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| Name | FINNEGAN / FINIGAN – James |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 9th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2920 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 24th January 1848 / 17 years 10 months / Dublin Ireland Harness maker |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6¼ in Fair / Brown / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Malta – 8 months Crimea – 1 month OR 1 year (anomaly in discharge papers) |
| Length of Service | 8 years 187 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 27th October 1856 / Approved Adjutants General Office Inquiry Limerick Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | Crimea War Medal with clasp for Sebastopol Turkish Crimea Medal. |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Dublin Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1856 1st Dublin 1866 Tilbury 1866 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1856 7d temporary pending an inquiry 1857 adjusted to 8d per diem permanent back dated from commencement |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 16th October 1866 Portsmouth Hampshire England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | CORONA 22nd December 1866 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 24th March 1830 St Nicholas Dublin Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | FINNEGAN James Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | TEARNEY Helen Not yet known Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | KILLEEN (KILIEN) Catherine Birr Kings Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 20th April 1871 Perth Western Australia (RC) |
| Children by 1st Wife | Michael (twin) B 10th February 1872 Perth Western Australia D 1908 West Kimberley Western Australia (tentative) Patrick (twin) B 10th February 1872 Perth Western Australia Margaret Mary Kate B 1874 Perth, Western Australia Notes: Michael & Patrick recorded with Catherine Killeen as mother but ‘John’ as father – Margaret Mary Kate born six months after death of father James |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | KILLEEN or KILIEN James 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 | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 3rd December 1873 Perth Western Australia East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1851 James Finnegan 2920 Private location Dublin Discharge due to wasting and paralysis of lower extremities caused by the explosion of a magazine or mine at Crimea 1855. He experiences considerable pain. 3rd February 1876 Widow Catherine applies for (poor) relief |