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| Name | DORAN – Joseph |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 83rd Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 999 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 6th September 1833 / 19 years 10 months / Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6 in Fair / Grey / Fair / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 4 years 11 months North America – 9 years 1 month |
| Length of Service | 21 years 25 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 14th November 1854 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Newry Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1854 Newry 1856 2nd Dublin 1864 Tilbury 1864 Western Australia October 1875 – March 1879 South Australia |
| Pension Paid | 8d per diem 1874 Increased to 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 1st July 1864 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | MERCHANTMAN 12th September 1864 |
| Date/Place of Birth | November 1813 Glasgow Lanarkshire Scotland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | DORAN Henry |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Alice |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | CARROLL Elizabeth B 1818 unknown location |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 22nd January 1860 St. Nicholas (Without) Francis street Dublin Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Ellen B Not yet known Henry B 16TH November 1857 Bp 25th November 1857 St. Nicholas (Without) Francis Street Dublin Ireland M WEEKS Agnes 13th March 1883 St Patrick’s Adelaide South Australia D 20th January 1947 Victoria Park WA Bur Karrakatta Cemetery WA |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | CARROLL Michael |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Winifred |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | South Australian Register 20th October 1880 (Funeral Notice) The Express & Telegraph 21st October 1880 (Death Notice) |
| Departure from Western Australia | Left Western Australia (unknown ship) during 1875: pension paid in South Australia from October 1875 |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 19th October 1880 Byron Place Adelaide South Australia bur Roman Catholic Section West Terrace Cemetery Adelaide South Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 27th May 1909 Destitute Asylum Adelaide South Australia bur 28th May 1909 West Terrace Cemetery Adelaide South Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | None known British Army Worldwide Index 1841 Joseph Doran 999 Private 83rd Foot Location London, 1851 Josh Doran 999 Private 83rd Foot location Karachi Discharge: Unfit for further service due to chronic pains and Dyspnoea caused by climate and Military service. Joseph Doran was accompanied on the voyage of the Merchantman by his wife Elizabeth and children Ellen and Henry-their conduct was rated ‘very good’.7 November 1871 Elizabeth Doran charged her husband Joseph Doran with assaulting and beating her on the 31st Inst. Remanded. Son Henry Doran was admitted to (Royal) Adelaide Hospital 9th October 1899 age 41, he was a married man, Roman Catholic, a labourer residing at Field Street Adelaide, born Ireland and had been 36 years in the Colony having arrived on the Merchentman (sic) Henry and Agnes Doran returned to Western Australia and they are both buried at Karrakatta RC Portion AA 0388 Agnes having died 24th March 1917. |