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| Name | GOGGINS / COGGINS – Thomas |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 47th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 782 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 17th December 1830 / 18 years / Dublin Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7¼ in Fair / Grey / Sandy / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Mediterranean – 6 years West Indies – 9 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 196 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 28th June 1852 / Dublin Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Dublin Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1852 1st Dublin 1853 Western Australia 1863 Tasmania (Tentative) 1864 NSW (Tentative) 1875 Melbourne (Tentative) |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 2nd February 1853 Portsmouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | PYRENEES 30th April 1853 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1812 Killochert (Kiltoghart) Carrick on Shannon Leitrim Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | GOGGINS John Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Catherine (Margaret) Not yet known Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | SULLIVAN Sara Jane (Johanna) B c1829 Limerick Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 18th November 1848 Rathkeale Limerick Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | John Blenart Hassert bap 22nd June 1850 Buttevant Cork Ireland M DAY Annie 27th September 1875 St Stephan’s Richmond Victoria Australia D 25th February 1893 Camberwell Victoria bur Melbourne General Cemetery Victoria Catherine bap 2nd March 1852 Ballybricken Waterford City Waterford Ireland M MacDONALD Captain 18th December 1869 Barclay St Carlton Victoria Australia D Not yet known Thomas B 1854 Toodyay (Tentative) Western Australia D Not yet known Margaret bap 13th May 1855 Toodyay Western Australia D Not yet known Andrew bap 22nd August 1856 Toodyay Western Australia D 20th May 1859 Western Australia Mary bap 20th November 1857 Toodyay Western Australia D Not yet known William 28th June 1859 Toodyay Western Australia D 4th September 1860 Toodyay Western Australia bur Toodyay Cemetery (RC) Edward bap 20th October 1860 Toodyay Western Australia M ANSLOW Isabella Jemima 29th August 1882 Hotham Victoria D 5th January 1912 Ultimo New South Wales Anastasia bap 21st September 1862 Toodyay Western Australia D Not yet known |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | SULLIVAN Andrew Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | MALLOY Margaret Not yet known Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The Perth Gazette and Independent Journal of Politics and News (WA: 1848 – 1864) Friday 24th October 1862 Adelaide Observer (SA: 1843 – 1904) Saturday 15th November 1862 page 5 Illustrated Australian News for Home Readers (Melbourne Vic: 1867 – 1875) Monday 27th December 1869 |
| Departure from Western Australia | 16th October 1862 sailed from Fremantle to Adelaide with wife and 6 children per Gem |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 16th June 1875 Victoria (Tentative) |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 3rd November 1872 Hotham Victoria |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Thomas Goggins’ movements between Tasmania and Victoria require further investigation |