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| Name | KEESHAN / KEESHAM – Michael |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 49th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 2787 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 9th December 1848 / 19 years / Templemore Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 9 in Fair / Grey / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Ionian Islands – 2 years 1 month Turkey – 5 months Malta – 1 year Crimea – 1 year 10 months West Indies Barbados – 3 years 2 months East Indies – 4 years 1 month |
| Length of Service | 21 years 76 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 22nd February 1870 / Colchester Essex England |
| Campaign Medals | Crimean War Medal with Alma Inkerman and Sebastopol clasps Turkish Crimean Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Tipperary Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1870 Halifax 1873 Greenwich 1874-1895 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem 1887 Increased to 1/2½d per diem for service Enrolled Force |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 1st November 1873 Gravesend England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | NAVAL BRIGADE 18th February 1874 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1828 Barna Moneygall Kings 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 | FAULKNER Mary Jane c1834 Gibraltar |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | William Joseph B c1859 Lancashire England D 24th May 1874 Perth Western Australia bur Roman Catholic East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia Elizabeth B c1865 Ireland M FRANK(S) John 1885 Fremantle Western Australia D 9th February 1922 Claremont Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Michael B c1867 East Indies Patrick B c1869 East Indies Ephraim John B c1871 Halifax Yorkshire England D 1887 Western Australia James B 1876 Perth Western Australia D 7th March 1877 Perth Western Australia bur East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| 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 | The Perth Gazette and West Australian Times – Local and General News 12th June 1874 – page 2 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | December 1889 Manning’s Field Fremantle Western Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 1895 Western Australia Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Recorded living at Green’s Yard Halifax Yorkshire England on the 1871 English Census |