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Name | FENNESSEY – John |
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Regiment (s) | 96th 53rd and 94th Regiment |
Regiment Number (s) | 2081 / ? / 687 |
Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 27th March 1847 / 19 years / Thurles Tipperary Ireland Labourer |
Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8 in Fresh / Blue / Light Brown / None |
Overseas Service/Duration | Van Diemen’s Land – 1 year 3 months East Indies – 12 years 3 months |
Length of Service | 14 years 216 days |
Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Sergeant / 29th October 1861 / Chatham Kent England |
Campaign Medals | Indian Mutiny Medal with Lucknow Clasp |
Intended Residence at Discharge | Clonmel Tipperary Ireland |
Pension Districts | 1861 Clonmel 1862 Bermuda (in transit) 1863-1866 Western Australia 1866-1895 Adelaide South Australia |
Pension Paid | 9d per diem Increased 1890 amount unspecified. |
Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 30th October 1862 Gravesend England (via Bermuda) |
Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | MERCHANTMAN 15th February 1863 |
Date/Place of Birth | c1828 Boherlane near Cashel Tipperary Ireland |
Date/Place of Baptism | 15th May 1825 Boherlahan (Boherlane) Tipperary Ireland |
Father Date/Place of Birth | FENNESSEY Matthew |
Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | RYAN Mary 26th February 1816 Boherlahan Tipperary Ireland |
Siblings | Nicholas Bp 8th March 1817 Boherhalan (Boherlane) Tipperary Darby Bp 22nd December 1821 Boherlahan Mary Bp 16th August 1833 Green Cashel |
1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | DOWNEY Mary E Not yet known |
Date/Place of Marriage | 8th February 1875 St. Lawrence Church Adelaide South Australia |
Children by 1st Wife | Not yet known |
Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | DOWNEY John 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 | South Australian Register 29th January 1866 – page 2 The Advertiser South Australia 2nd August 1904 – page 4 and 5 South Australian Advertiser 13th April 1866 – page 2 Appointment of John Finnessey (sic) as a constable The Advertiser (Adelaide SA) Friday 14th June 1895 page 4 Death of John Fennessy (sic) The Advertiser 2nd August 1904 page 4 &5 death and Funeral notice of Mary Fennessey |
Departure from Western Australia | 1866 to South Australia |
Date/Place of Death/Burial | 13th June 1895 Brompton South Australia |
Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 31st July 1904 Coglin Street Brompton South Australia Roman Catholic Section West Terrace Cemetery South Australia |
Will or Probate | None known |
Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1851 John Fennessey 2081 private 96th Ft location Lahore 1861 John Fennesssey 687 private 94th Foot location Mean Mear Claimed prize money (Batta) for time in India granted to the 94th regiment – deemed ineligible. Discharged on account of contraction of the middle, ring and little finger of his right hand as a result of contusion sustained 26 May 1861 when assisting in working the ship ‘Star of the North.’ The Surgeon Superintendent of the Merchantman gave John Fennessey a rating of Very Good having no offences against his name for the voyage. He was a single man at the time. |