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| Name | MURPHY – Peter |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 31st Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 417 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 12th December 1824 / 18 years / Ballinasloe Galway Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6½ in Fair / Grey / Brown / Injury to fingers on left hand |
| Overseas Service/Duration | East Indies (no time period given) 1825 at Dinapore 1837 at Mulrest |
| Length of Service | 13 years 324 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 12th September 1838 / Not Stated |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Not stated |
| Pension Districts | 1838 Roscommon 1847 Liverpool 1847 Roscommon 1849 Manchester 1850-1858 Western Australia 1859-1870 Melbourne Victoria April 1871 – 1873 2nd West London District 1873-75 Athlone Ireland |
| Pension Paid | 6d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 4th March 1850 Portsmouth Hampshire England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | SCINDIAN 1st June 1850 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1806 Ballinasloe Galway 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 | KILLEN Mary Not yet knbown |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Not yet known |
| Children by 1st Wife | UNKNOWN Child UNKNOWN Child UNKNOWN Child Peter B c1860 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 | Assigned 2 lots at Freshwater Bay and Butlers Swamp 1858 applied for title of Locations P231 and p247 outcome not known |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Perth Gazette 14th June 1850 |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not clear when and how departed Western Australia: possibly late 1858/early 1859 as pension paid in Melbourne in 1859 – 1870. Then traveled to London (1871-73) and then in 1873-75 to Athlone Ireland |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | Not yet known: possibly post August 1877 in Ireland |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Injury to fingers on left hand 28th January 1829 required continued medical attention. Admitted to Chelsea Hospital England 1st May 1871 and then to Kilmainham Hospital Ireland 1st September 1874. Last record found is dated 20th August 1877. |