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| Name | LAVERY – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 48th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1243 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 21st March 1836 / 23 years /Newry Armagh Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6¾ in Fresh / Blue / Light Brown / Nose inclines to right side, slightly pitted with smallpox. Has mark of an issue on the right knee |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Gibraltar – 5 years 4 months West Indies – 3 years 1 month |
| Length of Service | 21 years 102 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 21st May 1857 / Fermoy Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Manchester England |
| Pension Districts | 1857 Newcastle 1858-1867 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 26th August 1858 Plymouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | EDWIN FOX 20th November 1858 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1813 Ballimore Banbridge Armagh Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | LAVERY John |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | ROCHE/ROACH Jane B c1820 Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 6th February 1849 Dublin Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | William B c1849 Not yet known M McKEIRNAN Ellen 1872 York Western Australia Jane B 1852 Portsea Island, Hampshire, England. M HOLLAND Francis Walsby 1873 Fremantle Western Australia D 15th July 1935 Campbelltown New South Wales Australia Bur St. Peter’s Cemetery Campbelltown Victoria Mary Ann B 22nd October 1858 at sea aboard Edwin Fox M ROSSITER George 1882 Fremantle Western Australia D 1935 Wonthaggi Victoria Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | ROACH/ROCHE John |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| 2nd Husband of Wife | OWSTON Thomas (possible) |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1875 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Children by 2nd Husband | None known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Employed as signalman at North Fremantle ferry November 1864 Widow employed 3 ticket-of-leave men 1865, 1867 and 1876 in Fremantle |
| Newspaper Articles | Geraldton Advertiser Friday 4th January 1901 page 3 Presentation to Senior Sergeant William Lavery on his retirement The Campbelltown News Friday 19th July 1935 page 1 Obituary Jane Holland Daily News Wednesday 20th May 1942 page 7 Death Notice William Lavery |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not Applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 26th March 1867 Western Australia Originally Skinner Street Cemetery Fremantle WA Headstone transferred to Skinner Street Special Memorial Fremantle Cemetery Heritage Trail |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | (OWSTON) 1881 Western Australia Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | SROWA Cons 3403 1882/632 John bequeathed the whole of his real and personal estate to his wife Jane Lavery for the term of her natural life to maintain and provide for their three children until they attain the age of 18 years. He directed that after the decease of his wife the estate should go to his son William and in the event of his death unmarried it should go to his daughters Jane and Mary Ann Lavery. When Jane and Mary Ann turned 18 they were to receive 10 pounds. |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide index 1841 John Lavery 1243 Private 48th Foot location Gibraltar 1851 John Lavery 1243 Private 48th Foot location Weedon Discharge due to general weakness and palpitations 1851 Census HO 107/2019/208/3 Old Mill Barracks Wolverhampton Staffordshire John Lavery is a married man age 38 a private in the army born Ireland. Unfortunately there are 3 pages of the census missing and there is no sign of his wife and family |