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Name | KEARNS / KEARNES – William |
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Regiment (s) | 74th Regiment |
Regiment Number (s) | 1791 |
Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 17th February 1840 / 19 years 11 months / Fort William Monaghan Ireland Labourer |
Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7½ in Fresh / Blue / Brown / None |
Overseas Service/Duration | North America – 3 years 9 months Cape of Good Hope – 2 years 9 months East Indies – 4 years 5 months |
Length of Service | 21 years 18 days |
Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 26th March 1861 / Aberdeen Scotland |
Campaign Medals | South Africa Medal for 3rd Kaffir War 1850-1853 |
Intended Residence at Discharge | Clones Monaghan Ireland |
Pension Districts | 1861 Monaghan 1861 Paisley 1863 2nd Glasgow 1864 Tilbury 1864 Western Australia |
Pension Paid | 8d per diem |
Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | London England date not known |
Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | CLARA 13th April 1864 |
Date/Place of Birth | c1820 Clones Monaghan 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 | 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 |
Land Grants Western Australia | None |
Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
Newspaper Articles | Inquirer and Commercial News Wednesday 10th August 1864 page 2 Death by choking |
Departure from Western Australia | Not Applicable |
Date/Place of Death/Burial | 6th August 1864 Fremantle Western Australia Buried Skinner Street Cemetery Fremantle Anglican section said he died from choking on a piece of meat |
Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
Will or Probate | None known |
Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 William Kearnes 1791 Private 74th foot Depot 17/05/1841 embarked for service Co Location Waterford 1851 William Kearnes 1791 Colour Sergeant Location Fermoy and Cork and at sea Discharge having served 21 years |