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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 (Mermaid’s Surgeon lists her as Eliza) |
| 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 April 1897 Fremantle, 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 Swan Street 1 acre – assigned 20th November 1852 4th September 1860 applied for fee Simple P 8 -awarded |
| 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 Inquirer and Commercial News Friday 16th April 1897 page 4 Death of Thomas said he was a journalist |
| 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 | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 Edward Keaughran Gunner and Driver 5th Battalion RA 3rd Company remarks: on Gozo Location Malta Discharge due to chronic rheumatism: “In October 1835 on board the “Sovereign’ transport, on passage from England to Malta he got a very severe wetting, which was followed by rheumatism of his right knee…” 1851 – Mermaid’s Ships Surgeon log Daughters Margaret age 20. Jane age 6 and Anne age 3 were all treated for Rubeola during the voyage whereas he also lists the children of Edward and Eliza Keaughran as: Margaret 18 years Thomas 10 years Ellen age 6 years Mary age 3 years 4th May 1853 – witness into the conduct of Pensioner Henry GUERIN 9th June 1855 – shown in Military return for pensioners residing North Fremantle as living with his wife and 3 children all were Roman Catholic 14th October 1857 Edward Keaughran reported for guard duty drunk at North Fremantle, when the detail arrived to take him in charge to the guard room at Fremantle he drew a sword and threatened Pensioner McKay and Sergeant Michael O’Bryan saying he would “run the sword through the first man who came near him’. After a violent struggle he was disarmed. He was subsequently struck of the Enrolled Force and his pension suspended for 8 months although Captain Bruce suggested he have his pension halved for 16 months. 25th March 1861-15th August 1861 – Thomas Keaughran (son) was employed as an Assistant warder – dismissed 1865 – Thomas was a police constable in Perth and Champion Bay / Northampton 1873 Balance of Edward’s pension was paid to Mrs DOYLE (not known) possibly in Mauritius |
