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Thomas Kelly of Lincelles and Family – Peter Conole and Jean McDonald – January 2012 EPG Gazette
| Name | KELLY – Thomas |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 53rd and 10th Regiment 1st Battalion |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1222 – 53rd Regiment 1721 – 10th Regiment |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 2nd February 1839 / 21 years / Oberstown Naas Kildare Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8½ in Fresh / Dark / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies – 17 years 1 month |
| Length of Service | 18 years 335 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Sergeant / 10th July 1860 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Punjabi Campaign Medal with two clasps Sutljei Medal with one clasp Indian Mutiny Medal with Lucknow clasp |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Dunlaven Wicklow Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1860 Carlow 1861 1st Dublin 1862-1888 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/3d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 6th October 1861 Portland England via Cape of Good Hope |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | LINCELLES 28th January 1862 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1818 Dunlaven Wicklow 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 | UNKNOWN Catherine Ann (see Further Information section) c1822 Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Mary Ann B 3rd July 1849 Umballa India M BOXHALL William Thomas 1863 Western Australia D 7th January 1928 Bellevue Western Australia bur Anglican Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia William Henry B 17th November 1851 Wuzeerubad Bengal M THOMPSON Eleanor/Mary Ellen 11 August 1874 New Norcia Western Australia (Died 29 January 1927) D 1940 Berkshire Valley Western Australia Bur New Norcia Cemetery Bernard William B 9th April 1854 Mean Mean Bengal M BUTLER Mary Ann 8 January 1882 New Norcia Western Australia D 1st June 1934 New Norcia Western Australia Buried New Norcia |
| 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 28 July 1875 page 2 Death Catherine Kelly Daily News Tuesday 31 January 1888 page 3 Obituary Thomas Kelly The West Australian Monday 9h January 1928 page 1 Funeral Notice Mary Ann Boxhall Western Mail Perth Thursday 24th November 1932 – page 9 – 50th Wedding Anniversary son Barney(Bernard) |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not Applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 14th January 1888 Midland Junction Western Australia Guildford Cemetery James Street later re interned Guildford Cemetery Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 19th July 1875 New Norcia Western Australia New Norcia Cemetery Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Reported that the three named children above are the only surviving of 16 children born in India. Two baptisms entries for a Thomas Kelly for Dunlavin Wicklow Ireland 1st 16 November 1816 Father James and mother Bridget 2nd 24 February 1819 Father William and mother Anne
Thomas and Catherine’s children are recorded in the Bicentennial Dictionary as “the surviving three of sixteen children born to them in India.” A marriage of a Thomas Kelly to Catherine Farrell in Dublin on 27 April 1840 and is a possible marriage |
