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| Name | LILLIS / LELLIS- Stephen |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 25th and 69th Regiments |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1084 – 25th Regiment 1349 – 69th Regiment |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 21st November 1837 / 16 years / Limerick Limerick Ireland Weaver |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 9 in Fair / Blue / Light Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | British North America – 3 years 7months Mediterranean – 3 years 6 months West Indies 5 years 11 months East Indies – 2 years 2 months |
| Length of Service | 22 Years 292 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 10th December 1861 / Dublin Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | London England |
| Pension Districts | 1861 Deptford 1862 Tilbury 1862-1878 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 10½d per diem 1874 Increased to 1/3d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 8th October 1862 Portland England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | YORK 31st December 1862 |
| Date/Place of Birth | St Mary’s Limerick Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | bap 23rd December 1820 St. Mary’s Limerick City Limerick Ireland |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | LILLIS or LYLAS John Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | TUOOHY/TUOHY Margaret Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | BREEN Julia bap 29th April 1842 Ardfert Kerry Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1862 Greenwich Kent England |
| Children by 1st Wife | Edward B 1863 Fremantle Western Australia D 17th July 1910 Claremont Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia (as LELLIS) Margaret B 1865 Western Australia M STEPHENS Luke 1884 Perth Western Australia D 6th July 1943 Glendalough Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Eliza (Bessie) B 1867 Western Australia D 1886 Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | BREEN John Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | LYNCH Mary Not yet known |
| 2nd Husband of Wife | GIBBONS William |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1880 Perth Western Australia |
| Children by 2nd Husband | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | An allotment was made by Colonel Harvest to Stephen LILLIS but was resumed after his death. |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | There are a few references of Stephen LILLIS being arrested for drunkenness |
| Departure from Western Australia | None applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 29th June 1878 Perth Western Australia East Perth Cemeteries Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | 1841 British Army Worldwide Index shows Stephen with 69th at Fredericton Canada 1851 British Army Worldwide Index shows Stephen with 69th at Malta 1861 British Army Worldwide Index shows Stephen with 69th at Fermoy Ireland Discharge: At own request having completed 21 years’ service In the 1861 census of England Julia Breen a single woman age 19, born Ireland is living at 4 Magdelen Row, Whitechapel, London, Middlesex, a servant in the household of Henry PAT a cigar merchant In early 1865 Stephen Lillis nominated his sister-in-law Mary BREEN of Ballinaseur Castle, Tralee, Kerry as a Government immigrant. Mary was baptised 5th January 1840 Ardfert Kerry Ireland. On 31 July 1875 Stephen Lillis applied for his 2 daughters aged 10 & 8 be admitted to the RC orphanage as his wife had left him and he was unable to support them. Recommended 6 months approved, he was to pay 9d per day towards their support. Accordingly both Bessie (Eliza) age 10 years and 10 months and Margaret age 9 years and 6 months were admitted to the Roman Catholic orphanage on 31st July 1875 Margaret left on 3rd November 1879 for service in Perth and Bessie left on 22nd July 1881 for a situation at the Vasse. Stephen was first admitted to the Mt. Eliza depot on 13th December 1876 but left when he felt he was able to work, however, on 14 April 1877 he reapplied to be admitted to the poor house as he had found he was not well enough –approved. On 14 October 1885 Edward Lillis applied to the Colonial Secretary for his father’s grant of land to which he felt he was entitled. The Colonial Secretary replied “Edward Lillis is NOT entitled to any land. The lot was awarded to his father by Colonel Harvest but subsequent to his death no substantial improvements had been made and the land was resumed and allotted to another pensioner.” |