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| Name | HOLLOWAY – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 62nd Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1382 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 5th April 1837 / 20 years / Carlow Carlow Ireland Servant |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 9¼ in Fresh / Blue / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 9 years 9 months Cape of Good Hope – 9 months Malta – 10 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 26 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 4th August 1858 / Belfast Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Carlow Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1858 Carlow 1858 2nd Dublin 1862-1879 Western Australia 1880 Victoria 1881 South Australia 1881 Victoria (NAA Reel B2712) |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem 1878 Increased to 1/5½d per diem for service to Enrolled Force Western Australia |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 6th October 1861 Portland England via Cape of Good Hope |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | LINCELLES 28th January 1862 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1817 Timylen Carlow 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 | DARCY Mary Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Ellen B Not yet known Teresa B 1858 Northampton England Joseph bap 1862 St. Patrick’s Church Fremantle Western Australia Lucy B 1865 Toodyay Western Australia Alphonsus B 1867 Toodyay Western Australia William Patrick B 1871 Fremantle Western Australia D 1871 Western Australia William B 1873 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | DARCY John |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | North Fremantle Lot 28P 0.3.17 acres |
| Occupation after Arrival | 1867 Police Constable Toodyay Perth and Fremantle Temporary Assistant warder 1878 |
| Newspaper Articles | The Age Monday 22nd August 1887 page 8 Funeral Notice Mary Holloway The Argus Saturday 7 April 1888 page 12 The immigrants’ Home – death of John Holloway |
| Departure from Western Australia | 28th October 1879 per Otway from King Georges Sound Mr J Holloway, Mrs Holloway and 4 children (2 males and possibly 1 or 2 females-figure altered) |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 29 March 1888, Immigrants Home St. Kilda Road, Victoria |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | August 1887/ Williamstown Victoria (reg 12310) Buried Cemetery Williamstown |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | WO97 Discharge Document – note page 4 states inquiry this man from brother 11th June 1869 no further information (clumsy sentence needs rewording or put into “”) 26 October John Holloway had completed building his cottage on P28 North Fremantle and requested his £15 1870 Purchased Fremantle Town Lot 713 |
