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| Name | KELLY – James |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 58th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1788 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 8th July 1842 / 17 years 10 months / Mountmellick Queens Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7 in Fresh / Grey / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Australian Colonies – 7 years 6 months |
| Length of Service | 10 years 36 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 12th October 1852 / Auckland New Zealand (Inquiry) |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Dublin Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1852 2nd Dublin 1852 Maryborough 1854 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 7d per diem Temporary. 2 years until 4th November 1854 |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 1st January 1854 Plymouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | SEA PARK 5th April 1854 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1824 Rosenallis Mountmellick Queens 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 | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | Possible death 1873 age 48 Western Australia Burial not found |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1851 James Kelly 1988(sic) Private 58th regt location New Zealand Discharge due to disease of the lungs – Chronic cattarrh ‘Men’ receiving Temporary pensions very difficult to trace once their pension ceases |