GILBRIDE / GILBRIDGE – John 88th Regiment – Enrolled Pensioner Force WA

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British Crimea Medal Alma-Inkerman Clasps

Name	GILBRIDE / GILBRIDGE – John
Regiment (s)	88th Regiment
Regiment Number (s)	1947
Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation	27th June 1845 / 18 years / Boyle Roscommon Ireland, a labourer
Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars	5 Ft 8¾ in Fresh / Hazel / Brown / None
Overseas Service/Duration	West Indies – 1 year 4 months North America – 1 year 1 month Embarked with the service companies on 4 April 1854 (Crimea)
Length of Service	9 years 283 days
Rank/Date/Place of Discharge	Private / 10th July 1855 / Chatham Kent England
Campaign Medals	Crimean War Medal Clasps Alma, Inkermann Turkish Crimean Medal
Intended Residence at Discharge	Not yet known
Pension Districts	1855 Sligo 1865 Tilbury 1865-1903 Western Australia
Pension Paid	1/0d per diem Increased to 1/5 for services to the Enrolled Force 1881
Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland	26th May 1865 Portland England
Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia	RACEHORSE 10th August 1865
Date/Place of Birth	c1827 Barnadareg Sligo Ireland
Date/Place of Baptism	Not yet known
Father Date/Place of Birth	GILBRIDE Patrick Not yet known
Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage	COZENS Ellen Not yet known
Siblings	Not yet known
1^st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism	BOURNE or ROURKE or O’ROURKE Catherine Not yet known
Date/Place of Marriage	Not yet known
Children by 1^st Wife	James B 1862 (deduced) M Ellen Woods 24 November 1886 Fremantle WA D 5 May 1931 East Perth WA B Karrakatta Cemetery RC Michael B 1867 Western Australia M LEWINGTON Gertrude 14 September 1891 D7 March 1913 Fremantle WA Bur Fremantle Cemetery RC Bernard B 1869 Fremantle Western Australia D 3rd November 1914 Coogee Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia Catherine B c1873 Western Australia D 17th September 1905 Coogee Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia Martin Thomas B 1875 Fremantle Western Australia D 17 October 1926 Beaconsfield Western Australia Bur Fremantle Cemetery RC Lavinia Anna B 1880 (deduced) M 1900 CARROLL William John Fremantle WA D 16 January 1953 South Fremantle WA Bur Fremantle Cemetery RC Gertrude B c1880 Not yet known D 1898 Fremantle Western Australia Mary Ellen B unknown M COLEMAN James 1897 Fremantle WA D Unknown
Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth	O’ROURKE/ROURKE Unknown
Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage	UNKNOWN Catherine
Land Grants Western Australia	Lake Munster or Koojee Lot P11 20 acres Assigned 7 November 1876
Occupation after Arrival	Not yet known
Newspaper Articles	The West Australian Saturday 19 September 1903 page 6 death notice John Gilbride The West Australian Monday 2 September 1907 page 2 sale of land at Coogee The Daily News Saturday 23 October 1926 page 5 obituary of Martin Thomas Gilbride The West Australian Tuesday 6 January 1931 page 1 death notices James Gilbride The West Australian Monday 19 January 1953 page 20 death of Lavinia Anna Carroll
Departure from Western Australia	Not applicable
Date/Place of Death/Burial	20th September 1903 South Fremantle Western Australia Roman Catholic Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia
Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife	25th May 1907 Fremantle Western Australia Roman Catholic Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia
Will or Probate	SROWA Cons 3403 1907/153 Catherine Gilbride
Further Information	British Army, Worldwide Index 1851 John Gilbride 1947 88th regt stationed at Halifax Nova Scotia Discharge: Due to permanent lameness of the left leg from a gunshot wound at the battle of Inkerman Mentioned in Surgeon’s Log (although quoted as Thomas) Wednesday 2nd August 1865 reported by Sergeant Major for threatening the Boatswain’s Mate. Ordered to be placed in watch and grog stopped for 7 days. In 1866 John Gilbride nominated his cousin John Gardner (24) living at Holberon Street Sligo, Co Sligo as an emigrant. John appears in the occurrence book of the Fremantle police fairly regularly often for being drunk using obscene language, creating a disturbance and occasionally for property damage.28 December 1877 convicted of insubordination at Fremantle 112 day in prison during which time half his pension to be suspended the other half paid to his wife. 26 March 1878 Case reconsidered and the whole of the suspended pension to be paid to wife. 17 November 1869. THOS BUTLER, pensioner charged JOHN GILBRIDE, pensioner with creating a disturbance and breaking the doors and windows of his dwelling house on the 16th inst. Fined 20/- and £2 costs for damages to Butler’s house. 1 October 1870. PC James Healy brought to station at 5.30pm from North Fremantle Bridge in a cart JOHN GILBRIDE, pensioner off the force, charged with being drunk and also for medical treatment he having received a severe cut on the leg. 3 October 1870. JOHN GILBRIDE, pensioner of the Force charged with creating a disturbance and using obscene language and resisting the police on the 30th ultimo. Fined £2 or 1 months imprisonment. 3 October 1870. JOHN GILBRIDE, pensioner, drunk and using obscene language towards Captain Finnerty and family. Discharged, Capt Finnerty not pressed 4 October1870. JOHN GILBRIDE pensioner summonsed Maurice Carroll expiree for making threatening language towards him and that he was in bodily fear of the said Maurice Carroll. Bound over to keep the peace for 3 months himself in the sum of £10 and 2 sureties in the sum of £5 each. After Catherine’s death in 1907 the properties were put up for sale according to the instruction of her will and are listed as being: Lot 1. Was a portion of Cockburn sound location 7 at Hampton Road Beaconsfield (described as opposite the Post Office) consisting of a 2 roomed stone house with a back verandah (sic). Lot 2. Clarence suburban lot 9 of 3 acres 2 roods and 10 perches with a 4 roomed stone house with front and back verandahs, tanks, stables etc. There were 2 acres of vines and a vegetable garden (frontage to Fairbairn and Peel Roads). Fremantle Cemetery RC Mon CC 118. There is no sign of where the grave was, it may have been disturbed by the creation of the Heritage trail as it should have been beside it.