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| Name | MORAN – Michael |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 12th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 301 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 2nd January 1823 / 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 Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Margaret B 1836 Not yet known M COYLE/QUAYLE Robert 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 EPG 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 his wife Bridget renounced the right. Michael Moran left his cottage and all his estate to his wife Bridget with the proviso that after her death it was not to be sold without the permission of all his children Margaret, Michael, Ann and John |
| Further Information | Discharge due to impaired vision the result of ophthalmic affecting the left eye Alex Kilroy the Surgeon Superintendent listed the Moran family as follows: Bridget (wife) Margaret age 15 years, William age 8 years, Michael age 3 years and Ann age 1 year. Only Ann age 2 received medical treatment aboard the Mermaid. 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 16th February 1869 The Government allowance of 1/- per day which had been paid to Pensioner Michael Moran for the previous 6 years was to stop as he had an allotment at North Fremantle and was in receipt of a pension of 9d per day and his son who was in the Police Force allowed him £1 per month. 21st March 1869 RM Fremantle said he was paralysed and unable to walk any distance and gave an order for a passage to Mt Eliza Depot. 25th April 1869 in a petition to His Excellency the Governor Michael Moran requests if nothing more can be done for him could he be admitted to the hospital and forfeit his pension. He was not eligible for the Military Hospital at Fremantle as he was not in the Enrolled Force and he objected to being admitted to the Colonial Hospital or Mt Eliza. 21st July 1871 Sergeant Philip Furlong report to the Resident Magistrate on a visit to the Moran house said his son was no longer in the Police Force, (he resigned 6th June 1870) his daughter was practically a cripple and his sons unemployed. Michael had been bed ridden for 14 years and he said “I have seldom witnessed such a scene of misery,” 8th January 1874 The Superintendent of Poor Houses W. Dale wrote to the Colonial Secretary advising him that Pensioner M. Moran who is in receipt of 6d a day outdoor relief that he has a son in a position to support him adding he resides in his own house in North Fremantle The Colonial Secretary replied he had better personally satisfy himself before the stoppage of allowances adding ‘I have some doubts as the “Moran’s” case. He is I believe bedridden and very poor. If after inquiry and Mr Dale satisfied the allowances are not required they will be stopped.’ 12th January 1874 allowances stopped from this date. |