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| Name | MARTIN – James |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 15th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 208 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 15th March 1824 / 17 years / Waterford Waterford Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 5½ in Fresh / Blue / Light / None known |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Canada (Quebec) – 11 years |
| Length of Service | 13 years 160 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 22nd August 1838 / Not yet known |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Waterford Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1838 Clonmel 1850 1st Manchester 1854-1877 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 6d per diem 1873 Increased to 1/1½d per diem for Service Enrolled Force |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 1st January 1854 Plymouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | SEA PARK 5th April 1854 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1807 St. John’s Waterford Waterford Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | MARTIN George Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Isabella B 1827 Ireland Margaret B 1829 Ireland John 1833 Canada North America James B 1841 Ireland M SMITH Elizabeth 29th December 1864 York Western Australia D 11 June 1916 Toodyay Western Australia William B c1846 Ireland Sarah B 1849 Ireland |
| 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 Date/Place of Birth | DREWETT or DRUIT Elizabeth November 1842 Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 22nd February 1857 York Western Australia |
| Children by 2nd Wife | George B 27th June 1858 York Western Australia M HUBBLE Phoebe 18th October 1880 York Western Australia Daughter of Pensioner John HUBBLE Charles Henry B 1860 York Western Australia M 1. MUNDAY Ellen 11 September 1883 York WA M 2. NORTHEY Agnes Marion 1908 Perth WA D 28 August 1941 Northam WA William John B 1863 York Western Australia D 22nd February 1875 York Western Australia Sarah Emily B 1865 York Western Australia Alfred Ernest B 25th June 1867 York Western Australia M HUBBLE Caroline 28th May1894 Northam Western Australia Elizabeth Clara B 1869 York Western Australia M WARNER Henry 1893 York Western Australia D 15th September 1915 Yealering Western Australia Mary Ann B 1872 York Western Australia M McQUADE Ambrose 1892 York Western Australia Son of EPG Peter McQuade D 15th July 1948 Bassendean Western Australia Bur Guildford Cemetery John B 1873 York Western Australia M MARSHALL Ellen 1898 York Western Australia D 27th September 1906 York Western Australia Bur Karrakatta Cemetery William Andrew B 1875 York Western Australia M DANIELS Florence 1 November 1910 D 30th November 1936 Mt. Hawthorne Western Australia Bur Karrakatta Cemetery. |
| 2nd Husband of 2nd Wife | CONNOLLY Patrick or CONLON Patrick |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1880 York Western Australia |
| Children by 2nd Husband | Thomas CONNOLLY B 1879 York Western Australia mother Elizabeth MARTIN Catherine CONDON (sic) b 1881 York WA mother Elizabeth DRUITT In both cases the father was Patrick |
| Land Grants Western Australia | York Lot P14 4 acres Assigned 31 December 1857 Title application May 1863 Title 1498a – acreage unknown |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The West Australian Saturday 29th September 1906 page 1 Funeral notice John Martin The West Australian 1st December 1936 page 1 Death notice William Andrew The West Australian Friday 16th July 1948 page 1 Death notice Mary Ann McQuade |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 16th September 1877 Western Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial 1st Wife | Between 1849 and 1851 |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial 2nd Wife | Elizabeth Conlon died aged 57 at York in 1899 Western Australia Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discharge due to ‘lameness of left leg from a fracture of two bones about two inches above the ankle the result of a fall from No 2 tower when in the act of closing the window shutters he also fractured his chin. He was perfectly sober’. In the 1851 HO 107/2227 Census James Martin a widower is living at Gaythorne Place Deansgate Manchester England with his family of six children from his first marriage In the 1859 Census of York Western Australia (SROWA Cons 101/092) James Martin age 50 is living with his second wife Elizabeth age 25 and children James aged 17 and William aged 13 from his first marriage both boys said they were born in England whereas the 1851 Census said Ireland. Son George aged 1 year 6 months born Australia the child of his second marriage. James could read and write. Of the 4 acres allotment all was under hay or green crop and he had 1 acre of kitchen garden and had 2 head of cattle. |