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| Name | KAIN – Bernard |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 29th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 868 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 6th December 1831 / 19 years / Coleraine Londonderry Ireland |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6 in Fair / Grey / Grey / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 9 years 5 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 39 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 11th January 1853 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Sutlej and Punjaub Medals clasps Sobraon Goojerat and Chillianwallah |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Richmond Middlesex England |
| Pension Districts | 1853 South London 1853 Tralee Kerry 1855 – 1894 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 16th April 1855 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | ADELAIDE 18th July 1855 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1812 Killown Coleraine Londonderry 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 | McSWEENEY or MacSWEENEY Catherine Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Caroline b 1842/1848 Possibly India M PLATT Frederick 12th October 1865 Perth Western Australia D 10th February 1927 Fremantle Western Australia Catherine b 10th October 1844 Bp 12th October 1844 (In hospital) Ghazeepore India Catherine b 20th July 1847 Bp 13th September 1847 Kussowlee India Frederick B M BRIGGS Amelia 1871 Fremantle Western Australia Susan Jane B 9th July 1853 Richmond England Bp 15th August 1853 St. Elizabeth’s Richmond Surrey England M LOVEGROVE William 1887 Fremantle Western Australia D 4th January 1916 Claremont Western Australia bur Anglican Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Mary Ann B 2nd December 1856 Fremantle Western Australia Bp 21st December 1856 Fremantle Western Australia M ROSE John 1874 Fremantle Western Australia D 31st July 1926 Fremantle Western Australia Bur Karrakatta Cemetery Patrick Bernard B 28th October 1859 Bp 18th November 1859 Fremantle Western Australia M GAULT Emma 1887 D 15th November 1929 Beaconsfield Western Australia bur Fremantle Cemetery Anglican MON A2 0150 Dennis James B 24th April 1863 Perth Western Australia Bp 17th May 1863 Perth Western Australia M O’GORMAN Annie 1893 Roebourne Western Australia D 23rd November 1932 South Fremantle Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia Esther Evelyn or Eveline B 29th March 1866 Perth Western Australia Bp 5th April 1866 Perth Western Australia M SPENCER Edward Francis 1889 Fremantle Western Australia D 6th October 1955 South Fremantle Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Fremantle Western Australia |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Butlers Swamp Lot 234 9½ acres Freshwater Bay Lot 248 half acre |
| Occupation after Arrival | Warder for the Convict establishment from 13th September 1856 to retirement in 1874. Awarded pension of £39/15/3 from 1st October 1874 (Warders & Gaolers page 116) Farmer |
| Newspaper Articles | The Herald Saturday 17th November 1877 page 3 Inquirer and Commercial News 15th October 1879 page 4 Bernard and son James charged with stealing a cow The Daily News Tuesday 18th November 1890 page 3 Death of Catherine The West Australian Tuesday 20th November 1894 – page 4 Inquirer & Commercial News 23rd November 1894 page 6 Western Mail Friday 7th January 1916 page 33 Deaths of William & Susan Lovegrove The Daily News Wednesday 18th December 1929 page 8 death of son Patrick The Daily News Thursday 24th November 1932 page 5 death of Dennis James Sunday Times Sunday 27th November 1932 – page 8 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 16th November 1894 Henry Street Fremantle Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 9th November 1891 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | SROWA Cons 3403/1895/007 |
| Further Information | British Army, Worldwide Index 1841 location Edinburgh and Glasgow 1851 Location Meerut India Discharge: Chronic rheumatism and dyspnoea We do not know how many children Bernard and Catherine had but we have listed births for nine, Fred Kain is mentioned in Caroline Platt’s obituary as her brother, so far his birth has not been found although a Frederick Kane died in March 1904 aged 60. Caroline Platt died in 1927 age 79 which suggested her birth was 1848. The Bi-Centennial Dictionary said she may have been the sister of Bernard Kain who witnessed the marriage; however, we have listed her as a child of Bernard and Catherine. In the obituary for Patrick Bernard Kain it said he was the second son of Bernard Kain so we are missing one son, maybe Frederick. On 1st September 1862 Bernard Kain, warder, applied for full title to Avon location 194 of 2 acres the purchase money was £1/10/0 WO23 shows having gone to Adelaide South Australia. However, believe this information incorrect and has been confused with the name of the Ship arrival. |