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| Name | KIRK – Francis |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Royal Artillery 8th Battalion |
| Regiment Number (s) | 315 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 28th November 1823 / 16 years 11 months / Glasgow Scotland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7¾ in Fair / Blue / Fair / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Corfu – 8 years 3 months |
| Length of Service | 22 years 13 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Gunner and Driver / 13th October 1846 / Woolwich England |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not Stated |
| Pension Districts | 1846 Woolwich 1850 Athlone 1851-1869 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0½d 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 | 1807 Ackaline Tyrone 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 MARY B 1815 (deduced) |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Francis B 1845 Not yet known M LARKINS Bridget Mary 1868 Newcastle Western Australia D 23rd May 1923 Perth Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery 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 | 20th December 1860 Granted Newcastle Lot S14 4 acres 31st December 1866 Newcastle lot S12 4 Acres – assigned 10 Nov 1864 |
| Occupation after Arrival | Assistant Warder Convict Department – dismissed Blacksmith Toodyay Western Australia Hotel keeper Northam Western Australia |
| Newspaper Articles | Perth Gazette and Western Australia Times 27th February 1874 – page 4 – Francis application for Publican’s Licence in Northam The Herald Fremantle 16th December 1876 – page 3 – Kirk wrote re arrest of an aboriginal in Northam The Herald 31st March 1877 – page 1 – Francs Kirk advertisement for his hotel Eastern Districts Chronicle York 25th May 1923 – page 2 – death Francis KIRK |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not Applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 22nd November 1869 Western Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 14th April 1885 Toodyay Western Australia Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Kirk couldn’t read or write ‘Warders and Gaolers’ has lengthy details on his Convict Department service |