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| Name | KENNEDY – Michael |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 48th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1579 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 14th May 1839 / 18 years / Antrim Antrim Ireland Weaver |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 11½ in Fair / Grey / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Gibraltar – 3 years 5 months West Indies – 3 years 1 month Ionian Islands – 2 years 1 month Crimea – 7 months |
| Length of Service | 16 years 116 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Sergeant / 29th January 1856 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Antrim Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1856 Chatham 1856 Salisbury 1857 North Stafford (Militia) 1859 Kilkenny (Militia) 1864-1892 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/8d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 30th January 1864 Portland |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | CLARA 13th April 1864 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1821 Dunean Portglenone Antrim 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 | CROTHERS Margaret B 1831 Banbridge Down Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | John B c1849 Dublin Ireland Bp 28 December 1849 St Paul’s Arran Quay, Dublin City Ireland (Mother Crawther) Lily B c1859 Annie B 16th September 1860 Kilkenny, Kilkenny Ireland Bp 7th October 1860 St John’s (Barracks) Kilkenny Ireland M O’HALLORAN Patrick 1892 Fremantle Western Australia D 28th June 1956 Mosman Park Western Australia Bur Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Michael John b 15th December 1862 Bp 5 January 1863 St. John’s (Barracks) Kilkenny Ireland Possible death 24th October 1905 William James b Perth 1865 WA M BROWN Nelly Maud 1899 Fremantle Western Australia D 10th April 1908 Whitby Falls, Jarrahdale WA Bur Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia Robert Patrick B 1868 D 3rd November 1945 Claremont Western Australia Bur Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Patrick b Guildford 1869 WA D 1895 age 27 |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | John |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Margaret |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Appointed Warder Convict Establishment 1 June 1864 Warder Lunatic Asylum 27th April 1872 |
| Newspaper Articles | The Daily News Saturday 16th January 1892 page 2 Kennedy O’Halloran marriage The West Australian Tuesday 12th April 1892 page 4 Death of Michael The West Australian Tuesday 15th March 1904 page 1 Funeral notice Margaret Kennedy The West Australian Monday 20th April 1908 page 1 Death of son William James Kennedy |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not Applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 10th April 1892 Finnerty Street Fremantle Western Australia Buried Skinner Street Cemetery Fremantle WA |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | March 1904 Fremantle WA Buried Skinner Street Cemetery Fremantle WA |
| Will or Probate | Michael Kennedy died 10th April 1892 without leaving a will, his widow Margaret applied for Letters of Administration on 15th July 1896. Owing to the small amount involved there was no need to file a statement. SROWA Cons 3458 1896/066 |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide index 1841 Michael Kennedy 1579 Private 48th Location Gibraltar 1851 Michael Kennedy 1579 Corporal Location Weedon Discharge due to loss of sight in left eye wounded by a piece of shell 7 August in the trenches before Sebastopol suffers headaches and giddiness. During the voyage of the Clara Michael Kennedy was the Sergeant Major, William McIntosh although the superior rated member of the guard took the position of a private. 1851 Census HO 107/1741/121/15 Michael age 30, Corporal 48th Born Portglenone Antrim is living with his wife Margaret age 20 born Banbridge Down Ireland and their child John age 1 years born Dublin In a despatch to the Governor dated 28th June 1865 the Civil Service Commission raised the question of Michael Kennedy being employed as an Assistant warder despite having lost an eye during the Crimean conflict. On 17th August 1865 Governor Kennedy replied saying “…as Kennedy was selected in England to fill the responsible post of Sergeant Major in Charge of the Guard in the convict ship Clara, and, it is reasonable to suppose must have been considered by those under whom he served before receiving such an appointment as steady, trustworthy and intelligent.” A role he filled to the Surgeon Superintendent’s satisfaction. Michael Kennedy’s daughter Lily had an illegitimate baby in 1882 the father being a man called Campbell. The baby died of malnutrition while in the care of another woman; subsequently Michael Kennedy bought an action against Campbell for the seduction of his daughter in 1884. Many newspaper accounts of the case.19TH July 1883 and 29 April 1884 Michael Kennedy wrote to the Governor of Western Australia regarding the seduction of his daughter (Lillian) by the Station Master at Fremantle Mr Campbell who was a married man and his subsequent conduct regarding the birth of a child. Although the Governor had sympathy with the case he said he was unable to interfere. SROWA Cons 527 1884/2259 11th June 1886 Warder Michael Kennedy wrote to the Governor regarding what he saw as an anomaly in the payment of his salary and pension. On 6th May 1882 he was appointed warder at the Lunatic asylum at a salary of £108 per annum. (Previously he had worked for the Convict Department) however his pension was included as part of the salary package. The Governor replied that the payment was regulated by instructions from the Home Office. SROWA Cons 527 1886/2449 |