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Family history – Richard Flanagan by Peter Wagner 2019
| Name | FLANAGAN – Richard |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 87th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 879 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 25th July 1831 / 18 years / Carrick-on-Shannon Leitrim Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7 in Fair / Grey / Light Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Mauritius – 4 years 9 months East Indies – 2 years 3 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 12 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 24th August 1852 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Manchester Lancashire England |
| Pension Districts | 1852 2nd Manchester 1856 Dartmouth 1856-1881 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem 1873 increased to 1/3d per diem for 7 years 7 months service to the Enrolled Force |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 5th January 1856 Plymouth Devon England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | WILLIAM HAMMOND 29th March 1856 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1815 Killoughart Carrick-on-Shannon Leitrim (County Longford given in Death Notice) Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known Not yet known Not yet known |
| Siblings | FLANAGAN Mary Ann B c1837 unknown location |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | FLANAGAN Eleanor or Ellen (refer birth records of children Richard, William and James) B c1820 Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 5th December 1836 Carrick-on-Shannon Leitrim Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | John E. B 1852 Bengal India M CAMPBELL Margaret Jane 8th February 1855 Fremantle Western Australia D Not yet known Richard B 1853 Manchester Lancashire England M THOMAS Mary Anne 1875 Perth Western Australia D January 1924 Midland Junction Western Australia William Joseph B 1856 Princetown Dartmoor Devon M 1st MORAN Eleanor 1873 M 2nd FRY Florence Laura 1913 Fremantle D 10th October 1928 Claremont Western Australia James Michael B 15th October 1859 Perth Western Australia M TREASURE Anora Elizabeth 21st June 1886 Albany (R.C.) D 26th July 1923 Katanning Western Australia Ellen (twin) B 1862 unknown location D 1862 aged 6 weeks Francis (Fanny) (twin) B 1862 unknown location D 1862 aged 12 weeks |
| 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 | Received land grant Y 48 Located between Murray and Douro Streets Perth |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The Inquirer and Commercial News Wednesday 7th December 1881 – page 2 Western Mail Saturday 23rd November 1901 – page 46 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 5th December 1881 Murray Street Perth Western Australia East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 1891 Albany Western Australia Albany Cemetery Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | 24th September 1881 prepared a will (SROWA Cons. 3403 Item 1885-761): Probate issued 24th August 1885 |
| Further Information | 1856 served as a prison guard at Dartmoor Prison 26th April 1856 struck off EPF roll in Perth: 25th September recommended to be restored to EPF Roll “Wife and family industrious” (CSO 362) 1862 nominated sister Mary Ann to emigrate to Western Australia – Mary then living in Manchester: Mary arrived 23rd March 1865 in Western Australia per Fitzroy |