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| Name | MUNDAY – William |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 1st Regiment 2nd Battalion |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1238 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 15th January 1838 / 21 years 7 months / London Middlesex England Cordwainer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 7 in Fresh / Brown / Dark brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Canada, Nova Scotia and West Indies – 8 years 3 months Cephalonia and Crimea – 3 years 4 months Malta and Gibraltar – 2 years 2 months |
| Length of Service | 21 years 305 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 15th November 1859 / not stated |
| Campaign Medals | Crimea War Medal with Sebastopol clasp Turkish Crimea Medal |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Hull England |
| Pension Districts | 1860 Hull (transferred to Tilbury Fort) 1861-1878 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem 5th February 1878 Increased to 1/ 2½d per diem for 5 years service in the Enrolled Force Western Australia |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 10th November 1860 Portland Dorset England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | PALMERSTON 11th February 1861 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1816 Marylebone London Middlesex England |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | MUNDAY Richard (a Farrier) Not yet known |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | HAYES Mary Ellen 1829 (deduced) Fermoy Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 17th July 1852 Shandon Cork Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | James Henry B 4th May 1853 Argosta Cephalonia Ionian Islands M GARDINER Elizabeth 28th December 1892 St. Matthews Guildford Western Australia D 21st December 1921 Guildford Western Australia bur Anglican Section Guildford Cemetery Western Australia William George B 1855 Cephalonia Ionian Islands bap 4th February 1855 Cephalonia Ionian Islands M HANCOCK Rosina Marie 26th May 1892 Fremantle Western Australia D 14th July 1940 Kalgoorlie Western Australia Frederick B 19th December 1857 Gibraltar M WATERWORTH Eliza Ann unknown location D 1931 unknown location Mary Ann B 7th February 1862 Fremantle Western Australia M FENNER William Ernest 29th December 1886 Western Australia D 22nd October 1939 Northampton Western Australia Catherine B 1866 possibly Mundijong Western Australia M ACTON Thomas 1890 Western Australia D 24th September 1948 Fremantle Western Australia bur Anglican Section Fremantle Cemetery Western Australia Jane B 1867 York Western Australia D May 1868 Western Australia bur 21st May 1868 Western Australia Edward B 1870 Middle Swan Western Australia D 12th October 1923 Perth Western Australia bur Anglican Section Karrakatta Cemetery Western Australia |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | HAYES James (a Farrier) Not yet known |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | William Munday was employed by the Convict Establishment from 5th November 1862 until 8th November 1878. He was employed at Fremantle, York, Guildford, Upper Swan, Butler’s Swamp, North Fremantle and all points between. (Barker pages 156/7) |
| Newspaper Articles | West Australian Wednesday 17th August 1898 – page 4 West Australian Thursday 18th August 1898 – page 4 West Australian Saturday 3rd May 1913 – page 1 Western Mail Thursday 18th October 1923 – page 38 Sunday Times Sunday 22nd June 1924 – page 5 West Australian Friday 2nd September 1898 – page 2 West Australian Friday 27th October 1939 – page 11 Kalgoorlie Miner Monday 15th July 1940 – page 2 Kalgoorlie Miner 14th July 1940 – page 2 West Australian Monday 27th September 1948 – page 1 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 4th June 1878 Fremantle Western Australia Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial/Wife | 17th August 1898 Fremantle Western Australia Skinner Street Cemetery Fremantle Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | SROWA 3403/1878/554 William Munday He bequeathed his entire estate for the benefit of his wife providing she did not remarry and then it would be divided between the children of the marriage. 3403/1898/097 Mary Munday Mary Munday bequeathed to her children James Henry Munday, Mary Ann Fenner and Catherine Acton a third (approx.) share of Fremantle Town Location 467 situated between High and Ellen Streets Fremantle. She furthermore bequeathed £300 to each of her sons William and Edward. To her son Frederick his wife and family she left £300 to be paid for the maintenance, education, support or benefit at the absolute and uncontrolled discretion of the Trustees. The total value of the estate was £1910/11/0 of which £900 was the value of the land and £1010/11/0 was cash. |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 William Munday, 2nd Bn 1st Foot, 1238, Location London, Canada WO12/1875 1851 William Munday, 2nd Bn 1st Foot, 1238, Location Fermoy, Ireland WO12/1984 In 1862 William Munday nominated his brothers-in-law Gerald John, 22, & Maurice, 19, (surname undecipherable possibly Hayes) to be Government Immigrants. They were residing at Kilkee, Co Clare and Fermoy. |