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| Name | McAULEY – James |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 48th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 1070 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 28th May 1835 / 18 years / Newry Down Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6½ in Fresh / Blue / Dark Brown / Small scar on left eyebrow |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Gibraltar – 5 years 4 months West Indies – 3 years 1 month |
| Length of Service | 18 years 110 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 23rd September 1853 / Chatham Kent England |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Burnley Lancashire England |
| Pension Districts | 1853 Halifax 1854 Manchester July 1857 – September 1866 Western Australia October 1866 – March 1877 South Australia |
| Pension Paid | 1/0d per diem |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 19th March 1857 London England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | CLARA 3rd July 1857 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1817 Drumlane Cavan 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 Possibly Jane (first and maiden names not yet known) |
| Date/Place of Marriage | Pre-1851 – shown as “Married” in 1851 UK census: unknown date and place of marriage |
| Children by 1st Wife | None 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 | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | Adelaide Observer Saturday September 8th 1866 page 5 Passenger list Emily Smith |
| Departure from Western Australia | 12th August 1866 to South Australia with wife (J and J McCauley) per Emily Smith |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 14th February 1877 Adelaide South Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | A Jane McCauley, widow, died 16th May 1890 age 77 at Adelaide South Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide index 1841James McAuley 1070 Private 48th Location Gibraltar 1851 As above location Weedon In the 1851 Census James McAuley is a Lance Corporal with his regiment at the barracks at Weedon, he is a married man but there is no mention of his wife. His WO97 shows he was a Corporal 1849-1850 but otherwise he is a private. Discharge due to a tumour of the thigh and stiffness of the knee joint. Death shown as James Mccolley in Death Transcript find-my-past website A Jane McAulay was admitted to the Royal Adelaide Hospital on 1st March 1870. She was aged 47 (ie born 1823), married, religion denoted by the letter P, living Adelaide, occupation servant and born Ayrshire Scotland – no ship of arrival documented. . James McAnlay(sic) was also admitted to Adelaide Hospital on 18th November 1876 age 68, a married man, Roman Catholic, labourer, born Cavan, living Flinders street, he had been 12 years in the Colony and had arrived on the Em(ily) Smith. |