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| Name | KEAUGHRAN – Edward |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Royal Artillery 2nd Battalion |
| Regiment Number (s) | 446 and 2163 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 20th February 1826 / 20 years / Dublin Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 9½ in Fresh / Dark Blue / Black / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Portugal – 1 year 3 months Malta – 9 years 9 months |
| Length of Service | 22 Years 359 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Gunner and Driver / 9th January 1849 / Woolwich England |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Athlone Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1849 Athlone Ireland 1851-1861 Western Australia 1861 Madras 1862-1865 Mauritius |
| Pension Paid | 1/1d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 1st February 1851 Falmouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | MERMAID 15th May 1851 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1808 Athlone Westmeath 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 | KEATING Maria |
| Date/Place of Marriage | December 1829 St. Peter’s Athlone Westmeath Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Margaret B 1832 Manchester England M TOWNSEND William 29th April 1855 Western Australia D 1875 Not yet known Edward F V B 1838 Malta (This child was not with the family when they arrived in Western Australia) Thomas J B 1840 Malta M SHEAN Eliza Jane 4th February 1865 Perth Western Australia D 1897 Western Australia Ellen B 1843 Not yet known Mary B 1845 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 | North Fremantle lot P8 1 acre – assigned 20th November 1852 |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Inquirer and Commercial News 21st January 1857 – page 4 – E Kaughran (sic) an Enrolled Pensioner donated 2 shillings to the Nightingale Fund Many references to Thomas J Keaughran, a land surveyor. |
| Departure from Western Australia | Madras 1861 Mauritius 1862 |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | 1851 – Mermaid’s Ships Surgeon log – lists sickness for family 4th May 1853 – witness into the conduct of Pensioner Henry GUERIN 9th June 1855 – shown in Military return as Roman Catholic 18th November 1857 – was drunk and resisting guards at North Fremantle – pension changed 25th March 1861-15th August 1861 – Thomas Keaughran was employed as a Assistant warder – dismissed 1865 – Thomas was a police constable in Perth and Champion Bay / Northampton Balance of his pension was paid to Mrs DOYLE (not known) possibly in Mauritius |