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| Name | FINNIGAN – Thomas |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 68th Regiment and Army Hospital Corps |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1701 – 68th Regiment 42 – Army Hospital Corps |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 13th July 1840 / 18 years 2 months / Dublin Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 10½ in Fresh / Blue / Light Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Quebec – 9 years 9 months Malta – 3 years 181 days Crimea – 306 days East Indies – 306 days |
| Length of Service | 21 years 24 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Sergeant / 6th August 1861 / Aldershot England |
| Campaign Medals | Indian Mutiny Medal 1857-1859 with Lucknow clasp |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Fermoy Cork Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1861 1st Cork 1861 Woolwich 1862 3rd Portsmouth 1863 Tilbury 1863-1907 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/11d per diem 18th January 1887 Increased to 2/5d per diem for service with the Enrolled Force Western Australia |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 23rd September 1863 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | LORD DALHOUSIE 28th December 1863 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1822 Belfast Antrim Ireland |
| 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 | McCARTHY Catherine B 1837 (deduced) Birr Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Mary Ann B 1861 Not yet known M STROUD Robert James 1886 Perth Western Australia D 25th June 1931 East Perth Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Catherine B 1861 Not yet known bap 4th August 1861 Fermoy Cork Ireland M REEDY (sic) John James 1891 Perth Western Australia D 28 November 1899 Western Australia bur originally Skinner Street Cemetery – exhumed now bur Roman Catholic Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia along with her infant daughter Gladys Elizabeth B 20th July 1863 Fermoy Cork Ireland D 25th September 1937 Fremantle Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia Margaret B 17th January 1865 Perth Western Australia D 1866 Western Australia Margaret Helen B 18th July 1866 Perth Western Australia D 1867 Western Australia Helena (Ellen) B 10th October 1867 Perth Western Australia D 22nd August 1950 Fremantle Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia Johanna (Jane) B 3rd January 1869 Perth Western Australia D 14th January 1869 Perth Western Australia Stillborn male B 1873 Perth Western Australia Thomas B 12th October 1879 Perth Western Australia D 13th October 1879 Perth Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | McCARTHY James Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | NUGENT Margaret Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Granted Fremantle Location P 98 of 1 acre Title Application 05/12/1883 Title Deed 6/89 (North Fremantle at corner of Jackson Street and the railway) |
| Occupation after Arrival | Thomas Finnigan was appointed orderly to the Governor in August 1880 a role he appears to have held until the Enrolled Guard was disbanded |
| Newspaper Articles | Inquirer & Commercial News 7 January 1880 – page 3 (Governor’s Orderly) West Australian Friday 8 March 1901 – page 4 (Catherine’s death) West Australian Tuesday 15 October 1907 – page 1 (Thomas’ death) |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 11th October 1907 Fremantle Western Australia Roman Catholic Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia – most of his family are also buried in this grave |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 5th March 1901 Tuckfield Street Fremantle Western Australia Roman Catholic Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | A copy of Catherine FINNIGAN’s will dated 25th February 1901 is available from the State Records Office (SRO Cons 3403/1901/053) |
| Further Information | 3rd August 1869 application made to purchase H50 & H51 at £10 per lot 7th March 1866 application made to purchase sub lot 150 of 4 ½ acres at £1 per acre |