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| Name | FARRELL – Laurence/Lawrence |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Honourable East India Company Bengal Fusiliers |
| Regiment Number (s) | 256 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 2nd May 1839 / 20 years / Dublin Ireland House painter & glazier |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 5¼ in Fresh / Brown / Grey / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | HEIC Embarked 4th July 1839 per Dauntless for India 22nd August 1860 returned from India to UK per John Temperly |
| Length of Service | 20 years 11 months |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Corporal / 3rd September 1860 / Not yet known |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Dublin Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1860 1st Dublin 1864 Tilbury 1864-1865 Western Australia 1866-73 South Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 1st July 1866 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | MERCHANTMAN 12th September 1864 |
| Date/Place of Birth | August 1819 Dublin Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | FARRELL Laurence Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | BARRY Anna Maria B 1823 (tentative) |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 13th May 1861 St Paul’s Arran Quay Dublin: (The couple were living at 28 Tighe Street Dublin) |
| Children by 1st Wife | None known |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | BARRY John B Newtown Kildare Ireland |
| 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 | Perth Gazette & WA Times 13th October 1865 – page 2 Adelaide Observer 17th July 1869 – page 4 |
| Departure from Western Australia | 12th October 1865 per David and Jesse to Adelaide South Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 1st November 1873 Parkside South Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 24th July 1883 Parkside Adelaide South Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discharge: Time expired Laurence Farrell was accompanied by his wife Anna Maria on the voyage of the Merchantman, their conduct was rated ‘very good’ by the Surgeon Superintendent. |