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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 Achalive 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 | FITZGIBBON MARY B 1815 (deduced) |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Francis B 14TH April 1845 BP 18th May 1845 St Peter the Apostle Woolwich Kent 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 | 31st December 1853 assigned 4 acres Toodyay (This land was downstream from present day Toodyay near the first Ticket of leave depot, these locations were abandoned in favour of the present day Toodyay which was at the time called Newcastle) Application to purchase 20th December 1860 Newcastle (Toodyay) Lot S14 of 4 acres 10 November 1864 assigned Newcastle (Toodyay) lot S12 of 4 acres. Located river side of New Street. 31st December 1866 Title Granted |
| Occupation after Arrival | 7th June 1851appointed Assistant Warder Convict Establishment served in various locations around Perth and Toodyay – dismissed 12th November 1860 |
| Newspaper Articles | Perth Gazette and Western Australia Times 27th February 1874 – page 4 – Son Francis’ application for Publican’s Licence in Northam The Herald Fremantle 16th December 1876 – page 3 – Son wrote re arrest of an aboriginal in Northam The Herald 31st March 1877 – page 1 – Son Francs’ advertisement for his hotel Eastern Districts Chronicle York 25th May 1923 – page 2 – death of son 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 | British Army Worldwide index 1841 Francis Kirk Gunner & Driver 8th Battalion RA 3rd Co location Duncannon Fort Buncrana Discharge due to chronic rheumatism Receive medical treatment for an abscess during the voyage of the Mermaid The Surgeon Superintendent list Francis and Mary Kirk and their son Francis age 5 on the Mermaid ‘Warders and Gaolers’ has lengthy details on his Convict Department service |