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| Name | HOPPER – Martin |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 28th and 86th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | – / 2675 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 6th July 1844 / 19 years / Dublin Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7 in Sallow / Blue / Fair / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 14 years 7 months |
| Length of Service | 18 years 308 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 14th July 1863 / Approved Dublin Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | Indian Mutiny Medal with Central India clasp |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Clonmel Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1863 Clonmel 1865-1868 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 9d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 30th September 1865 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | VIMIERA 22nd December 1865 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1825 Mullingar Westmeath 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 | SULLIVAN Margaret or Mary Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not yet known |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| 1st Husband of Wife | DUTTON Joseph – Royal Artillery 6th Battalion 3rd Brigade arrived Hougoumont 1868 |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1869 Western Australia |
| Children by 2nd Husband | None known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 10th September 1868 Western Australia Skinner Street Cemetery Fremantle WA |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 12th Aug 1906 Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | 1851 Martin Hopper 2675 Private 86th Foot location Poona Imdia 1861 Martin Hopper 2675 Private 86th Foot location Newry and Curragh Discharge due to chronic hepatitis – worn out November 16 1865 Martin Hopper and his wife reported for making use of violent and threatening language to Corporal Quin during the voyage of the Vimeira. Martin said he would “put out his fire” and the wife threatened to run him through with a bayonet – Sergeant major reported them to the Commandant on arriving at Fremantle. 2 July and 28th July 1880 Mary Dutton Widow of Pensioner Hopper applied for relief Margaret had a third marriage to John HEAP 2nd October 1881 |