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| Name | EGAN / EAGAN – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 49th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 3580 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 20th July 1854 / 27 years / Liverpool Lancashire England |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7 in Dark / Grey / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Crimea – 4 months |
| Length of Service | 2 years 192 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 27th January 1857 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Crimea clasp for Sebastopol Crimea/Turkish |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not yet known |
| Pension Districts | 1857 Drogheda 1857 Armagh 1858 Athlone 1860 Roscommon 1860 Athlone 1860 Galway 1860 1st London 1863 Enniskillen 1863 Halifax 1865 Tilbury 1865 Western Australia 1866-1879 South Australia |
| Pension Paid | 6d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 26th May 1865 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | RACEHORSE 10th August 1865 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1827 Belanahound Athlone Westmeath Ireland (Note: no such place found – there is a Bellanamullia near Athlone) |
| 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 | See Further Information |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not yet known |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Inquirer and Commercial News Wednesday 5 September 1866 page 2 Letty passengers |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1866 to South Australia per “Letty” |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 1882 Milang, Strathalbyn, South Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discharge due to a gunshot wound to his left hip received in the trenches at Sebastopol –unfit for service. John disappears from our records 1879 although there is a death for a John Egan at Milang Strathalbyn on 26 September 1882 age 54. John Egan, a single man, had married Ellen Dellehay nee Eckar/Ekan at St. Patrick’s church Adelaide on 7th October 1869. They had 2 sons Thomas born Milang 9th September 1870 and William John born 7th November 1873. William John married Alice Maria McBeth/Beath on 25th February 1897; he died at Hindmarsh Island Adelaide on 13th March 1921. Thomas died 28th May 1948 at Meningie Pinnaroo South Australia. Ellen Egan age 63 was admitted to the (Royal) Adelaide Hospital on 6th September 1898. At the time she was a widow living at Milang although she had been born in Ireland and had lived in the Colony for 30 years having arrived on the Lord Raglan. Ellen died died 8 April 1903 also at Milang |