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| Name | MORAN – Michael |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 12th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 301 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 30th December 1822 / 15 years 7 months / Jersey Channel Islands Tailor |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 11 in Fair / Blue / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Gibraltar – 10 years 5 months |
| Length of Service | 11 years 100 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 8th September 1836 / Dublin Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | Not yet known |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Moate Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1836 Athlone 1851-1874 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 9d per day |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 1st February 1851 Falmouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | MERMAID 15th May 1851 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1808 Lifford Donegal 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 | DAVIS Bridget c1826 Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Margaret B 1836 Not yet known M COYLE Robert – no evidence found yet William B 1843 Not yet known D May have died prior to his father in 1883 as there is no mention of him in the will M QUILTY / MCGINTY Martha 1864 Western Australia D January 1874 Rottnest Western Australia bur 17th January 1874 Fremantle Western Australia Michael B 1848 Not yet known D 17th January 1911 Claremont Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia Ann B 1850 Not yet known M BROWN Edward 1876 Fremantle Western Australia John B 1850 Not yet known M COSTIGAN Ann 1880 Fremantle (daughter of Pensioner George COSTIGAN) D 14th September 1920 Claremont Western Australia bur Roman Catholic Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia |
| 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 | North Fremantle lot P9 1 acre allotted 1st Sep 1851 |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | 18 Jun 1855 – witness at Military Court Inquirer 21st January 1857 – subscribed to Florence Nightingale Fund Inquirer 9th June 1858 – subscribed to Indian Relief Fund (Regiment was stated as 49th) Perth Gazette and Western Australia Times 8th March 1867 – re attack on Constable Michael Moran The Herald 6th April 1867 – page 3 assault on Constable Michael Moran The Herald Saturday 20th July 1872 – page 3 – Floods Pensioner’s houses – Moran The Herald Saturday 27th July 1872 – page 2 – the floods The Herald 17th January 1874 – page 2 – Moran twins born at Rottnest death of Martha Perth Gazette and Independent Times 23rd January 1874 – page 2 – death of Martha The Herald 24th January 1874 – page 3 – correction on death Martha |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not Applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 31st October 1874 Fremantle Western Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | 1884 Western Australia Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | Cons 3458 Item 1883/008 – Moran died intestate his eldest son Michael applied for Administration |
| Further Information | 20th September 1853 – signed memorial from EPF at Fremantle protesting about high cost of food June 1855 – shown in military return as living at North Fremantle with wife and 5 children Roman Catholic 29th January 1864 – subscribed to Greenough Fire Fund when at Fremantle 1869 – Moran applied relief – several letters on application and health |