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| Name | KEAN / KAIN / KEEN – William |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 16th and 88th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2981 – 88th |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 12th December 1853 / 34 years / Bury Lancashire England Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7 in Fresh / Dark Blue / Light Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Crimea and Turkey – 2 years India – 1 year 6 months Gibraltar – 1 year Corfu – 4 years 6 months West Indies – 2 years |
| Length of Service | 17 years 50 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 9th December 1856 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Crimea Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not yet known |
| Pension Districts | 1856 Birr 1858-1870 Western Australia 1870 Melbourne after 1875-1888 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 9d per diem 1887 Increased to 1/0d per diem for service in Enrolled Force Western Australia |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 26th August 1858 Plymouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | EDWIN FOX 20th November 1858 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1819 Nenagh Tipperary 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 | DELANEY Mary Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 7th June 1858 Birr Offaly Ireland |
| 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 |
| 2nd Wife | PARKER Elizabeth Wood |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 31st August 1881 Johnston Memorial Church Fremantle Western Australia (name as KEEN) |
| Children by 2nd Wife | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Fremantle Lot S43 6.0.14 acres |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1870 to Victoria |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 12th July 1888 Western Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial 1st Wife | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial 2nd Wife | 1887 Western Australia Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Presumed discharged from 16th Regiment prior to December 1853. No records available for service in this regiment. Information published for this man requires further research. Some records show applied for pension in Victoria in 1870. Other records show died of burns Western Australia in 1888. Several records concerning man who died of burns show different spelling of name KEAN / KANE / KAIN and quote first name as Patrick. |