letters of Administration 14th April 1883. Roderick bequeathed ‘My right and title to that piece of Sand assigned to me for Military Service in this Colony as an Enrolled Pensioner viz Perth Town lot No E 82 also the whole of my estate and effects and everything that I can by law dispose of.’ |
| Further Information | Discharge: Unfit for further service. Was wounded in the right arm by piece of shell on the 19 August 1855 whilst in the trenches in the Crimea: he cannot use his arm properly in consequence of the nerves having been injured and at times finds it quite numbed and powerless. He is not able to handle his flintlock or do his duty as a soldier and is therefore recommended to be invalided. Conduct in hospital Good. Note from Kilmainham (hospital) Wound very slight will not interfere with his earning a livelihood. 20 November 1857. 16th July 1866 Roderick Donohue nominated his 22nd year old sister-in-law Jane Whealan (sic) from Kilworth, Cork as an assisted immigrant 1880 Roderick Donohue was a sergeant at the Magazine at Fremantle. 1881 he bought a quantity of furniture from the Barracks surplus to the value of £1.5.5 and £6.4.0. 10th January 1882 Sergeant Donohue employed as warder at the Magazine Fremantle is again admitted to hospital – recommendation he be discharged. 19th January 1882 stoppage of 10d per day for pensioners of the Enrolled Guard for hospital treatment. 13th January 1883 widow Mrs Donohue applied for a transfer for the Perth Barracks to Fremantle No 2 Barracks. |