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| Name | McCALL – John |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 68th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 3955 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 20th June 1855 / 26 years / Armagh Armagh Ireland Groom |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 ft 5 in Fresh / Grey / Brown / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Malta – 2 months Turkey and the Crimea – 2 months Ionian Islands – 1 year 2 months |
| Length of Service | 5 years 193 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 31st December 1860 / Fermoy Ireland |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Belfast |
| Pension Districts | 1860 2nd Belfast 1865 Carlisle and Edinburgh 1866 Tilbury 1866 Western Australia |
| Pension Paid | 7d temporary for one year renewed annually until 24 April 1865 when amended to 6d per diem permanent from 25th |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 16th October 1866 Portsmouth Hampshire England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | CORONA 22nd December 1866 |
| Date/Place of Birth | c1829 Shankill (sic Shankhill) Lurgan Armagh Ireland |
| Date/Place of Baptism | Not yet known |
| Father Date/Place of Birth | McCALL Patrick |
| Mother Date/Place of Birth Marriage | Not yet known |
| Siblings | Not yet known |
| 1st Wife Date of Birth or Baptism | JANES Elizabeth nee AHERN/ E B 24th March 1849 bap 30th December 1849 Sind Bombay Hydrabad India |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 6th June 1874 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Children by 1st Wife | John Patrick (later Patrick John) B 1875 Fremantle Western Australia M 1897 POWE Mary Ann Fremantle Western Australia D 16th May 1958 Fremantle Western Australia Bur Fremantle Cemetery RC Mon C4 0213 Michael B 1877 Fremantle Western Australia M 1904 ROLINSON Matilda Fremantle Western Australia D 12th February 1949 Fremantle Western Australia Bur Fremantle Cemetery RC Mon C4 0213 |
| Father of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth | AHERN Michael EPG on York B 1819 Shandon Cork Ireland |
| Mother of 1st wife Date/Place of Birth Marriage | BUTLER Mary B 1832 Poonah India 26th January 1847 Colaba Bombay India |
| 1st Husband of Wife | JANES Robert Royal Marines arrived “HOUGOUMONT” 1868 |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 27th May 1868 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Children by 1st Husband | Emma Mary B 1869 Fremantle Western Australia M ATKINSON John 1891 Chittering Lake Western Australia D 1935 Perth Western Australia Robert Samuel B 1870 Fremantle Western Australia D 1874 Fremantle Western Australia |
| 3rd Husband of Wife | REED Robert |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 1879 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Children by 3rd Husband | REED Mary Ann B 1882 Fremantle WA REED Martha B 1883 Jarrahdale WA M HUXTABLE Roger Turpie 1902 Fremantle WA D 19th October 1954 Mosman Park Western Australia Bur Karrakatta Cemetery Perth REED Arthur Alick B 1885 Jarrahdale Western Australia REED Robert B 1887 Jarrahdale WA D 1887 aged 1 day Jarrahdale WA |
| Land Grants Western Australia | None |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The West Australian Monday 15th April 1935 page 17 Obituary for Emma Atkinson |
| Departure from Western Australia | Not applicable |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 19th December 1876 Fremantle Western Australia |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Elizabeth Reed died 7th October 1887 Perth Western Australia |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | Discharge due to severe ophthalmia The Obituary for Emma Atkinson mentions her brothers PJ and M McCall and her sister Mrs M Huxtable which suggests they are the only surviving children of Elizabeth Ahern (from her three marriages) in 1935. |