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| Name | MITCHELL / MICHEL – Matthew |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 65th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 93 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 9th April 1821 / 18 years / Dublin Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6 ¾ in Sallow / Grey / Grey / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | West Indies – 8 years America – 3 years 6 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 73 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 10th June 1842 / Fort Pitt Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Dublin Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1842 2nd Dublin 1850-1852 Western Australia 1852 Melbourne 1852 – 1873 Victoria |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 22nd July 1850 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | HASHEMY 25th October 1850 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1803 Castle Ellis Wexford 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 | WALSH Ann B c1812 Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not yet known |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Perth Gazette and Independent Journal of Political and News WA – Shipping Intelligence 1st November 1850 – page 2 – List of Pensioners on the Hashemy named |
| Departure from Western Australia | c1852 by unknown ship |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 11th July 1873 Symthesdale Victoria |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 Mathew Mitchell 93 Private 65th Foot location Isle aux Noix Canada Discharge due to attacks of fever while in the West Indies 1831-2 Catarrh and ophthalmia when in America have weakened his health Matthew served at the West Indies from 7th December 1829 – 2nd January 1838 and North America 3rd January 1838 – 16th July 1841 Wife would not accompany him to Western Australia (WO23/42 1845-1854) She may have relented at the last minute as she is represented in the Surgeon’s sick list: 19th October 1850 Mrs Mitchell age 38 received medical treatment aboard the Hashemy ‘Febris’ Mathew Mitchell left Western Australia after being paid until 30th September 1852 with the intention of going to New Zealand however he seems to have decided to stay in Victoria as his pension was paid there from the last quarter of 1852 to his death. When the Hashemy was chartered as a convict transport in 1850 its destination was Van Diemen’s Land but due to the strong anti-transportation movement in the Eastern states it was decided to send it to Western Australia where transportation was still acceptable. As a result the WO 23s still have the pensioners located in VDL in 1851 instead of Western Australia. |