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| Name | KAIREY – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 33rd and 84th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 942 / ? |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 2nd March 1826 / 18 years / Glasgow Lanark Scotland Weaver |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | Not yet known |
| Overseas Service/Duration | West Indies – 16th January 1828 to 1st May 1838 |
| Length of Service | 15 years 65 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 28th June 1841 / Not yet known |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Mountrath Queens County Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1841 2nd Manchester 1851 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 7d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 16th July 1851 Plymouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | MINDEN 14th October 1851 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1808 Blaris Down 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 | KELLY Catherine c1808 Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 5th January 1846 Manchester England |
| Children by 1st Wife | Mary Ann B c1843 Ireland |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| 2nd Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | MURPHY nee McSHEEN Mary Married 12 June 1866 York WA (Bi-Centennial Dictionary, Broomhall said February) Birth Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | York Lot 268 5.2.36 Acres – This was a property he was going to purchase; it was NOT his Pensioner lot: P10 4 acres Assigned 20 November 1852 Title application 13 May 1859 Title 1670 |
| Occupation after Arrival | Farmer |
| Newspaper Articles | Perth Gazette and Independent Journal of Politics an News Friday 8th April 1859 – page 2 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 19th September 1867 Western Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 11 June 1860 York Western Australia Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | 1851 Census HO 107/2220 Waterloo G, Ardwick, Manchester Although this entry is badly damaged by a red ink stain it records John and Catherine Kairey aged 43 and 42 respectively living with their daughter Mary Ann age 7. All were born Ireland. 17 July 1854 together with Richard Connelly and John Campbell John Kairey wrote to the Colonial Secretary regarding their cottages being without doors and windows for some time making them damp. (SROWA CSR Cons 36 Volume 303/107) In the census held at York WA on 31 December 1859 John Kairey is living in his house at York, it says he is age 51, a protestant, pensioner, could both read and write, arrived 1851 per Minden, born Ireland married England. His wife Catherine Kairey was aged 50, RC, could neither read nor write, arrived Minden in 1851, born Ireland and married England. He had 1 acre of wheat, 1 acre of barley, a kitchen garden and owned a goat. Daughter Mary Ann is not with them. His signature is at the bottom of the entry |
