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| Name | HEARN / HEARNS – Patrick |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 77th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1127 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 12th April 1838 / 18 years / Moonfield House Kildare Ireland Shoemaker |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8 in Sallow / Hazel / Grey |
| Overseas Service/Duration | West Indies and North America – 5 years 2 months Mediterranean – 2 years 7 months Eastern Expedition – 11 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 22 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Sergeant / 3rd May 1859 / Parkhurst England |
| Campaign Medals | Possibly Crimean war medal and Crimea-Turkish medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Naas Kildare Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1859 Carlow 1861 2nd Dublin 1862 Tilbury 1862-1878 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/3½d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 8th October 1862 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | YORK 31st December 1862 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1816 Naas Kildare Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | USHER Margaret c1839 Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Mary B 1859 Not yet known M ANDREWS William 1881 Fremantle Western Australia D 28th June 1910 Fremantle Western Australia bur Church of Christ Section Fremantle Cemetery Fremantle Western Australia Annie Maria B 1861 Not yet known M HOPKINS Thomas 1882 Fremantle Western Australia D 15th April 1944 South Fremantle Western Australia bur Anglican Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia Margaret B 11th June 1863 Fremantle Western Australia M Possible Spouse MUNRO Robert 1891 Fremantle Western Australia Patrick John / John Patrick B 7th June 1866 Fremantle Western Australia M OBEY Ellen 29th May 1892 Fremantle Western Australia D 8th May 1898 Fremantle Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Skinner Street Fremantle Western Australia Eliza / Elizabeth B 4th July 1868 Fremantle Western Australia M FORBES Alexander John 1901 Fremantle Western Australia D 20th March 1915 Fremantle Western Australia bur Seventh Day Adventist Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia Joseph B 2nd February 1871 Fremantle Western Australia D Infant bur Skinner Street Cemetery Fremantle 19th July 1871 Henry B Not yet known Died at sea March 1881 – drowned fell overboard from the schooner “Minnie” Josephine May B 7th May 1872 Fremantle Western Australia M CROLL James Lawrence 1903 Fremantle Western Australia D 28th April 1923 Fremantle Western Australia bur Church of Christ Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | USHER John |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Occupation after Arrival | Warders and Gaolers – Page 100-101 A long entry – appears to have worked as a warder from 1863 to 1878. |
| Newspaper Articles | West Australian Saturday 4th May 1895 – page 4 – Departure to Melbourne on “Rockton” The Evening Journal Adelaide Tuesday 9th June 1896 – page 2 – John Patrick HEARNS insolvency West Australian Monday 8th May 1899 – page 4 – death of John Patrick HEARNS The West Australian Thursday 28th April 1910 page 1 Funeral notice Margaret Hearns West Australian Wednesday 29th June 1910 – page 1 – funeral Mary ANDREWS West Australian 28th April 1924 – page 1 – memorial Josephine CROLL West Australian Monday 17th April 1944 – page 1 – death of Annie Maria HOPKINS |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 19th December 1878 Geraldton Western Australia Roman Catholic Section Urch Street Cemetery now Apex Park Geraldton Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 27th April 1910 Fremantle Western Australia Church of Christ Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | SROWA Cons 3403/1879/573 – 16th December 1878 Patrick Hearns Warder and Pensioner bequeathed all his goods, effects and money in the bank to his wife Margaret HEARNS and his 2nd youngest children Elizabeth and Josephine HEARNS both minors. |
| Further Information | 1841 British Army World Wide Index has Patrick with the 77th at Malta 1851 British Army World Wide Index has Patrick with the 77th at Newport Wales Discharge: At own request after 21 years’ service SROWA has four articles about Margaret and her children seeking relief In 1881 Margaret Hearns applied for relief as she stated the death of her husband had left her and her four children destitute. She said she is totally blind. One of her sons helped support the family but he was recently drowned at sea. Her eldest daughter was in hospital and the others were not in good health. She again wrote in 1895, 1899 and 1900. |