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| Name | HORGAN – Cornelius |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Royal Artillery Depot |
| Regiment Number (s) | – |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 5th February 1838 / 18 years / Woolwich England Tailor |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7¼ in Fair / Grey / Brown / Face Smallpox scars |
| Overseas Service/Duration | West Indies – 5 years Crimea – 10 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 102 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Gunner / 20th September 1859 / Woolwich Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Crimean with Sebastopol Clasp |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not yet known |
| Pension Districts | 1859 London Woolwich 1862 Tilbury 1862-1866 Western Australia 1866-1888 South Australia |
| Pension Paid | 8d 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 | 1820 St. Mary’s Cork 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 | See further information |
| 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 |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Occupation after Arrival | Shepherd/labourer |
| Newspaper Articles | South Australian Advertiser Monday 29 January 1866 page 2 Arrival of the Emily Smith The Advertiser Thursday 9th July 1866 – page 3 – Hogan charged no visible means of support South Australian Chronicle and Weekly Mail Saturday 23rd October 1880 page 4 – HORGAN a witness to a death South Australian Register Saturday 5th August 1889 page 2 death of Cornelius |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1866 aboard the Emily Smith |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 17th November 1888 Adelaide South Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | 1841 British Army Worldwide Index has Cornelius with the 1st Battalion Royal Artillery 8th Company at Leith Fort Glasgow Scotland 1851 British Army Worldwide Index has Cornelius with the 1st Battalion Royal Artillery at Portobello Dublin Ireland Discharge: At own request having served 21 years Admission to (Royal) Adelaide Hospital: 07/05/1874, Cornelius Horgan, age 54, W, RC, residence Marrachowie, Shepherd, Born Cork, 12 years in the Colony, ship York. 21/07/1875, 56, S, C of E, residence Marrachowie, Shepherd, born Cork, 17 years in Colony, ship York 17/3/1888, 70 years, S, RC, residence near Port Augusta, born Cork, 32 years in Colony In the entry for 1874 Cornelius said he was a widower otherwise single. |