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| Name | MEEHAN / MEECHAN – Patrick |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | Honourable East India Company 2nd Bengal Infantry |
| Regiment Number (s) | Discharge Number 745 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 16th May 1839 / 20 years / Cork Ireland Tailor |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 5¼ in Fresh / Grey / Black / Wounded in knee in Delhi |
| Overseas Service/Duration | HEIC |
| Length of Service | 20 years 11 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 23rd August 1860 / Not yet known |
| Campaign Medals | Indian Mutiny Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Limerick Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1860 Limerick 1861 2nd Liverpool 1862 Bermuda (in transit) 1863-1865 Western Australia 1865-1871 Adelaide |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 30th October 1862 Gravesend England (via Bermuda) |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | MERCHANTMAN 15th February 1863 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1820 Limerick 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 | LYNCH Catherine Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1st April 1861 St. Mary’ Limerick Limerick Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Mary B 31st January 1862 Liverpool Lancashire England Bp 2nd February 1862 Our Lady of Reconciliation de la Salette Liverpool Lancashire M 1st HUNTER Edward 1st December 1883 Canowie Belt Clare South Australia M 2nd FITZPATRICK Thomas 9th August 1897 Norwood South Australia D 19th June 1914 Spalding Clare South Australia bur Jamestown Cemetery Catherine B 1863 Fremantle Western Australia D 1863 Fremantle Western Australia bur Catholic Section Skinner Street Cemetery Fremantle Western Australia George B 1864 Fremantle Western Australia D 1864 Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Skinner Street Cemetery Fremantle Western Australi |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | South Australian Register 3rd January 1865 page 2 Passengers per South Australian (Meeghan) Adelaide Observer 23rd March 1867 page 4 Assault on wife The Express and Telegraph South Australia Tuesday 14th May 1867 – page 2 Charged with aggravated assault Southern Cross(Adelaide SA) Friday 26th June 1914 page 7 death of Mary Fitzpatrick |
| Departure from Western Australia | 11th December 1865 departed Swan River for Adelaide arriving 31st December 1865 per South Australian |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 20th January 1871 Adelaide South Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Embarked England 22nd July 1839 per “Duke of Lancaster” for India Embarked India 22nd August 1860 per “John Temperley” for England Discharge: Time expired The Surgeon Superintendent of the Merchantman rated Patrick Meehan’s conduct as Indifferent. His liquor was stopped for 4 days for causing a disturbance at 3am, for 2 days for neglecting to clear the mess table and again for 7 days for beating his wife. Mrs Meehan’s conduct was Very Good. Their daughter Mary who was age 9 months was treated for bronchitis during the voyage In 1867 Patrick Meehan was sentenced to 6 months hard labour for aggravated assault on his wife and his land lord John Bennett. Patrick Meechan (sic) was admitted three times to the (Royal) Adelaide hospital prior to his death. 2nd January 1869, age 48, married, RC, living Currie street, occupation labourer, born Limerick and had been 4 years in the Colony having arrived on the South Australian. 2nd June 1869 he was now living in Acklin street otherwise the information was the same and again on 18th December 1869 when he said he was living Adelaide. |