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| Name | McCANN – Garrett |
|---|---|
| Regiment (s) | 98th Regiment |
| Regiment Number (s) | 50 |
| Date/Age/Place/Trade or Profession at Attestation | 6th April 1824 / 18 years / Mullingar Westmeath Ireland Labourer |
| Description – Height Complexion/Eyes/Hair/Scars | 5 Ft 6 in Dark / Hazel / Dark / None |
| Overseas Service/Duration | Cape of Good Hope – 14th Mar 1825 – 16th Jun 1837 |
| Length of Service | 17 years 241 days |
| Rank/Date/Place of Discharge | Private / 21st November 1841 / Dublin |
| Campaign Medals | None |
| Intended Residence at Discharge | Moate Westmeath Ireland |
| Pension Districts | 1841 Athlone 1851-1875 Western Australia 1875 – 78 Athlone |
| Pension Paid | 7d per diem 28th October 1873 Increased to 1/1d per diem for 12 years service in Western Australia |
| Date of Departure and Place England or Ireland | 1st February 1851 Falmouth England |
| Ship and Date of Arrival Western Australia | MERMAID 15th May 1851 |
| Date/Place of Birth | 1806 Colrey Westmeath 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 | NOLAN Mary c1821 Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Marriage | 24th November 1844 Tubber Kings County Ireland |
| Children by 1st Wife | Patrick Bap 6th February 1849 Tubber Kings County Ireland |
| 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 | North Fremantle lot P11 1 acre 16 perches – assigned 20th November 1852 |
| Occupation after Arrival | Not yet known |
| Newspaper Articles | The Inquirer 9th June 1858 – Subscribed to Indian Relief Fund The Herald Saturday 14th June 1873 – page 2 – Mary McCANN debts The Herald Fremantle 23rd January 1875 – page 2 – Mr and Mrs McCANN left for London |
| Departure from Western Australia | 13th January 1875 – Mr and Mrs McCANN left for London on the “Charlotte Padbury” |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial | 24th May 1878 Moate Birr Kings Ireland Not yet known |
| Date/Place of Death/Burial Wife | Unconfirmed 1865 or 1886 Ireland Not yet known |
| Will or Probate | None known |
| Further Information | British Army Worldwide Index 1841 Garrett McCann 50 Private 98th Foot location Newcastle, Manchester & Naas 1841 Census (HO 107/573/89 – page 8 ) – with 98th Tib Street Barracks Manchester Lancashire England Discharge due to chronic catarrh and asthma 1846 – In Moate – Garrett & Mary McCANN charged Elizabeth NICHOLSON with attempting to defraud On the voyage of the Mermaid Garrett (Patrick) McCann age 45 was treated for Bronchitis. The Surgeon Superintendent list them as having no children on the Mermaid1853 – Witness at military Court 9th June 1855 – shown in Military Return of North Fremantle –with wife both Roman Catholic 15th July 1857 Garrett McCann, pensioner of North Fremantle, applied for assisted passages for his wife’s siblings Luke Nolan (28) and his wife (28), Bernard Nolan (18) and Roseanne Nolan (22) 31st August 1866 – letters regarding the building of the bridge at North Fremantle causing excessive dampness to the nearby houses affecting the dwellings of Sergeant Patrick Dolan (formerly owned by Henry Duncan) and to a lesser degree Garrett McCann. 1869 – Subscriber to Pensioners Benevolent Fund |