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| Name | KIRWAN – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 63rd and 30th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 572 / 332 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 29th October 1825 / 18 years / Castlebar Kilmain Mayo Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 11½ in Fresh / Hazel / Dark Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Bermuda – 5 years 4 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 223 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Sergeant / 21 July 1847 / Newcastle on Tyne England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Stoke Bruerne Towcester Northamptonshire England |
| Pension Districts | 1847 Northampton 1850-1857 Western Australia 1859-1873 South Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/1d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 4th March 1850 Portsmouth Hampshire England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | SCINDIAN 1st June 1850 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1808 Kilmain Mayo 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 | CLOSE Jane Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Edmund B 3rd April 1842 Malingar Galway Ireland M LENNON Ellen Agnes 14th January 1864 Melrose South Australia D 6th October 1909 Port Augusta South Australia Richard B Not yet known M Not yet known D Not yet known Martin B Not yet known M Not yet known D Not yet known Eliza B Ireland M WADE William 15th September 1851 Fremantle Western Australia Nicholas B 1851 Perth Western Australia M Not yet known D Not yet knownAbove provided by descendant of Edmund |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| 2nd Wife | HOPKINS Celia |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 2nd Wife | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Assigned Locations P15 and P17 at Freshwater Bay |
| Occupation after Arrival | Convict Establishment Policeman |
| Newspaper Articles | Perth Gazette 14th June 1850 |
| Departure from Western Australia | 1857 to South Australia per Anna Dixon (tentative): 1st October 1859 pension commenced in South Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 1st January 1873 Edeowie Station South Australia (suicide) |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information |