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| Name | MANGAN – Andrew |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Honourable East India Company 1st Bengal European light infantry |
| Regiment Number (s) | Discharge No. 407 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 30 June 1829/19 years/Dublin / Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 8 in Fair / Grey / Brown/ Scar on right wrist |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Embarked England 1st January 1830 per “William Fairlie” for India returned to UK 1844 ship unknown |
| Length of Service | 14 years 1 month |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Sergeant / 10th July 1844 / Not yet known |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not yet known |
| Pension Districts | 1844 1st East London 1850 2nd East London 1851-1852 Western Australia ?1858 New Zealand 1858 Melbourne 1863 -1872 Sydney 1873 Melbourne |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 16th July 1851 Plymouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | MINDEN 14th October 1851 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1811 Cooktown Kildare 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 | TYRELL Jane (widow) Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 24 January 1834 Dinapore Bengal India |
| 2nd Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | Ellen McCarthy |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 4th Quarter 1849 St. George in the East London |
| Possible Children by both wives previous marriages | Ellen TYLERB 6 October 1835 Bp 13 March 1836 Agra, Bengal India Catherine TYLER B 1838 buried Agra Bengal 20th January 1838 age 0 Catherine McCARTHY B 18360 Dennis McCARTHY B c1840 |
| Land Grants Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | October 1852 left Colony without transfer per Merope |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 1873 Melbourne Victoria |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Ellen Mangan died 1871Perth, Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discharge due to ‘affection of the liver.’ Andrew Mangan married Ellen McCarthy 4th Quarter 1849 St. George in the East London In the 1851 Census Andrew and Ellen are listed under the name MINGER, they are living at Corbets Court, Christchurch, Whitechapel, London, Middlesex, England. Andrew age 40 is working as a labourer, his wife Ellen was age 37, both were born in Ireland. The children are listed as Catherine Minger age 14 and Dennis Minger age 11 both were born in Shadwell, Middlesex, England Andrew’s wife’s name on Minden shipping list is Ellen age 37, the children are Catherine age 15 and Dennis age 11 and were children of Ellen’s first marriage. Catherine McCarthy was born and baptised on 8th May 1836 at St. Mary and St. Michael Stepney, her father Timothy McCarthy, mother Ellen Haley. A Catherine McCarthy married George Alfred FISHWICK at Fremantle in 1855 and died 7th April 1901. Her obituary is in the Western Mail Saturday 13th April 1901 page 17. Dennis McCarthy was born 12th August 1840 and baptised 22nd August at St. Mary and St. Michael Stepney, his father Timothy McCarthy and mother Helena Haly. 9th October 1852 Captain Bruce notified the Governor that Sergeant Andrew Mangan left the Colony in the service of William Scott owner of the Merope leaving his family at Fremantle On 1st October 1872 Andrew Mangan requested a transfer of residence from Sydney New South Wales to Melbourne as he wished to reside there. There is no personal information on the certificate. He was duly paid in Melbourne from 1st January 1873 to June 1873. He was struck of the list 12 months later as he had not collected his pension since then. |