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| Name | GRIFFIN – Owen |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 9th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2126 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 8th September 1843 / 18 years / Chatham Kent England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8 in Fresh / Grey / Brown / Gunshot wound (unspecified) |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 1 year 328 days |
| Length of Service | 3 years 263 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 28th May 1847 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Sutlej Campaign Medal 1845 – 46: action at Moodkee, Ferozeshuhur, Aliwal and Sobraon |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Pound Town near Dublin |
| Pension Districts | 1847 1st Dublin 1853-1910 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 9d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 22nd November 1852 London England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | DUDBROOK 7th February 1853 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1824 Dunlavin Wicklow Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | 14 October 1824 Catholic parish of Dunlavin Wicklow Ireland |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | GRIFFIN Thomas |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | LENNAN / LINNOX Margaret Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | PERRY Anne Marie B 1829 Rathfarnham Dublin Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 18 July 1848 Rathfarnham Dublin Ireland (Roman Catholic) |
| Children by 1st Wife | Margaret Baptised 22nd April 1849 Rathfarnham Dublin Ireland (Roman Catholic) M MANSBRIDGE William Henry 1868 Fremantle WA, he was in the HEIC & 14th Ft and joined Enrolled Guard 1885 D 26th February 1902, Bur East Perth Cemetery (Headstone) Thomas Baptised St Andrews, Dublin 1851 D 20th March 1910 Western Australia Hannah Maria B 1854 Fremantle Western Australia D 6th July 1854 Western Australia Bur 6th July 1854 St Patrick’s Skinner Street Cemetery (Anna Maria) Joseph B 1856 Fremantle Western Australia M COMMERFORD Elizabeth Cecilia Geraldton WA Dau of EPG Martin Commerford 33rd ft Lord Raglan D 30th June 1891 Geraldton WA Bur Geraldton Cemetery (Apex Park) RC, (Headstone) Mary B 1859 Fremantle Western Australia D 30th March 1861 Fremantle Western Australia William John B 1861 Fremantle Western Australia M 1883 SCANLAN Emily Mary, Fremantle Western Australia dau EPG Frederick Scanlan RA Clara 1864 D 13th December 1937 Kalamunda Western Australia Bur Fremantle Cemetery WA Alfred B 1863 Fremantle Western Australia D 11th February 1866 Fremantle Western Australia Bur 12th February 1866 Skinner Street Cemetery Fremantle WA Anne (Annie) B 1866 Fremantle Western Australia M ANDERSON William 19th September 1888 St. Patrick’s Fremantle Western Australia D 28th April 1958 Hollywood Repatriation Hospital Western Australia Bernard Patrick B 1868 Fremantle Western Australia M WENN Frances Eva, Bunbury Western Australia D 1958 Bunbury Western Australia Mary Theresa B 1870 Fremantle Western Australia M ROWELL William 1892 Fremantle D 4th September 1922 Western Australia (lived Singapore) Buried Fremantle Cemetery |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | PERRY Patrick Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | UNKNOWN Bessie Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Warder Fremantle Prison 1855-1890 see extensive listing in “Warders and Gaolers” by David J Barker From 1875 to his retirement he worked at the Lunatic Asylum Pension of £9/1/5 awarded from April 1890 retired age 65 |
| Newspaper Articles | W.A. Record (Perth WA) Thursday 9th July 1891 page 7 Obituary Joseph Griffin The West Australian Friday 28th February 1902 page 4 Funeral notice Margaret Mansbridge Western Mail Saturday 19 February 1910, page 34 Owen Griffin Obituary Sunday Times Sunday 27 March 1910 Page 6, Thomas Griffin Obituary West Australian Tuesday 24 June 1913, page 5 Anne Griffin Obituary / Funeral West Australian Tuesday 5 September 1922, death of Mary Rowell nee Griffin The West Australian Mon 19 May 1952, Bernard Griffin 60th Wedding Anniversary |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 21st January 1910 Attfield Street Fremantle Western Australia Roman Catholic Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 17th June 1913 Osborne Park Western Australia Roman Catholic Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | SROWA Cons 3403 1910/051 |
| Further Information | In India from 16th October 1844 to 20th April 1847. Served in the campaign of the Army of the Sutledge in 1845 and was present at the action of Moodkee and Ferozeshah Discharge: ‘While in action at Ferozeshah on the 21st December 1845 received a gunshot wound fracturing the left forearm partially destroying the use of it and rendering him unable to use his firelock and consequently unfit for service’. Wife Ann Griffin (age 22) received medical treatment aboard the Dudbrook Given “very good” character reference on arrival in WA “Mr. Griffin was employed for 35 years as a warder in the service, 16 years being spent in lunatic asylum duty. During his long connection with the Imperial service he was employed under Governor Hampton on river works, which consisted of the removal of the huge reef across the Swan River, which was preliminary to the great works which resulted in our present harbour. He was associated with the late Mr. Manning in these operations at the ‘bar,” which occupied three years…While employed on the river improvements he narrowly escaped death at the hands of an escaped prisoner, whom he was attempting to arrest, and the injuries he received on that occasion kept him under the doctor’s care for nearly 12 months. Mr. Griffin was in charge of the parties employed in the making of the York-Greenmount-road in 1858, and he was in the Imperial service when the escape of the Fenians took place in the ship Catalpa, and he could recall with interest the exciting events that occurred on that occasion, while a regatta was in progress on the Swan River. Mr. and Mrs. Griffin had 10 children, 32 grandchildren and 8 great grandchildren. Much sympathy has been extended to Mrs. Griffin, who during the five weeks of her husband’s illness was most attentive to her late husband, and she is completely prostrated by her loss” – from Barker’s Record of Service . |