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| Name | MURPHY – Jeremiah |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 29th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 623 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 22nd January 1827 / 17 years / Tralee Kerry Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | Not yet known |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Mauritius – 8 years 4 months East Indies – 3 years 9 months |
| Length of Service | 18 years 263 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 22nd December 1846 / Not yet known |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | London England |
| Pension Districts | 1847 2nd North London 1847 2nd West London 1854 -1859 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/3d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 5th May 1854 Plymouth England via Gibraltar |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | RAMILLIES 7th August 1854 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1810 Tralee Kerry 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 | UNKNOWN A B 1831 Cork Ireland |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | Not yet known (unsourced) |
| 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 | Not yet known |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not Applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 15th December 1859 Western Australia 17th December 1859 St. Patrick’s Skinner Street Cemetery Fremantle WA |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | Not yet known |
| Further Information | British Army, Worldwide index 1841 623 location Edinburgh and Glasgow 1841 Census Jeremiah Murphy is with his regiment at the Infantry Barracks Lanark, Scotland, he is aged 30 and was born in Ireland 1851 Census Jeremiah Murphy is living with his wife at the home of Daniel Daley at 2 Barn Cottages, ferry Road Poplar, London Middlesex. Jeremiah is aged 40, a married man working as a labourer, born Kerry Ireland his wife is only identified by the initial A. She is age 21 and was born Cork, Ireland. He is not identified as being a pensioner. An Agnes Murphy departed 1st November 1855 on the VIVID for South Australia who may be Jeremiah’s wife. There is no indication of why his pension was so high (1/3) as his rank is given as ‘private’ and he served less than 20 years, perhaps his injuries were severe |