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| Name | GLASSON – Cornelius |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 58th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 811 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 17th April 1833 / 17 years / Cloheen Tipperary Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 11¼ in Fair / Grey / Fair / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 2 years 4 months Australian Colonies – 5 years 10 months |
| Length of Service | 16 years 233 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 25th November 1851 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Chatham Kent England |
| Pension Districts | 1851 Chatham 1852-1886 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 9d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | May 3, 1852 Plymouth, England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | WILLIAM JARDINE 1st August 1852 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1816 Buttevant Cork Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | GLASSON John |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | MASON Bridget Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 18th February 1844 Parish Church Gillingham, Kent, England |
| 2nd Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | ALLEN Eliza nee FOLEY Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 27th May 1849 Parish Church Gillingham, Kent England |
| Children by 2nd Wife | Bridget Mary B 1850 Brompton Kent England M 1867 ARMSTRONG William Archibald Fremantle Western Australia Cornelius B c1853 Not yet known M McCARTHY Anne 1872 Perth Western Australia She was the daughter of EPG Michael Carty 90th regt Merchantman 1864 |
| Father of 1st wife | MASON Edward |
| Father of 2nd wife | FOLEY Joseph |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Perth Lot E83 0.2.16 2 roods 16 perches Assigned 21 July 1881 Title application 30 May 1884 – Title 6/176 |
| Occupation after Arrival | Appointed night warder Convict Establishment 19 February 1853-resigned 4 July 1854 |
| Newspaper Articles | The Daily News Friday 17th December 1886 page 3 Death of Cornelius The West Australian Friday 23rd August 1912 page 3 Obituary Son Cornelius |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not Applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 16th December 1886 Perth Western Australia East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial 1st Wife | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial 2nd Wife | 1871 Western Australia Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide index 1841 Cornelius Glasson 811 Private 58th Regt Location Glasgow and Edinburgh 1851 As above (no service no) Invalid Depot Chatham Discharge due to violent palpitations of the heart In the 1851 Census Cornelius Glasson, age 24 (sic) a soldier born Ireland is living at No 3 Middle Street Brompton Kent with his wife Elizabeth aged 22 also born Ireland and their daughter Bridget aged 9 months born Brompton Kent. On 2th August 1873 Charged with being drunk on guard a District Court Martial sentenced him to 56 days imprisonment with pension suspended 17th December 1886 An Inquest was held into the death of Cornelius Glasson who was found dead in a paddock near the Old Burial Ground that found he died from natural causes not from and force or violence despite excessive drinking and congestion of the brain. |